IPL Match 46: KKR vs KXIP

Kolkata Knight Riders lock their horns with Kings XI Punjab in an all-important clash for the playoff race in IPL 2020 on Monday (October 26) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) jumped a rank higher in the points table after defeating the Delhi Capitals (DC) by 59 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Hence, KKR will look to continue their win streak.

KXIP will also be on high confidence after successfully defending the lowest total in IPL 2020 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thrilling Saturday-night.

The match can be streamed online on Disney + Hotstar VIP. Also, on TV it can be watched at channels –Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Select, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 1 Select HD, and Star Sports 1 HD Hindi.

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch in Sharjah isn’t as good for batting as it was even as a couple of matches ago. It has started to assist the bowlers to quite some extent. Even the teams batting second have started to make hay.

Kolkata Knight Riders Probable XI

Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan ©, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

Kings XI Punjab Probable XI

KL Rahul (C & WK), Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.