Match Details
Kolkata and Punjab will clash with each other in the 45th match of the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League. This encounter will be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
This match will be streamed live on Hotstar and will start at 07:30 PM IST.
Preview
Kolkata is currently placed at the 4th spot in the points table and has emerged victorious in 5 out of its 11 matches. In their previous match, Kolkata beat the Delhi side with 3 wickets to spare.
Punjab is occupying 6th place in the points table and has won 4 out of its 11 matches. The Punjab side was beaten by the Mumbai outfit in their previous match. The Rohit Sharma-led side won the match against the KL Rahul-led side with 6 wickets to spare.
Probable Playing XIs for Kolkata vs Punjab
Kolkata
Predicted XI:
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Sandeep Warrier, Varun Chakravarthy
Punjab
Predicted XI:
KL Rahul (c & wk), Mandeep Singh/ Mayank Agarwal/ Shahrukh Khan, Chris Gayle, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
Captaincy Picks for Kolkata vs Punjab
KL Rahul (Punjab)
KL Rahul is the third-highest run-scorer in the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League and has amassed 422 runs in 10 innings at an excellent average of 52.75 and a strike rate in excess of 130. Rahul has scored 3069 runs in his Indian T20 League career at a superb average of 45.81.
Sunil Narine (Kolkata)
Sunil Narine produced a superb performance with both bat and ball for the Kolkata outfit in their match against the Delhi side. While he picked up 2 wickets in his 4 overs and gave away just 18 runs, the left-hander also scored a whirlwind 21 off 10 deliveries to help his side beat the opposition by 3 wickets. Narine has taken 136 wickets in the Indian T20 League.
Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips
2-Player Team
KL Rahul (C), Varun Chakravarthy
3-Player Team
Sunil Narine (C), Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami
4-Player Team
Venkatesh Iyer (C), Eoin Morgan, Aiden Markram, Ravi Bishnoi
11-Player Team
KL Rahul (C), Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, Aiden Markram, Eoin Morgan, Sunil Narine (VC), Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Lockie Ferguson
