Earlier, Pune skipper Steve Smith decided to bowl first before winning the toss. Robin Uthappa is not playing today’s match in the Knight Riders’ team. Uthappa has a hamstrung problem. Suryakumar Yadav has got an opportunity to replace Uthappa. There is no change in Pune’s team.Kolkata will have a chance to win the match and get a table topper, while Pune’s team wins the match against Kolkata if they win the table then they will move to third place in the table. In such a situation, both teams will not get anything less than victory. Although these matches have to be played in Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, in this case, Kolkata’s camp is expected to be strong.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Talk about the journey of Kolkata in the IPL so far, the team has shown great sport. Kolkata has so far won 7 out of 10 matches and they have lost just 3. Team is in second place in point table. The team has many such arrogant people, who aim to win the match on the team alone. The team looks quite balanced. Gautam Gambhir is presenting the example in front of other players and is the highest run scorer by the team. Gambhir has scored (387 runs) in 10 matches. Apart from Gambhir, Uthappa has made 10 appearances (384), Manish Pandey (10 wickets) (304).
Besides, the team’s bowlers are also looking great. In the case of taking wickets, cooler Nile and Woakes are on equal footing and both (11) wickets have shaken. Apart from them, Umesh Yadav (9), Kuldeep Yadav (8), Sunil Narine (6) got wickets. The team has good batsmen, and the team also has good all-rounder players. In such a situation, Kolkata team can prove to be extremely dangerous on their home ground.
Rising Pune SuperJoint
Talking about Pune’s team, the team is performing well under the captaincy of Smith. There are many experienced players in the team whose advantage is being received by the team. Team captain is ahead of other players in the making of runs and he has scored (324 runs) in 9 matches. Apart from Smith, Rahul Tripathi (259), Ben Stokes (230), Ajinkya Rahane (215), Dhoni (199) and Manoj Tiwary (182) are the runs.
Talking about bowling, team bowling is also good. Imran Tahir has taken the most wickets (16) for the team. Apart from Tahir, Jaidev Unadkat (10), Ben Stokes (6), Daniel Christian and Sharadul Thakur have taken 5-5 wickets. In such a way, Pune’s team will beat Kolkata and try to come third in the points table.
A look at the statistics: Kolkata has defeated Pune, thanks to Uthappa’s finest innings in the first match played between the two teams this season. The Kolkata team has played three matches against Pune and have won the team chasing the target on three occasions.
Playing eleven
Rising Pune SuperJent – Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Tripathi, Steve Smith, Manoj Tiwary, Ben Stokes, MS Dhoni, Daniel Christian, Washington Sunder, Jaidev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir
Kolkata Knight Riders – Sunil Narine, Gautam Gambhir, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Sheldon Jackson, Colin de Grandhom, Chris Volks, Nathan Kultter Nile, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav
| Kolkata Knight Riders innings (20 overs maximum) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SP Narine | c & b Unadkat | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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G Gambhir* | c Rahane b Washington Sundar | 24 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 126.31 |
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SP Jackson† | hit wicket b Washington Sundar | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 111.11 |
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MK Pandey | c Rahane b Christian | 37 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 115.62 |
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YK Pathan | lbw b Imran Tahir | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
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C de Grandhomme | c Washington Sundar b Unadkat | 36 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 189.47 |
| SA Yadav | not out | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 187.50 | |
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CR Woakes | run out (Smith/Christian) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
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NM Coulter-Nile | c Washington Sundar b Stokes | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 120.00 |
| UT Yadav | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extras | (lb 5) | 5 | |||||
| Total | (8 wickets; 20 overs) | 155 | (7.75 runs per over) | ||||
Did not batKuldeep Yadav
Fall of wickets 1-0 (Narine, 0.6 ov), 2-19 (Jackson, 3.6 ov), 3-40 (Gambhir, 5.5 ov), 4-55 (Pathan, 9.1 ov), 5-103 (Pandey, 14.1 ov), 6-119 (de Grandhomme, 16.2 ov), 7-129 (Woakes, 17.4 ov), 8-152 (Coulter-Nile, 19.3 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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JD Unadkat | 4 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
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BA Stokes | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
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Washington Sundar | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| SN Thakur | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
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Imran Tahir | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
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DT Christian | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.66 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant innings (target: 156 runs from 20 overs) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AM Rahane | c †Jackson b UT Yadav | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 |
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RA Tripathi | c sub (R Powell) b Woakes | 93 | 52 | 9 | 7 | 178.84 |
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SPD Smith* | b Woakes | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
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MK Tiwary | b Woakes | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.88 |
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BA Stokes | c & b Narine | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 93.33 |
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MS Dhoni† | c †Jackson b Kuldeep Yadav | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 |
| DT Christian | not out | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 90.00 | |
| Washington Sundar | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, w 2) | 8 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets; 19.2 overs) | 158 | (8.17 runs per over) | ||||
Did not batSN Thakur, JD Unadkat, Imran Tahir
Fall of wickets 1-11 (Rahane, 1.4 ov), 2-59 (Smith, 4.6 ov), 3-88 (Tiwary, 8.2 ov), 4-131 (Stokes, 13.3 ov), 5-139 (Dhoni, 16.1 ov), 6-150 (Tripathi, 18.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NM Coulter-Nile | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 13.66 | 8 | 6 | 2 | (2w) | |
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UT Yadav | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
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CR Woakes | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.50 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
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SP Narine | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
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Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| C de Grandhomme | 0.2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
