KKR vs LSG: Kolkata won the toss and chose to bowl, this player made a comeback by ousting Rinku Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2024: KKR has won the toss and decided to bowl first. For this match, KKR has dropped Rinku Singh and given place to Harshit Rana in the playing eleven. Shamar Joseph will debut in the Lucknow team. Devdutt Padikkal and Deepak Hooda have returned.
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The 28th match of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is being played between two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). In this match being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Kolkata captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first.
One alteration has been made to the playing eleven by Kolkata Knight Riders. Harshit Rana has been given an opportunity and explosive batsman Rinku Singh has been dropped. Due to an injury, Rana was unable to participate in the last few games. The Lucknow Super Giants have altered their lineup in three ways. Shamar Joseph, a bowler from the Caribbean, will play his first game in this match. Naveen-ul-Haq, an Afghanistan fast bowler, will not be playing in his place. Deepak Hooda has been added to the squad in place of the struggling Devdutt Padikkal. In addition, Mohsin Khan has made a comeback for this match.
This season, Kolkata Knight Riders have played exceptionally well. The group has won its first three games of the year. However, they were forced to concede a loss to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the fourth game. With three victories from four games, KKR has six points, good for second place in the standings. Following their first-match loss, the Lucknow Super Giants rallied to win three straight games. However, they also had to concede a loss in the most recent game against the Delhi Capitals (DC). Having won three of their last five games, LSG is currently fourth with six points in the standings.
Playing XI of Team Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy.
Impact Sub: Suyyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh.
Playing XI of Team Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper, captain), Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, Yash Thakur.
Impact Sub: Arshad Khan, Prerak Mankad, M Siddharth, Amit Mishra, K. Gautam.
