KKR plays its first match at home ground. After a grand successful opening match, KKR suddenly seems to be unbalanced due to the injury flare up of Chris Lynn. But, still they have good options in back up in Colin deGrandhomme, Darren Bravo and the experienced Shakib al Hasan. Most likely replacement for Lynn would be Shakib. Umesh yadav would be back for Kolkata and mostly he will replace Ankit. But, the worry for Kolkata is that Robin and Yousuf are not in good form. Narine has also not picked up much wickets yet in this season.
Punjab has got off to a very good start with 2 successive wins. The new captain Maxwell seems to be doing well for team. Amla has offered good stability at the start. Vohra also looks in good touch. Miller played well in first match. Axar Patel is a utility player. Saha also is in good form. They only need to look at their death bowling which was taken apart by AB Devilliers. Still, Sandeep and Varun would be good for kolkata game. Punjab has no need to change the combination. But, if they wish to, they may look to accommodate Morgan for Stoinis. Ishant can also get a game in place of Mohit.
Key players for Fantasy team:
KKR – M PANDEY, SK YADAV, SHAKIB, NARINE, WOAKES
KP – AMLA, MILLER, SANDEEP, SAHA, VARUN
For fantasy team captain Amla, Miller, Shakib, Pandey would be good choices.
My prediction for this match would be King Punjab to win the match as they have momentum on their side.