IPL 2022: Picks for the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants

Kolkata Knight Riders will lock horns against Lucknow Super Giants in the 66th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2022 at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai on Wednesday.

Both of these teams will look to bring their best in the all-important clash.

We take a look at Picks for the match between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders. We will look at head-to-head records, stats, and players to look out for in the upcoming match.

Current form for LSG: L L W W W

LSG have not been at their best in the last couple of matches as they have suffered huge losses against Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans. Thus, the KL Rahul-led team will look to return back to winning ways and end their league stage campaign on a high.

Current form for KKR: W W L W L

KKR hasn’t been consistent throughout the season but they have kept themselves alive in the tournament after winning their last two games. The Shreyas Iyer-led team will need to win their last league match to keep themselves afloat in the competition. Furthermore, they will need other results to go their way.

Head to Head: Match: 1, Won by LSG: 1, Won by KKR: 0.

LSG had beaten KKR by a gargantuan margin of 75 runs earlier in the month.

Players to look out for: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, and Avesh Khan will be the crucial players for Lucknow Super Giants.

Shreyas Iyer, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav, Sunil Narine, and Andre Russell will be the important players for KKR.

Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI: Baba Indrajit, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.

Lucknow Super Giants Probable Playing XI: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Mohsin Khan, Jason Holder, Ayush Badoni, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan.