IPL 2020 Match 46 - KOL vs KXIP Fantasy Preview

Just about 10 games to go in the IPL 2020 season and we have some teams still unsure of a spot in the playoffs. One such team is Kolkata Knight Riders who have talent but haven’t been consistent enough so far this season. They have 6 wins in 11 games so far and the action now movies to Sharjah for Match 46, and KKR doesn’t have a great record here, losing both their previous games at this ground.

They’re playing Kings XI Punjab who had just 1 win in 7 games but now have 5 in 11 because of a 4-match winning streak and KXIP also played 2 previous games at this ground, losing the first and winning the next. Kolkata has a better team on paper but Punjab clearly have the momentum coming into this game. Keep reading for our complete Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy preview of the KOL vs KXIP game…

Match info

Tournament: Indian Premier League 2020.
Date: 26th October 2020, 7:30pm IST.
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE.
Capacity: 17,000+
Series status: Match 46 of the round robin stage.

Recent form

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

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Numbers

Head to head in last 5 games, Kolkata leads 4-1.
In the reverse fixture of IPL 2020, KKR won by 2 runs.
Dinesh Karthik last 5 scores this year – 3, 4, 29*, 4, 1.
KL Rahul – 567 runs in 11 games in IPL 2020 so far.

Kolkata Knight Riders

As the season has progressed, we’ve seen a lot of flaws in Shubman Gill, who is their highest run scorer this season but has 9 and 1 in his last 2 outings. I’ll be skipping him and picking the less popular Rahul Tripathi who also has a number of low scores and is due a big one now. Nitish Rana showed a lot of promise in the last game and should also be picked today.

In the last game, Eoin Morgan scored 17 after a hat-trick of thirties in IPL 2020 and he’s definitely one who should be in your KOL vs KXIP fantasy team but we don’t expect the results to show up unless he’s promoting himself up the order. With the ball, these pitches are slowing up and we definitely want someone like Varun Chakravarthy in our side who made a name for himself with the 5-fer in the last game – the first of IPL 2020.

Kings XI Punjab

Firstly, we believe Mayank Agarwal will be back after missing the last game due to injury which means Mandeep Singh is likely to get the axe while Universe Boss Chris Gayle will continue to bat at number #3 where he’s been cautious as well as destructive, with scores of 53, 24, 29, 20 so far. He’s not someone who likes to settle for these small starts, so a big one may be coming soon.

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Another player who we must include in our Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy team today is Glenn Maxwell. He’s had a shitty IPL 2020 so far but the 32 he scored a couple of games back would’ve given him the confidence he needs to come out and have a little fun. Also, he has been tossed the ball a few times this season and with left handers like Rana, Narine and Morgan in the KKR team, Maxi could have a big role to play.

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Kolkata Knight Riders Squad

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

Kings XI Punjab Squad

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