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Sunday 19th April, 11.00am
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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals IPL Tips
Kolkata Knight Riders have lost each of the five matches they have played so far. Had it not been rain against Punjab, it would have been six runs. They’re lucky to have a score. Their latest crisis came against Gujarat Titans on Friday when they suffered a five-wicket defeat.
KKR is confused about the selection and the actual game. Finn Allen was removed to make room for Tim Seifert, although he was of course contracted to play alongside him. Sunil Narine, who had opened earlier, was demoted. Anukul Roy batted ahead of Rinku Singh.
And then there was Cameron Green. Apparently, Green ultimately played well and scored 79 off 55. But he scored only four runs in 11 balls in the death overs, meaning his 180 was well short of the score needed to be competitive in Ahmedabad.
God knows what the royals do with them. The crushing defeat to Sunrisers may have taken a bit of a toll on their confidence, but it could also be dismissed as a strange day at the office. His consistency in hitting and enthusiasm should prove too much for KKR.
The question is how to coordinate better with the Royals. 1.715/7 Not too weak in terms of match chances Suggesting that a few strong balls here or there could cause a drift for KKR 1.804/5 A heap.
Bets available on KKR batting failure again The unders play as high as 190/5 on their total match runs 5/61.84 With sportsbook. On good batting tracks at Eden Gardens (twice), Chennai and now Ahmedabad, they have proved less than stellar in each. The only outlier is the first match of the season in Mumbai.
Total match runs under KKR 190.5
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Sunday 19 April, 15.00
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Punjab Kings have won each of their four matches and were headed for a win in the fifth match against KKR before rain spoiled things. He produced his best performance of the season against Mumbai Indians, defeating them by seven wickets.
Although there is no doubt that they were superior, defeating an MI team loaded with international stars is no small feat. However, his opponents did not let him down, and he never seemed to slip.
Complacency may be their only concern but one suspects that the Ricky Ponting-led team has some concerns in this regard. Lucknow has lost three out of five, including two in a row.
It has valid principles Lucknow can be one of the worst teams in this league And, in time, they may even engage in a death roll with KKR to see who gets the rock-bottom finish. Right from the start he has cut through a confused group by constantly changing his batting order. This is actually a solid indicator of poor performance for a team when, essentially, they are unsure how to set up.
This probably happens due to lack of confidence. There seems to be a struggle to explain each of LSG’s top four. Normally it is a top order that can play an innings by the neck but Mitch Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant and Nick Pooran have not looked for themselves. Puran’s form will become a big headache. It seems that he is not able to buy runs.
It is not ideal that an LSG requires a flat and true track to fire. We may not find him in New Chandigarh. Historically this has been one of the most difficult wickets.
All this is reflected in the match prospects. price is right in punjab 1.625/8. The best way to keep up with Punjab might be if they hit more than 9.5 sixes. It may be a little tricky but they are the best six-hitting team in the league so the risk is minimal..
Punjab back to hit more than 9.5 sixes
