KKR vs PBKS (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings), Match 8 - Match Information
Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, Match 8
Date: 1st April 2022
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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KKR vs PBKS, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 7 matches is 174 runs. The team winning the toss should look to bowl first as the majority of the games played on this ground have been won by the chasing side.
The pacers have earned 68% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. Hence picking up pacers for your fantasy team should be a good idea.
KKR vs PBKS, Head to Head
In the 29 matches played between these 2 teams, Kolkata Knight Riders have won 19 matches and Punjab Kings have won 10 matches. Kolkata Knight Riders Batters have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while Bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for Punjab Kings.
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KKR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan has been consistent with the bat as in his last 5 T20 matches he has scored 43, 36, 7, 43 & 39 runs respectively. Moreover, at Wankhede he has scored 92, 9, 85 & 43 runs respectively in his last 4 T20 matches.
Mayank Agarwal
Since 2019, Mayank Agarwal has played against Kolkata in 5 matches and his scores in these matches are 40, 31, 56, 36 & 58. He started this season well with a brisk 32 in just 24 balls and will hope to perform in the same way.
Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane scored only 22 points in the last match but he opened his season with a nice score of 44 and thus scored 60 points in that match. Interestingly, he has scores of 44, 8, DNB, 37, 37, 56, 38 & 66* in his last 8 matches at Wankhede.
KKR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Umesh Yadav
Umesh Yadav with 4 wickets so far in 2 mtches has scored 82 & 58 fantasy points respectively and thus is an in form pick. Moreover, he has performed phenomenally well against Punjab as wickets taken by him read 0, 3, 0, 3, 3, 1 & 4 in his last 7 matches against them.
Tim Southee
Tim Southee has taken 3, 3, 3 0 & 3 wickets respectively in his last 5 T20 matches which makes him an in form pick.
Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh has taken 3, 1, 0 & 1 wickets in his last 4 matches against Kolkata.
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KKR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Andre Russell
Andre Russell has an outstanding record against Punjab as in his 11 matches he has scored 261 runs (at a SR of 199) and taken 14 wickets which comes to an estimated average of 65 to 70 fantasy points against them.
Odean Smith
Odean Smith was wicketless in the last match but he scored a nice 25* in just 8 balls and thus gave 30 fantasy points. Talking about his form, he has scored an average of 72 fantasy points in his last 10 games which is a huge number.
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KKR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for Kolkata Knight Riders are Ajinkya Rahane with 60 match fantasy points. Shreyas Iyer with 43 match fantasy points and Nitish Rana with 37 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for Punjab Kings are Shikhar Dhawan with 60 match fantasy points. Mayank Agarwal with 48 match fantasy points and Rahul Chahar with 41 match fantasy points.
KKR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Shikhar Dhawan plays as a Batter and has an average of 45 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.1 and a medium XFactor.
Andre Russell plays as an All Rounder and has an average of 54 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and a medium XFactor.
Odean Smith plays as an All Rounder and has an average of 72 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.5 and a medium XFactor.
Umesh Yadav is a Bowler and has an average of 32 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.5 and a medium XFactor.
Mayank Agarwal plays as a Batter and has an average of 34 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and a medium XFactor.
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KKR vs PBKS Squad Information
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Aaron Finch, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Nabi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson, Pat Cummins, Sam Billings, Nitish Rana, Chamika Karunaratne, Shreyas Iyer, Baba Indrajith, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Pratham Singh, Anukul Roy, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Abhijeet Tomar, Aman Khan, Rasikh Dar, Ashok Sharma and Ramesh Kumar
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Rishi Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Sandeep Sharma, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell, Jonny Bairstow, Baltej Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Writtick Chatterjee, Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Odean Smith, Prerak Mankad, Ishan Porel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Vaibhav Arora, Ansh Patel and Raj Bawa
KKR vs PBKS Dream11 Team Today
Wicket-Keeper: Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Batters: Ajinkya Rahane, Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer
All-Rounders: Andre Russell, Odean Smith and Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Tim Southee and Umesh Yadav
Captain: Shikhar Dhawan
Vice-Captain: Andre Russell
KKR vs PBKS (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings), Match 8 Preview
Match 8 of the "Indian T20 League, 2022" will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings (KKR vs PBKS). The match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Kolkata Knight Riders have played 2 matches in the series and they are currently ranked fifth on the points table, while Punjab Kings have played 1 match in the series and they are currently ranked third on the points table.
Indian T20 League, 2022 Points Table
The points table of Indian T20 League, 2022. Detailed table of matches played, matches won, matches lost, and Net run-rate.
Both teams last played against each other in the Match 45 of the Indian T20 League, 2021 where Venkatesh Iyer scored the highest fantasy points for Kolkata Knight Riders with 113 match fantasy points while Arshdeep Singh topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Punjab Kings with 99 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 3 wickets. The top fantasy player for Kolkata Knight Riders was Tim Southee who scored 88 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 wickets. The top fantasy player for Punjab Kings was Bhanuka Rajapaksa who scored 67 fantasy points.