KKR vs PBKS Fantasy Cricket Tips, Dream11 Team, Playing XI, Pitch Report, and Injury Update- Tata IPL 2022

 

Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Punjab Kings in the eighth match of the Tata IPL 2022 on April 1st at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The game is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. IST.

Royal Challengers Banglore defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 3 wickets in their most recent match. In that game, Russell hit three sixes and sored 25 runs in 18 balls and Tim Southee and Umesh Yadav takes 3 and 2 wickets respectively.

Punjab Kings, on the other hand, defeated Royal Challengers Banglore by 5 wickets in their most recent match. For Punjab Kings, both Shikar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa made 43 runs, but there are three more batsmen who contribute in that match namely, Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal, Shahrukh Khan, and Odean Smith. 

Pitch Report: Wankhede Stadium's batting surface has always been favourable. The track has a consistent bounce, and the shorter boundaries make the batters' job even easier. There will be a lot of dew, so after winning the toss, both teams will want to bowl first. Wankhede Stadium is known for its high-scoring games due to its lightning-fast outfield.

Injury Update & Availability News:

South African pacer Kagiso Rabada has completed his quarantine period and is available for the clash against KKR.

Probable XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (c), Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Odean Smith, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Chahar

Top picks for fantasy games:

Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, Shikar Dhawan, Mayank Agrawal, and Bhanuka Rajapaksa

Captain - Shikar Dhawan, Mayank Agrawal

Vice-captain - Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell

11 Player Team:

Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shreyas Iyer (vc), Mauank Agrawal, Ajinkya Rahane, Liam Livingstone, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Umesh Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy