With 4 video games to go for Kolkata Knight Riders, they're in must-win territory if they're to complete on 16 factors - that was the magic quantity final season for a top-four end, so it is seemingly win or bust for Nitish Rana's aspect.
Punjab Kings have just a little extra respiration room - even with another defeat they will get to 16, however that is about all of the margin for error they've. If they do not need to comply with KKR into do-or-die territory, then Kings have to win at Eden Gardens - and in a convincing method too, to spice up their poor internet run price.
Ellis is skiddy and has a knack of taking wickets throughout all phases, with three scalps apiece within the powerplay, the center, and the dying this season. His powerplay financial system of 6.8 in six innings is gorgeous, and so he might begin forward of Rabada. But Kings will even take note of that Rabada's additional tempo and incisive quick balls might bother KKR's Indian batters and Russell and Sunil Narine. Kings might additionally add a batter-cum-spinner choice by bringing Sikandar Raza in for Matthew Short.
KKR: WLWLL (final 5 matches, most up-to-date first)Punjab Kings: LWLWL
Probable XII: 1 Jason Roy, 2 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 3 Venkatesh Iyer, 4 Nitish Rana, 5 Rinku Singh, 6 Andre Russell, 7 Shardul Thakur, 8 Sunil Narine, 9 Harshit Rana, 10 Vaibhav Arora, 11 Varun Chakravarthy, 12 Suyash Sharma/Anukul Roy
Punjab KingsPrabhsimran Singh is the seemingly Impact Player, most likely changing an abroad tempo bowler after their spell is finished if Kings chase.
Probable XII: 1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 Prabhsimran Singh, 3 Matthew Short/Sikandar Raza, 4 Liam Livingstone, 5 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 6 Sam Curran, 7 M Shahrukh Khan, 8 Rishi Dhawan, 9 Harpreet Brar, 10 Rahul Chahar, 11 Arshdeep Singh, 12 Nathan Ellis/Kagiso Rabada
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Livingstone, Curran, Short, Rabada
Livingstone, Curran, Raza, Rabada
Livingstone, Curran, Short, Ellis
Livingstone, Curran, Raza, Ellis
No whole appears secure on the batting-friendly Kolkata floor. The ball does flip however not menacingly sufficient. Expect one other sport the place 200+ is par (the common first-innings successful whole throughout 4 video games right here at IPL 2023 to date has been 222).
It must be a dry Monday night.
"We are taking it one game at a time. We have earlier won games from impossible situations, so this is not impossible either. We are staying confident."KKR seamer Vaibhav Arora on the group's mindset forward Monday's match
Sreshth Shah is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo. @sreshthx
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