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KKR vs LSG Dream11 Prediction Possible 11 Fantasy Cricket Tips: IPL 2024 28th Match | KKR vs LSG Dream11 Prediction Today | Eden Gardens Pitch Report

It’s a Sunday afternoon treat for IPL fans. It is a clash of styles of sorts, with the hard-hitting Kolkata Knight Riders hosting the meticulous Lucknow Super Giants in a vital game to consolidate a top four spot.

KKR, after three straight wins, lost against CSK back on April 8. It has been a six-day wait to get back in action, and they return home where they hit 208 and won a thriller against SRH earlier in the year.

For LSG, they have a very quick turnaround after a defeat to the struggling Delhi Capitals. LSG’s batting template for home pitches will likely go out the window today in what is expected to be a belter of a surface at Eden Gardens, so it will be interesting to see their approach. They will certainly be encouraged by the way Ayush Badoni and Arshad Khan played to drag them from 94/7 to 167.

IPL 2024 28th Match: KKR vs LSG Possible Playing XIs

Nitish Rana and Harshit Rana have been training. They could both return today.

Kolkara Knight Riders: 1. Phil Salt (wk, OS), 2. Sunil Narine (OS), 3. Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 4. Venkatesh Iyer, 5. Shreyas Iyer (c), 6. Ramandeep Singh/Nitish Rana, 7. Andre Russell (OS), 8. Rinku Singh, 9. Mitchell Starc (OS), 10. Vaibhav Arora/Harshit Rana, 11. Varun Chakravarthy, 12. Suyash Sharma

Possible Impact Player Substitute: Angkrish Raghuvanshi/Suyash Sharma

For LSG, Devdutt Padikkal’s form is of huge concern. He has scored just 25 runs so far this season.

Lucknow Super Giants: 1. Quinton de Kock (OS), 2. KL Rahul (c & wk), 3. Devdutt Padikkal/Prerak Mankad/Deepak Hooda, 4. Marcus Stoinis (OS), 5. Nicholas Pooran (OS), 6. Krunal Pandya, 7. Ayush Badoni, 8. Ravi Bishnoi, 9. Arshad Khan, 10. Naveen-ul-Haq, 11. Yash Thakur, 12. M Siddharth

Possible Impact Player Substitute: Quinton de Kock/M Siddharth

Fantasy Cricket Tips for KKR vs LSG: Key Players to Watch/Key Stats for 28th Match of IPL 2024

Kolkata Knight Riders:

• Sunil Narine is striking at 189.41 this season. Also, he will have a key role to play with the ball. The spinner has conceded just 36 off 42 against Marcus Stoinis (one dismissal) and has an excellent record against Quinton de Kock: 54 balls, 51 runs, three wickets.
• Watch out for Angkrish Raghuvanshi. The talented 18-year-old has struck 54 and 24 in his first two games at a strike rate of 173.33.
• Andre Russell is striking at 212.96 in IPL 2024. He will be seeking a turnaround in form where he has scored just 57 runs in three matches against LSG.
• Can Mitchell Starc find his best form? The left-armer has dismissed Quinton de Kock three times in 35 balls in all T20s, conceding just 36.

Lucknow Super Giants:

• KL Rahul played beautifully against DC. The LSG captain has a good head-to-head record against Sunil Narine (70 balls, 105 runs, two dismissals) and Andre Russell (27 balls, 51 runs, no dismissals).
• Rahul has also struck two 50+ scores in four innings at Eden Gardens (156 runs, avg. 39.00, SR 139.29).
• Nicholas Pooran also enjoys batting at Eden Gardens. He has hit four half-centuries in four matches on this ground, totaling 242 runs at an average of 60.50 and strike rate of 150.31.
• Quinton de Kock has belted a score of 140 for LSG against KKR. He has hit 218 runs in his last three matches against them at an average of 109.00 and strike rate of 173.02.
• Naveen-ul-Haq has an excellent record against Andre Russell in T20s: 33 balls, 41 runs, two dismissals.

Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 3, KKR 0, LSG 3.
• Rinku Singh at Eden Gardens: 12 inns, 333 runs, avg. 47.57, SR 149.33.
• Krunal Pandya has conceded just 38 runs off 42 balls against Shreyas Iyer (one dismissal).

Eden Gardens Kolkata Pitch Report and Weather

Back on March 24, KKR smashed 208 before SRH nearly chased it down (204). Last season, the average first innings score was 192.71. When teams scored above 200 batting first, they won three from three. Anything less than 180 was chased successfully four times.

A very hot day is forecast in Kolkata. A top of 37 degrees is expected with high humidity.

IPL 2024 28th Match: KKR vs LSG Dream11 Prediction Today

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article, as well as your own instincts, to create your teams.

Option 1:

Option 2:

KKR vs LSG Winner Prediction

These two teams have played thrillers between each other. Another could be on the cards, with KKR our pick in a tight match.

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