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Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League 2024 Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 54 - 5th May
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the TATA Indian Premier League (TATA IPL 2024) Match 54 LSG vs KKR, which will be played on the 5th May.
Match 54- LSG vs KKR (Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow)
Current Form Kolkata Knight Riders:
Kolkata Knight Riders are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 7 wins to their credit.
The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders in the competition is Philip Salt with 397 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders in the competition is Sunil Narine with 13 scalps under his belt.
Kolkata Knight Riders have won their previous match against Mumbai Indians by 24 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 169 before being bowled out. Philip Salt and Sunil Narine got out early. Shreyas Iyer also disappointed and got out after scoring 6 runs. It was Venkatesh Iyer who scored 70 important runs and helped KKR get to a competitive total of 169 before being bowled out.
During the chase, Mumbai Indians got off to a terrible start, losing 3 wickets for just 46 runs. Hardik Pandya failed once again and got out after scoring 1 run. Suryakumar Yadav kept the hopes alive by making 56 runs off 35 balls but his untimely dismissal cost Mumbai Indians the match as they fell short by 24 runs in the end.
Current Form Lucknow Super Giants:
Lucknow Super Giants are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 6 wins to their credit.
The top run scorer for Lucknow Super Giants in the competition is KL Rahul with 406 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Lucknow Super Giants in the competition is Yash Thakur with 10 scalps under his belt.
Lucknow Super Giants have won their previous match against Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets.
Mumbai Indians batted first and they could post only a modest total of 144 for 7 in 20 overs. They got off to a terrible start, losing Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav early on. Ishan Kishan made 32 runs but consumed too many balls for doing that. It was Tim David who provided some momentum at the back end with his knock of 35 runs in 18 balls. On the back of his power hitting prowess, Mumbai Indians got to 144 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Lucknow Super Giants lost the impact player Arshin Kulkarni early on in the innings. This put pressure on the hosts but KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis then started tearing the opposition apart with boundaries. Stoinis made 62 runs and brought LSG closer to victory. There were a few hiccups in the death overs but LSG safely cruised home with 4 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain. Players injured/withdrawn: Jason Roy, Gus Atkinson
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Shamar Joseph, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, K. Gowtham, Shivam Mavi, Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Ashton Turner, David Willey, Mohd. Arshad Khan. Players injured/withdrawn: Mark Wood.
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Lucknow Super Giants
Who will win?- Kolkata Knight Riders
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants), Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Krunal Pandya (Lucknow Super Giants), Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Most Sixes – Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants), Philip Salt (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Player of the Match- Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Team Scores Batting first – Kolkata Knight Riders 165+, Lucknow Super Giants 160+
Match Handicap: Kolkata Knight Riders
*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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