IPL 2020 Match 24 - KXIP vs KOL Fantasy Preview

It’s Saturday and we’re all set for a double header in IPL 2020 beginning with Match 24 where Kings XI Punjab is in action once again. They’ve got a string of losses on at this point of time and they’re looking at 5 consecutive defeats if they lose here again, playing Kolkata Knight Riders now.

Kolkata has 3 wins in 5 games while Punjab is languishing at the bottom with 1 win in 6 games in IPL 2020. In head to head games, Kolkata leads 17-8 and in their last 14 encounters, Punjab has only managed 3 wins so far. Keep reading for our complete Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy preview of the KXIP vs KOL game…

Match info

Tournament: Indian Premier League 2020.
Date: 10th October 2020, 3:30pm IST.
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi , UAE.
Capacity: 20,000+
Series status: Match 24 of the round robin stage.

Recent form

KXIP: L L L L W
KOL: W L W W L

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Numbers

Head to head in last 5 games, Kolkata leads 3-2.
Rahul Tripathi – 117 runs in 2 games this season.

Kings XI Punjab

Mohammed Shami and Ravi Bishnoi have been the leaders with the ball, with the latter picking a 3-fer in the last game too, but we know that Punjab has been struggling to get wickets, having an interval of 36-odd overs between a wicket recently. Bishnoi is a leg spinner against left handers like Morgan and Narine, so it’s best we keep him out of the KXIP vs KOL fantasy team while picking Shami.

With the bat, there’s every chance that Chris Gayle comes in to replace Glenn Maxwell for this game which means he’ll open with KL Rahul (313 runs in 6 games) and that’ll push Mayank Agarwal out of his normal position. We’re picking Gayle because he’s a grudge player, up against one of his former teams while Nicholas Pooran is also a good option who has only been getting better with each game in IPL 2020.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Here, we think Eoin Morgan is their leading batsman who has 143 runs in 5 games and is easily one of the biggest threats in the KKR batting lineup. Apart from him, we think Sunil Narine should be left out because he hasn’t been among the wickets or the runs so far. With the ball, pick Pat Cummins who hasn’t been getting as many wickets as he would like but has an economy rate of 6.75 in the powerplay overs in IPL 2020.

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Rahul Tripathi has found a nice spot as opener and I’m picking him in my Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy team since he’s scored well in both games since his return to the side, once batting first and once in a chase. Andre Russell is being strategically with the ball but he still has 5 scalps in just 10 overs this season and he’s definitely worth picking, maybe even as captain or vice-captain.

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Kings XI Punjab Squad

KL Rahul (C), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Mandeep Singh, Sheldon Cottrell, Hardus Viljoen, Jagadeesha Suchith, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin, Chris Jordan, Chris Gayle, Karun Nair, Ishan Porel, Deepak Hooda, Arshdeep Singh, Tajinder Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Simran Singh.

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad

Dinesh Karthik (C), Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rahul Tripathi, Lockie Ferguson, Ali Khan, Tom Banton, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik, Chris Green, Sandeep Warrier, Rinku Singh.