MATCH DETAILS:

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 Match 46 would be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday. The match would be telecasted live from 3:30pm onwards.

PREVIEW FOR DREAM11 FANTASY:

The Kings XI Punjab have come roaring back with four consecutive wins, despite beginning IPL 2020 with six losses in seven games. In the first half of the tournament, they came out on the wrong end of last-ball thrillers, but KXIP managed to find a balance between violence and consistency.

This led them to the IPL 2020 points table in fifth place. KXIP looks well-equipped to mount a late run for a playoff spot, for which there are quite a few teams in contention, with KL Rahul and Chris Gayle in fine form at the top of the order.

The Kolkata Knight Riders, currently occupying the coveted fourth place, are one of the teams. KKR destroyed the Delhi Capitals in their previous game despite having a few staff issues, with Nitish Rana and Sunil Narine eventually hitting gold with the bat in hand. With their two overseas pacers firing on all cylinders, with a season-defining win in Sharjah, the Kolkata Knight Riders will ease the pressure on them.

The Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a heist the last time these two teams faced off in the IPL, with KXIP unable to track down 22 off 18 balls. The two-time IPL champions would love to exact revenge on KL Rahul, but Eoin Morgan and co look well-balanced on paper.

WEATHER CONDITION:

The weather is expected to be sunny tomorrow. The visibility would be about 10 km, i.e. 6 miles, and 1013 mb of atmospheric pressure. The temperature during the day is going to hit 32 ° c and at night the temperature is going to drop to 25 ° c. With no precipitation and cloud covering 0 percent of the atmosphere, it will be dry, the moisture will be around 51 percent.

PITCH CONDITIONS:

In Sharjah, the pitch is not as fine for batting as it was a few matches ago. It has begun to support the bowlers to a certain degree. Even the teams that were batting second started making hay.

It is, however, possible to anticipate a good scoring match. With the temperature around the 30 degrees Celsius mark, the playing conditions will be hot. It is likely that the humidity is in the mid-40s.

INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS:

There are no availability and injury issues regarding players from both sides.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS:

Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan (C), Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF KING’S XI PUNJAB:

KL Rahul (C & WK), Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.

CAPTAIN AND VICE CAPTAIN OPTIONS:

1. Captain Options– KL Rahul and Chris Gayle.

2. Vice Captain Options– Shubman Gill.

DREAM XI TEAM FOR KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Vs KING’S XI PUNJAB:

1. Wicket Keeper– Dinesh Karthik and KL Rahul.

2. Batsmen– Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana and Chris Gayle.

3. All rounders– Sunil Narine and Glenn Maxwell.

4. Bowlers– Mohammed Shami, Chris Jordan, Varun Chakravarthy and Lockie Ferguson.

*Disclaimer: A team here is picked based on the perception, analysis, and gut feeling of the author. When you select your team, analyze the points mentioned to arrive at your own decision.*