After a thumping victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Kolkata Knight Riders will now take on the Lucknow Super Giants at the Eden Gardens with another victory in sight. KKR will be moving into this game with a lot of momentum and a sense of belief in their unit. Both teams come into this contest with a win in their previous game and both will be gunning to pick up the crucial two points from this game. The KKR fans will be eager to cheer loud and proud as their team steps in with an aim to put on another strong performance.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

While LSG have the lead of 3-2 in the 5 contested encounters between the two sides, KKR come into this game with 2 big wins over LSG in the last two games. In the previous season, KKR were able to register thumping wins over LSG in both of their league games which will be a big confidence boost for KKR going into this game as they aim to level the scoreline between the two.

PITCH & CONDITIONS

While a separate strip will be used for this KKR-LSG game, the conditions will dictate a lot of things in this game. This will be the first afternoon game contested at the Eden Gardens this year and the hot weather will be a major factor on which the teams decide whether to bat or bowl first. In the latter phase of the game, the conditions might cool down and result in the dew coming in which thus making it more interesting as to what the teams decide to do after winning the toss.

KEY MATCH-UP - KKR’s fiery middle order vs LSG’s young bowling attack

It will be a key encounter to witness how KKR’s in form batters go on to tackle and take on the young and impressive bowling attack of LSG who have found success on more than one occasion against fiery batting lineups. While KKR have the licence to attack with a lot of depth in their batting resources, the LSG bowlers will be aiming to create wicket taking opportunities to make sure they break KKR’s momentum. It promises to be a battle of fire with fire and this will be a much anticipated encounter to witness.