The 8th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 is to be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 1. The match is to start at 7:30 pm. The live telecast of the match can be seen on various channels of the Star Sports network. You can also track Jansatta.com for match related updates.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings will face each other for the first time in IPL 2022. Kolkata Knight Riders are currently ranked 5th in this season’s points table, while Punjab Kings are at the 3rd position. Kolkata Knight Riders have played two matches so far this season, winning one and losing one. At the same time, Punjab Kings played one match so far this season and won it.
Kolkata Knight Riders played their last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. In that match, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated him by 3 wickets. Andre Russell scored 25 runs and took 3 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders in that game.
On the other hand, Punjab Kings played their last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He won that match by 5 wickets. Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 43-43 runs for Punjab Kings in that match.
South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada He has completed his quarantine. He is available to render his services to Punjab Kings in the match against KKR. In this match both the teams can go with these players.
Here is the playing XI (probable) of both the teams
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (c), Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.
Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapakse (wk), Odeon Smith, Shah Rukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Chahar.
Dream11 makers can choose Ajinkya Rahane or Liam Livingstone as the captain.
You can rely on these players for Dream11: Captain- Ajinkya Rahane/Liam Livingstone. vice captain- Bhanuka Rajapakse/Umesh Yadav. Wicketkeeper- Bhanuka Rajapakse (Vice-captain). batsman- Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas IyerMayank Agarwal, Ajinkya Rahane (Captain). all rounder– Liam Livingstone (captain), Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer. bowler- Umesh Yadav (Vice Captain), Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.