IPL 2024 Match 42 Predictions - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings - April 26th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 42nd match of the TATA Indian Premier League (TATA IPL 2024), which will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings, on 26th of April 2024

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Current Form KKR:

Kolkata Knight Riders are currently placed at the second position on points table with 5 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League is Sunil Narine with 286 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League is Sunil Narine with 9 scalps under his belt.

Kolkata Knight Riders have won their previous match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru by a small margin of 1 run.

Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 222 for 6 in 20 overs. Philip Salt gave his team a flying start and smashed 48 runs off just 14 balls. Shreyas Iyer in the middle order scored 50 important runs and kept the run rate flowing. It was Ramandeep's knock of 24 off 9 balls that took KKR to a tall total of 222.

During the chase, Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis early on in the innings. After their dismissals, Rajat Patidar and Will Jacks scored 52 and 55 runs respectively to ignite hopes but after their dismissals, RCB fell flat. Karn Sharma tried his best, scoring 20 off 7 balls but failed to take his team over the line as RCB lost the match by 1 run.

Current Form PBKS:

Punjab Kings are currently placed at the 9th position on points table with 2 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League is Shashank Singh with 195 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League is Harshal Patel with 13 scalps under his belt.

Punjab Kings have lost their previous match against Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets.

Punjab Kings batted first and they posted a total of 142 before being bowled out. Sam Curran and Prabhsimran Singh started off well and scored 20 and 35 runs respectively. Once these two got out, wickets started falling in regular succession and Kings were bowled out for a small total of 142.

During the chase, Shubman Gill and Sai Surdharsan took the responsibility of taking their team over the line. They scored 35 and 31 runs respectively and took GT home with 3 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain. Players injured/withdrawn: Jason Roy, Gus Atkinson.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Kolkata Knight Riders

Who will win?- Kolkata Knight Riders

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders), Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab Kings)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders), Arshdeep Singh (Punjab Kings)

Most Sixes – Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders), Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab Kings)

Player of the Match- Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Team Scores Batting first - Kolkata Knight Riders 185+, Punjab Kings 175+

Match Handicap: Kolkata Knight Riders

*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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