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KKR vs KXIP, Kolkata

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April 13, 2017

08:00pm local time (02:30pm GMT)

Dealt with a major blow in the form of injury to Chris Lynn, the Kolkata
Knight Riders (KKR) face a tough task against a rejuvenated and in form
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). The challenge for Punjab will be to carry on their
winning streak away from home as both their wins have come at the
Holkar stadium in Indore.

Lynns injury would mean that one of the most successful opening
partnerships in the form of Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa would be
reunited at the top. However Glenn Maxwell and co. won't have to worry
about the terrorising impact Lynn can have at the top. It also gives Kolkata
a chance to accommodate Shakib al Hasan and increase their bowling
strength. Umesh Yadav has also joined the squad and will only give the
management more options.

After two disappointing seasons, Punjab have started off on a winning note
and seem to be thriving under the carefree and aggressive leadership
style of coach Virender Sehwag and captain Maxwell. Hashim Amla has
already shown why he is such a good short format player without being
too flashy. Maxwells own form and the bowling efforts of Axar Patel and
Sandeep Sharma have given them plenty of positives.

Recent Form

KKR LWLWL

KXIP - WWLLL

Likely XIs

Shakib should replace Lynn unless KKR opt for the big hitting and seam
bowling abilities of Colin de Grandhomme. Umesh Yadav could come in to
replace Ankit Rajpoot.

KKR 1 Gautam Gambhir (c ), 2 Robin Uthappa (wk), 3 Manish Pandey, 4


Shakib al Hasan/ Colin de Grandhomme, 5 Yusuf Pathan, 6 Suryakumar
Yadav, 7 Chris Woakes, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Sunil Narine, 10 Umesh Yadav,
11 Trent Boult
Punjab should go in with an unchanged XI even though Mohit Sharma has
conceded 81 runs in the two games he has featured in. Ishant Sharma is
in the reserves and could replace him.

KXIP 1 Manan Vohra, 2 Hashim Amla, 3 Axar Patel, 4 Glenn Maxwell (c ),


5 David Miller, 6 Marcus Stoinis, 7 Wriddhiman Saha, 8 Mohit Sharma, 9
Sandeep Sharma, 10 Varun Aaron, 11 T Natarajan

Trivia
Glenn Maxwell became the second fastest to 1000 IPL career runs when
he reached the milestone off 610 balls. The record for the fastest belongs
to Virender Sehwag who reached the milestone in 604 balls
Robin Uthappa needs to take three more catches to get to 100 T20
career catches
In the last three seasons, Ishant Sharma has played 11 matches and has
picked up seven wickets at an average of 58.28 and an economy rate of
10.2 runs per over

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