KXIP vs KKR, IPL 2019 Build-up:: Kings XI Punjab clash with Kolkata Knight Riders
KXIP vs KKR, IPL 2019 Build-up:: Staring at elimination, two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab will lock horns in a battle of survival in Friday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Mohali on Friday. The two teams are languishing at the bottom half of the table and need to win tomorrow to keep alive their remote Play-off chances.
KXIP VS KKR LIVE SCORE AND UPDATES
Both KKR and Kings XI have 10 points from 12 matches but the Kolkata outfit is placed a rung above Punjab at sixth in the eight-team competition by virtue of a better net run-rate. Both KKR and Kings XI had a decent outing in the first half of the tournament before losing the plot in the all-important second phase.
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KKR win toss, elect to bowl
KXIP VS KKR LIVE SCORE AND UPDATES
Head-to-head Record
Total – 24
KXIP – 08
KKR- 16
Head-to-Head in Mohali
Total- 06
KXIP- 03
KKR- 03
Chawla will bowl his 100th over in IPL
Total number of matches played: 24
Matches won by KXIP: 8
Matches won by KKR: 16
Matched played in Mohali: 6 (KXIP 3, KKR 3)
Matches played in Kolkata: 11 (KXIP 3, KKR 8)
KXIP average score against KKR: 159
KKR average score against KXIP: 162
Most runs for KXIP: 199 (David Miller)
Most runs for KKR: 416 (Robin Uthappa)
Most wickets for KXIP: 7 (Andrew Tye)
Most wickets for KKR: 26 (Sunil Narine)
"We are only worried about what we can do ... And that's to win the next two games and more importantly win tomorrow to set us up for the last game. We are not worried about the other games, we have no control over it. We have played really well and have had some time off from the last game so the boys are fresh and ready to go" - Jacques Kallis, KKR head coach.
"There is no issue around lifting the spirit of the team (after a big defeat in the last game). We have still got a chance in this competition. But first of all we need to play some better cricket. There is no point looking at the points table and thinking about what's happened in the past" - Mike Hesson, KXIP head coach.
Kings XI Predicted Playing XI: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, David Miller/Sam Curran, Simran Singh(w)/Mandeep Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Mujeeb Ur Rahman/Andrew Tye
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Sandeep Warrier, Harry Gurney
Kings XI Punjab's Varun Chakravarthy, who was playing his maiden season of Indian Premier League this year, after being sold for Rs 8.4 crore at the auction, has been ruled out of the tournament after failing to recover from injuries.
Survival will be the name of the game when Kings XI Punjab host Kolkata Knight Riders in their backyard on Friday for Indian Premier League clash. KXIP vs KKR Preview
Mohammed Shami and R Ashwin feature of Kings XI Punjab feature in the top ten Purple Cap list of IPL 2019. Purple Cap List
Punjab openers KL Rahul and Chris Gayle feature in the Orange Cap top ten list while Andre Russell of Kolkata Knight Riders sits on the third spot.
ORANGE CAP LIST
Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab sit on the sixth and seventh spot of the IPL Points table respectively with 10 points each.
IPL POINTS TABLE
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Kings XI Punjab clash with Kolkata Knight Riders in a must-win match for both sides. Both the teams have their eyes on playoffs and a loss today will end their campaign in this season. Follow the page for all the updates from Mohali before the match including our probable XI.