KKR vs PBKS: Possible Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11 for Match 8 of IPL 2022, Players Stats for Today’s Dream11 Team Prediction
Published on: Mar 31, 2022 11:00 am IST|Updated on: Apr 1, 2022 9:51 am IST
KKR playing 11: Kolkata Knight Riders displayed a brilliant character against RCB the other night but couldn’t manage to end up winning their second encounter of the season. They now gear up to take on Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on April 1st at 7:30 PM.
Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings are two of the toughest teams of this season and strong contenders to enter the final. I know this may be an early call, but on paper, they are the two most intimidating sides this season. How will Kolkata Knight Riders shape up against them, let’s have a look.
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11 Team news
- Unavailable: Aaron Finch, Pat Cummins
- Aaron Finch will be available only after the Pakistan white ball series.
- Pat Cummins is expected to join the camp after this match.
- The four overseas picks for this game would be Andre Russell, Tim Southee, Sam Billings, and Sunil Narine.
- The bowling combination is expected to remain the same. With Umesh Yadav spitting fire in the last two games he will be leading the attack.
KKR Playing 11
Venkatesh Iyer
Ajinkya Rahane
Shreyas Iyer
Nitish Rana
Sam Billings
Andre Russell
Sheldon Jackson
Sunil Narine
Umesh Yadav
Tim Southee
Varun Chakravarthy
Kolkata Knight Riders squad
Shreyas Iyer (c), Andre Russell, Aman Khan, Varun Chakravarthy, Pat Cummins, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Ramesh Kumar, Abhijeet Tomar, Mohammad Nabi, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, B Indrajith, Pratham Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Sam Billings, Aaron Finch, Ashok Sharma, Sheldon Jackson
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Dream11 captain, vice-captain picks from KKR
Shreyas Iyer Stats in IPL
KKR’s skipper has had a wonderful 2022 for India with the bat. However, he hasn’t started well in this IPL but would be looking to make a mark.
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Runs | Strike Rate | vs PBKS | In IPL 2021 |
Last 5 IPL innings |
| 89 | 2408 | 123.80 | 298 runs from 11 innings at an avg of 29.80 | 175 runs from 8 innings |
18, 1, 30, 20*, 13 |
Andre Russell Stats in IPL
Andre Russell showed a glimpse of firepower in the last game. He was on song before getting dismissed in the final overs. He will once again be the game-changer for KKR.
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Runs | Strike Rate | vs PBKS | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL matches |
| 86 | 1725 | 181.21 | 261 runs from 11 matches at an avg of 29 | 183 runs & 11 wickets from 7 innings |
0* & 3/9, DNB & 0/37, 20 & 1/28, DNB & 1/38, 25 & 0/36 |
Sunil Narine Stats in IPL
The mystery spinner is now a full-fledged all-rounder. He will be a key pick with both bat and ball in this match.
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Runs | Wickets | vs PBKS | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL matches |
| 136 | 996 | 144 | 173 runs & 31 wickets from 21 matches | 62 runs & 16 wickets from 14 matches |
26 & 4/21, 0 & 0/27, 2 & 2/26, DNB & 0/15, 12 & 1/12 |
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