KKR vs PBKS: Revealed - Who are the impact players nominated by KKR and PBKS for match 42 of IPL 2024

In the match no. 42 of Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024), Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) took on the Sam Curran-led Punjab Kings (PBKS). The match between the two teams is being held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday, April 26.

With the return of Gautam Gambhir to KKR as a mentor the performance of the team has got significantly better and they have looked like a force to reckon with in the ongoing edition of the league. KKR have looked equally dominant both with bat and ball and they have played an entertaining brand of cricket in IPL 2024.

In their previous match, Knight Riders won an absolute nail-biter by a margin of 1 run as they defeated the Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Batting first they scored 222 for 6 with almost every batter making a significant contribution. 

However, with the ball, KKR were underwhelming and their bowlers were taken to the cleaners by RCB batters, who made the full utilization of the conditions on the offer. The equation finally came down to 3 runs off 1 ball but RCB only managed to get one run and due to a last-ball run-out they were bundled for 221.

Just like KKR, Punjab Kings have also played an entertaining brand of cricket but they haven't been as successful and have mostly lost the thrilling encounters. Currently, they are in the 9th position on the points table with 2 wins in 8 games.

Punjab Kings lost their previous match against the Gujarat Titans in Mullanpur on April 21 as their batters failed to step up and they could just score 142 runs. Despite a small total on the board, the PBKS bowlers showed a good fight and took the game to the last over. However, GT managed to complete the run-chase with 3 wickets in hand.

IPL 2024: Revealed - Who are the impact players nominated by KKR and PBKS for match 42

Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to bowl first in the match. At the toss, Sam Curran revealed that they have brought in Jonny Bairstow for Liam Livingstone. Sam Curran stated:

"We will have a bowl. We had 4 games at home, unfortunately lost all four, guys are ready for the away games though. We know what we need to do from here, just go out and play. Liam Livingstone misses out, Jonny Bairstow is back."

Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer revealed that they have also made one change to their playing XI by bringing in Dushmantha Chameera for Mitchell Starc. He elaborated:

"We've had different players stepping up at different times, that's the thing I'm pleased about this season. Starcy got a cut on his finger in the last game, Dushmantha Chameera replaces him. Need a great start and then convert it into a big score, hoping to continue the same form and momentum."

KKR vs PBKS: Impact Players -

KKR - Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz

PBKS: Shivam Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Prince Choudhary, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Prabhsimran Singh

KKR vs PBKS: Playing XIs - 

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Dushmantha Chameera, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran(c), Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh