Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Supergiants, LSG Playing 11 vs KKR (Predicted), IPL 2022, Match 66, KKR vs LSG

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Supergiants, LSG Playing 11 vs KKR (Predicted), IPL 2022, Match 66, KKR vs LSG. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Supergiants 66th IPL 2022 match is to be played on 18th May 2022, 19:30 IST at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai. KKR would have to hope that RCB loses against GT and stay on 14 points and the winner of DC vs PBKS also loses their last game.

Lucknow Super Giants are also all but assured of a playoff spot. But with their loss to Rajasthan Royals, they slipped to 3rd place. This means if they don’t win their last match against KKR, they will not be in Qualifier 1.

Lucknow Supergiants had earlier beaten Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous IPL 2022 match by 75 runs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. A half-century from Quinton de Kock along with Avesh Khan’s three-wicket haul powered LSG to a comprehensive victory by 75 runs as they successfully defended their total of 176.

Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 24 runs to move to the second spot in the points table. Trent Boult’s quick strikes with the new ball hurt Lucknow early before Krunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda threatened with their solid half-century stand. The latter did score his fourth fifty in IPL 2022, but his efforts weren’t enough as Lucknow was restricted to 154/8 in 20 overs.

Earlier in the match, Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scored with 41 while Devdutt Padikkal blazed away to an 18-ball 39 as Rajasthan Royals posted 178 for six against Lucknow Super Giants. Skipper Sanju Samson made 32 off 24 balls after he opted to bat. Ravi Bishnoi was the most successful bowler for LSG, picking 2/31 in four overs.

KL Rahul has four fifty-plus scores in 12 innings, including two centuries against Mumbai Indians. Lucknow Super Giants have also found a solution to their No. 3 problem, with Deepak Hooda registering scores of 34, 52, 41, and 27 in their last four games, and being involved in three partnerships over 80 with either Quinton de Kock or KL Rahul at the other end. One of the main concerns is the form of Marcus Stoinis, who has looked a bit off-color so far in this IPL.

KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, and Deepak Hooda lead the batting charts for LSG with 459, 355, and 347 runs respectively. They are followed by Ayush Badoni and Krunal Pandya, who have 161 and 158 runs respectively. But the duo have been short of runs in recent games.

In his 10 appearances so far for LSG, Jason Holder has picked up two or more wickets on four occasions, ending up with three-wicket hauls twice. He is currently the second-highest wicket-taker for the side, with his 13 wickets only bettered by Avesh Khan’s 16. But Jason Holder has also leaked runs, having conceded 334 in 35.3 overs.

His economy rate of 9.40 is the second most expensive for LSG among those who have bowled more than 10 overs. Jason Holder’s contributions with the bat have also been limited – 57 runs off 42 balls in the seven innings that he has batted, with a highest of 16.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Supergiants, LSG Playing 11 vs KKR (Predicted), IPL 2022, Match 66, KKR vs LSG

KL Rahul

KL Rahul has been Mr. Consistent of IPL in the last couple of seasons, scoring over 500 runs in each of the last four editions. LSG would want their skipper back in the 2018 form though, the season where he had scored 659 runs at 54.91 at a strike rate of 158.41.

The right-handed batsman was picked as a draft player by the team. Last season, he was part of Punjab Kings. He scored 626 runs in 13 IPL 2021 games. He has amassed 469 runs in 13 IPL 2022 games averaging 42.64 including successive tons against Mumbai. The Lucknow skipper KL Rahul is the team’s leading run-getter so far this season.

Quinton de Kock

Roped in for INR 6.75 crore, the South African international keeper, Quinton de Kock has been one of the most prolific overseas batting options in recent times in IPL. Last season, the left-handed batsman was part of Mumbai Indians. He had scored 297 runs in 11 games in IPL 2021 at an average of 29.70.

In IPL 2022, he is Lucknow Supergiants’ 3rd highest run-scorer after KL Rahul with 362 runs averaging 27.85 with 3 fifties in 13 games.

Deepak Hooda

In the last three seasons, Deepak Hooda has evolved as a key middle-order batter, scoring 444 runs at a strike rate of almost 140. He also offers control in the middle overs with the ball. Deepak Hooda has amassed 406 runs averaging 31.23 in 13 games including 4 fifties in IPL 2022 and is Lucknow Supergiants’ 2nd highest run-getter so far this season. He has also taken a solitary scalp averaging 43 with the ball.

Marcus Stoinis

Marcus Stoinis had scored an unbeaten 38 in the first IPL 2022 match he played against Rajasthan, albeit in a losing cause as RR won by 3 runs after their pacer Kuldeep Sen successfully defended 15 runs in the last over.

He had scored 147 runs in 9 innings in IPL 2022 averaging 21 besides taking a solitary scalp averaging 56 with a best of 1/13. Evin Lewis who had scored 71 runs in 4 IPL 2022 games averaging 23.67 may replace him in the playing XI.

The Australian all-rounder made his way to Delhi Capitals for the IPL 2020 after he was bought for Rs 4.8 crores during the auction and went on to play two seasons for the franchise. He will now be donning the Lucknow Supergiants colors after the franchise picked him ahead of the TATA IPL 2022 auction.

Ayush Badoni

Lucknow Supergiants’ all-rounder Ayush Badoni, 22, became the first player to notch up a 50-plus score on IPL debut while batting at the No.6 spot or below in the match against Gujarat Titans, albeit in a losing cause. Ayush Badoni set alight the stage with his aggressive batting, hitting three sixes and four fours, and scoring 54 off 41 balls. He teamed up with Deepak Hooda, who scored 55 off 44 balls, including six fours and two sixes.

Ayush Badoni reached his maiden IPL half-century off 38 balls as Lucknow mustered a fighting 156-run total from being 25 for three. He has scored 161 runs in 11 innings playing 13 IPL 2022 games so far averaging 20.13. Despite being Lucknow’s 5th highest run-getter, he may be replaced by Manan Vohra, Manish Pandey, or Krishnappa Gowtham.

Krunal Pandya

Lucknow Supergiants will want Krunal Pandya to play the same role he used to play for Mumbai Indians all these years. Krunal Pandya, the spinner who can contribute with the bat as well was picked for Rs. 8.25 crores by Lucknow Supergiants during the IPL 2022 auction.

He was part of Mumbai Indians in the last season. He had scored 143 runs in 12 games and picked 5 wickets. He has taken 9 scalps averaging 25.11 in 13 matches in IPL 2022 besides scoring 183 runs averaging 22.88. He is Lucknow’s 4th highest run-getter and 5th highest wicket-taker so far.

Jason Holder

Jason Holder, the former West Indies skipper who can bowl at any stage of the game and use the long handle to change the course of the match, is a solid addition to the Lucknow Supergiants squad.

Jason Holder has picked 14 scalps in 11 IPL 2022 games averaging 24.71 and is Lucknow’s 2nd highest wicket-taker this season so far. But he’s a bit too expensive as his economy rate of 9.22 depicts. He has also scored 58 runs averaging 9.67 with the bat.

Dushmantha Chameera

Dushmantha Chameera, the Sri Lankan pacer can generate raw pace and trouble the batters with a fine yorker, and Lucknow Supergiants, who have brought him on board for INR 2 Crore, will want him to set the stage on fire. He has picked up 9 scalps so far in 11 IPL 2022 games averaging 36.66. Aussie overseas pacer Andrew Tye is an option to replace him.

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi Bishnoi was one of the draft picks for Lucknow Supergiants. At 21 years of age, Ravi Bishnoi has been an exciting prospect in IPL and his impressive show in the last two seasons has handed him an opportunity in the Indian squad as well. He picked 11 scalps in 12 games in IPL 2022 averaging 34.27 at an economy rate of 8.19.

Avesh Khan

Avesh Khan is one of the key players in the Lucknow setup. The young pacer was bought by Lucknow Supergiants for ₹10 crores at auction, up from a base price of ₹20 lakh, becoming the most expensive uncapped player at the event.

The Madhya Pradesh player was the second in the list of top wicket-takers last season, picking 24 wickets in 16 games at 18.75. He picked 17 scalps in 11 games averaging an impressive 18.35 at 7.86 RPO. Avesh Khan is the leading Lucknow Supergiants wicket-taker this season.

Mohsin Khan

Mohsin Khan is Lucknow Supergiants’ 4th highest wicket-taker with 10 scalps in only 7 IPL 2022 games. His bowling average is an impressive 15.2 and his best bowling figure is 16/4.

The youngster was first picked up by Mumbai Indians in 2018 and was again bought at the auction for his base price at the 2020 auction. He was brought on board for INR 20 Lakh by LSG. Mohsin Khan, a left-arm medium-fast bowler finally made his IPL 2022 debut for Lucknow Supergiants and has impressed everyone.