The competition is only a few days in but we’re seeing some heated action in the IPL 2022 season so far. Kolkata Knight Riders is one of the best squads on paper and they demolished the defending champs CSK in their opening game, only to be humbled by RCB in their second outing. One thing they showed however in that loss, is that they’re going to always play with an aggressive mindset, and that they have a deep batting lineup too.
Today, they’ll be taking on Punjab Kings who have never won an IPL title till date but this is one of their best chances after the team they built at the IPL 2022 Auction. They chased 200+ to beat RCB in their opening game of IPL 2022 and that shows what this team is built of. We’re sure to see an intense game here today in Mumbai. Keep reading for our complete MyFab11 (sign-up with code “READAD46“) KOL vs PBKS fantasy preview…
Match info
- Tournament: Indian Premier League 2022.
- Date: 1st April 2022, 7:30pm IST.
- Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
- Capacity: 33,100+
- Series status: Round robin stage.
Recent form
- KOL: L W
- PBKS: W
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Numbers
- Head to head in last 5 games, Kolkata leads 3-2.
- Andre Russell economy rate in 2 games so far – 11.68.
Kolkata Knight Riders
While everyone in the KKR side is a basher and hitter, opener Ajinkya Rahane plays a different role in the side. He failed in the last game with only 9 runs but he scored 44 in the opening game and we’re picking this anchor role batter in our KOL vs PBKS fantasy team. With successive failures so far in IPL 2022 and only 26 runs in his two outings, we’re considering leaving all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer out of our team today.
The KKR side is very heavy on the batting front which saw someone like Andre Russell batting all the way down at #8 in the last game. It’s a possibility that Sam Billings could be replaced with Mohammad Nabi to provide an extra bowling option. Alternately, Billings could be kept in and Sheldon Jackson could be dropped. With 2 wickets in each game so far and brilliant bowling with the new ball, Umesh Yadav is suddenly a good pick for our KOL vs PBKS Dream11 team.
Punjab Kings
This pitch has seen a highest total of 161 runs in 2 games here so far and we will see a little bit for batsmen as well as bowlers. Odean Smith is someone who was expensive in their last game but he played a few big shots which took them to victory, and he’s even worth picking as fantasy captain or vice-captain. One of the most wanted men in franchise cricket right now is Liam Livingstone and we’re not leaving him out either.
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Shikhar Dhawan is one of only three players (KL Rahul + Faf du Plessis) to score 1,000 runs since IPL 2020 and we’re picking him because of his consistency, so ensure he makes your MyFab11 (sign-up with code “READAD46“) KOL vs PBKS fantasy team in every game. With the ball, leggie Rahul Chahar bowled a brilliant spell of 1/22 in his 4 overs in a game where Punjab has hit for 200+, and that’s pretty impressive.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings – IPL 2022 Betting
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings – IPL 2022 Betting
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KOL vs PBKS Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad
Shreyas Iyer (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Mohammad Nabi, Baba Indrajith, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Chamika Karunaratne, Pratham Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Rasikh Salam, Aman Hakim Khan, Ashok Sharma, Ramesh Kumar.
Punjab Kings Squad
Mayank Agarwal (C), Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Odean Smith, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Ishan Porel, Sandeep Sharma, Atharva Taide, Vaibhav Arora, Ansh Patel, Raj Angad Bawa, Benny Howell, Rishi Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Baltej Singh, Writtick Chatterjee, Nathan Ellis, Prerak Mankad.
KOL vs PBKS fantasy team
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