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Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2023: Will Umesh Yadav Find His Place Back? | Cricket News
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Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2023: Will Umesh Yadav Find His Place Back? | Cricket News

[ad_1] IPL 2023: KKR to face RR in their next clash© BCCIKolkata Knight Riders will be taking on Rajasthan Royals in their next IPL 2023 match on Thursday, at the Eden Gardens.  The Nitish Rana-led team is currently standing at the fifth place on the points table with a total of five wins out of 11 matches. KKR will be coming to this clash after clinching a victory by 5 wickets in a thrilling encounter against Punjab Kings. Their star pacer Umesh Yadav, who sustained a minor hamstring injury, has benched for the past few games and is expected to make his way back into the Playing XI against RR.As things stand, four teams including KKR and Rajasthan Royals, are locked on 10 points in a mid-table traffic rush for the playoffs. RR may be ahead on net run rate (NRR) but the equation could ch...
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Resurgent KKR Face Struggling Rajasthan Royals, Aim To Break Into Top-4 | Cricket News
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Resurgent KKR Face Struggling Rajasthan Royals, Aim To Break Into Top-4 | Cricket News

[ad_1] A resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders will look for their third victory in a row in their fight for survival when they face a struggling Rajasthan Royals in the IPL on Thursday. Facing must-win scenarios, the two-time champions showed tremendous resilience to bounce back into reckoning after their wins over Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings, both in dramatic last-ball finishes. The wins have not only boosted their sagging morale but also taken the side to sixth place from eighth on the points table.As things stand, four teams including KKR and Rajasthan Royals, are locked on 10 points in a mid-table traffic rush for the playoffs.RR may be ahead on net run rate (NRR) but the equation could change quickly if KKR continue their winning run, as a victory for either side will take them ...
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IPL 2023: Anil Kumble Baffled By Nitish Rana’s ‘Very Strange’ Captaincy Decision | Cricket News
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IPL 2023: Anil Kumble Baffled By Nitish Rana’s ‘Very Strange’ Captaincy Decision | Cricket News

[ad_1] KKR skipper Nitish Rana© BCCIKolkata Knight Riders kept their hopes for the playoffs alive with a thrilling victory over Punjab Kings on Monday. Chasing 180, KKR lost some initial wickets but a fiery half-century from skipper Nitish Rana and a brilliant partnership from Andre Russell and Rinku Singh, guided them to a five-wicket win on the last ball of the match. In the first innings, PBKS kept losing wickets at regular intervals but did lose the momentum as Harpreet Brar and Shahrukh Khan smashed 36 runs in the last two overs, which were bowled by Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana.In the entire innings, all-rounder Shardul Thakur was not given a single over to bowl and this decision by Nitish did not go down well with the former India spinner Anil Kumble. Speaking on Jio Cinema, Kum...
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“We Were Waiting For That One Russell Innings”: KKR Captain Nitish Rana | Cricket News
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“We Were Waiting For That One Russell Innings”: KKR Captain Nitish Rana | Cricket News

[ad_1] Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Nitish Rana's wait for Andre Russell's return to form ended as the power-hitter played a brilliant knock to take his team to victory against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Eden Gardens. KKR won a thrilling match against PBKS in a last-over finish. A half-century by Nitish Rana and fiery cameos from Andre Russell and Rinku Singh helped Kolkata clinch a five-wicket win.Andre Russell played a match-winning knock of 42 off 23 balls. Notably, he had not delivered a remarkable knock for his team till now.In the post-match presentation, the KKR captain said, "10 matches have gone, we were all waiting for that one Russell innings to come. He was one innings away, I kept backing him saying you have done a lot, and you will 100% win us a game.""When I was batting...
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KKR Captain Nitish Rana Slapped With Rs 12 Lakh Fine For Maintaining Slow Over-Rate vs PBKS | Cricket News
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KKR Captain Nitish Rana Slapped With Rs 12 Lakh Fine For Maintaining Slow Over-Rate vs PBKS | Cricket News

[ad_1] Nitish Rana handed INR 12 lakh fine© BCCI/SportzpicsKolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana has been fined Rs 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League match against Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens. As it was his team's first offence of the season under the IPL's code of conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Rana was fined Rs 12 lakh, the league said in a statement. On Monday night, Rinku Singh added to his reputation of being an expert finisher with a last-ball boundary as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Punjab Kings by five wickets to keep their IPL play-off hopes alive.Skipper Rana's half-century and Andre Russell's exploits were followed by Rinku's 10-ball 21 not out, as KKR managed to complete a chase of 180 at their home gr...
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Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2023: Will Nitish Rana And Co. Tinker With Winning Combination? | Cricket News
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Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2023: Will Nitish Rana And Co. Tinker With Winning Combination? | Cricket News

[ad_1] Kolkata Knight Riders will be taking on Punjab Kings in their next IPL 2023 match on Monday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. KKR are currently standing at the eighth spot on the points table with a total of four wins out of ten matches. They will be coming to this after registering a five-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a last-ball thriller. Pacers Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana had a good outing against SRH and are likely to retain their places for the next match.A 'Go To' man in Kolkata Knight Riders for more than a decade, Sunil Narine will have to play out of his skin to justify his place in the playing eleven when his team face PBKS.The Trinidad man, who has played 158 games spread across 12 seasons, including the current one, has 159 wickets along with 1039 runs with ...
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Focus On Sunil Narine’s Place In Eleven As KKR Face-Off Punjab Kings At Home | Cricket News
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Focus On Sunil Narine’s Place In Eleven As KKR Face-Off Punjab Kings At Home | Cricket News

[ad_1] A 'Go To' man in Kolkata Knight Riders for more than a decade, Sunil Narine will have to play out of his skin to justify his place in the playing eleven when his team face Punjab Kings in a must-win Indian Premier League game, at the Eden Gardens on Monday. The Trinidad man, who has played 158 games spread across 12 seasons, including the current one, has 159 wickets along with 1039 runs with four half-centuries after he worked on his batting once his action was deemed suspect and he lost fizz of the pitch.Narine hasn't been the same "mystery bowler", who burst into the T20 franchise scene, for many seasons but he would be first one to admit he has been insanely lucky.The architect of 2012 and 2014 IPL wins with 24 and 21 wickets those two seasons, has struggled for at leats last ...
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SRH vs KKR, IPL 2023 Live Score Updates: Kolkata Knight Riders Eye Revenge vs SunRisers Hyderabad | Cricket News
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SRH vs KKR, IPL 2023 Live Score Updates: Kolkata Knight Riders Eye Revenge vs SunRisers Hyderabad | Cricket News

[ad_1] SRH vs KKR Live Updates: SRH expect more consistency from their top-order vs KKR.© BCCI/IPLSRH vs KKR, IPL 2023 Live Score: SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) look to pull off a season-double over Kolkata Knight Riders when both teams face off at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. SRH expect more consistency from their top-order this time around, with the likes of Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, and captain Aiden Markram performing far from their best. For Brook, however, the game against KKR could be huge motivation after he scored a century in the first fixture against them earlier this season. KKR too would be expecting more fluency from their batters as they look to get their campaign back on track after six defeats in nine games. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)Live Cric...
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Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI vs SunRisers Hyderabad, IPL 2023: Will Johnson Charles Get His Chance? | Cricket News
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Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI vs SunRisers Hyderabad, IPL 2023: Will Johnson Charles Get His Chance? | Cricket News

[ad_1] Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) look to return to winning ways as they take on SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. KKR lost out to Gujarat Titans in their previous outing, and currently occupy the eighth spot in the points table. KKR were beaten comprehensively by SRH in their first meeting of the season, with Harry Brook scoring his maiden century in the tournament. Ahead of the game on Thursday, KKR named West Indies batter Johnson Charles as Litton Das' replacement. Charles' arrival will boost the morale in the KKR camp as the two-time champions look to secure a playoff  berth.Here's what we think could be KKR's playing XI against SunRisers Hyderabad:Both Jason Roy and Rahmanullah Gurbaz have sh...
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