Battle for Playoffs: KKR to face LSG; Playing11, pitch report, key stats, and more
Match Details
- Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 66
- Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
- Date & Time: 18th May at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
- Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Kolkata Knight Riders will look to win their IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Dr. DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai will host a match between Kolkata and Lucknow. To qualify for the IPL playoffs, third-placed Lucknow must defeat Kolkata. Kolkata Knight Riders are coming off a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous match. LSG, on the other hand, recently lost to the Rajasthan Royals. Here’s everything you need to know about Wednesday’s IPL encounter between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants:
Injury Update
Due to a hamstring injury, Ajinkya Rahane has been ruled out of the event.
Expected Playing11
Lucknow Super Giants
- Quinton de Kock (wk)
- Lokesh Rahul (c)
- Marcus Stoinis
- Deepak Hooda
- Krunal Pandya
- Ayush Badoni
- Jason Holder
- Krishnappa Gowtham
- Mohsin Khan
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Ravi Bishnoi
Kolkata Knight Riders
- Sunil Narine
- Aaron Finch
- Sam Billings (wk)
- Shreyas Iyer (c)
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Nitish Rana
- Rinku Singh
- Andre Russell
- Tim Southee
- Umesh Yadav
- Varun Chakravarthy
Key Players
- Quinton de Kock (wk)
- Lokesh Rahul (c)
- Marcus Stoinis
- Deepak Hooda
- Jason Holder
- Mohsin Khan
- Shreyas Iyer (c)
- Nitish Rana
- Rinku Singh
- Andre Russell
- Tim Southee
Pitch Report
Both spinners and hitters benefit from the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. So yet, the stadium has only seen IPL games and has not hosted any international matches.
Head to head
| Stats | Matches | KKR Won | LSG Won | NR |
| Overall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| At DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| In IPL 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Win Probability
IPL Points Table 2022
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | NR | Pts |
| GT | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.391 | 20 |
| RR | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.304 | 16 |
| LSG | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.262 | 16 |
| RCB | 13 | 7 | 5 | -0.32 | 14 |
| DC | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0.21 | 12 |
| KKR | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0.16 | 12 |
| PBKS | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0.023 | 12 |
| SRH | 12 | 5 | 7 | -0.27 | 10 |
| CSK | 13 | 4 | 9 | -0.21 | 8 |
| MI | 12 | 3 | 9 | -0.61 | 6 |
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