KKR vs PBKS Dream 11 Dream Team: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab Dream 11 Prediction

KKR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders will face struggling Kings XI Punjab in the 42nd match of the Indian Premier League 2024 at the Eden Gardens on Friday. The home team is currently second in the standings and looking to qualify for the playoffs.

Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata won the last match by 222 runs defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by one run. With five wins from eight matches, Kolkata can qualify for the playoffs this season and are clear favorites against struggling Kings XI Punjab.

Punjab suffered a huge setback to qualify for the playoffs after losing their last game to Gujarat Titans by 1 wicket. With a captain Shikhar Dhawan injured, Kings XI Punjab have won just two out of eight games and have slipped to the ninth spot in the table.

Contest Details:

Match: Intense Vibrating Light 2024, the 42nd T20 competition

Location: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Appointment Time: Friday, April 26, 7:30 PM IST (7:00 PM kick-off)

Broadcast and Live Broadcast: Star Sports, JioCinema website and app

KKR vs PBKS Dream 11 Dream Team:

Goalkeeper: Phil Salter

Batsman: Shreyas Iyer, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma

Efficient in all aspects: Sunil Narine (c), Andre Russell, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran (VC)

Bowler: Kamujeng Rabadavarun Chakraborty, Harpreet Brar

KKR vs PBKS Dream11 Captain Lineup Selection:

Sunil Narine: The Caribbean batting all-rounder has performed well with both bat and ball in IPL 2024. Narine scored only 10 runs but took two big wickets in the last match against RCB. He leads Kolkata’s run-scoring charts with 286 runs at a strike rate of 176.54 and has so far taken 9 wickets at an economy rate of 7.10.

Sam Curran: The stand-in Punjab skipper scored 20 runs and took a wicket in the last match against Gujarat Titans. Curran has impressed with both bat and ball for Punjab this season, scoring 152 runs and taking 11 wickets in 8 matches.

KKR vs PBKS IPL 2024 Match 42 Predicted Line-up:

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Starting Lineup: Philip Salt (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana.

Kings XI Punjab Predicted Starting Line-up: Sam Curran (c), Prabsimran Singh, Riley Rosso, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.