The 66th match of IPL 2022 is played today between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants. This match is played at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium. Lucknow captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bat first. It’s a do or die match for KKR. Lucknow needs to win today’s match to confirm their place in the playoffs. Lucknow, where KKR is currently in third place in the points table. Three changes have been made to the Lucknow team.
During the draw, Lucknow captain Rahul said the wicket had dried up. In recent games, the team that bats first here has the advantage. Three changes have been made to our team today. Krunal Pandya, Aayush Badoni and Dushmatha will not play Chameera. Manan Vohra, K Gautam and Evin Lewis have been included in the 11 players instead. At the same time, Abhijit Tomar has been included in the squad in place of the injured Ajinkya Rahane at KKR. Abhijeet, you are debuting.
KKR needs a big win to keep their playoff hopes alive. At the same time, Lucknow would also like to win this match to reach the playoffs. This is the last league game for both teams. The KKR team will not make the playoffs after winning this match. However, their hopes of reaching the top four will live on. On the other hand, if Lucknow wins, it will be confirmed that he is in the top 2.
Venkatesh Iyer, Abhijit Tomar, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (week), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Varun Chakraborty.
Quinton de Kock (week), KL Rahul (c), Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda, Manan Vohra, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gautam, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.