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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Predictions - Narine to clean up Punjabs attack

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 25 Apr 2024

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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings tips for Friday’s IPL group clash (04:00 PM SAST)
Sunil Narine hit six sixes in his 56-ball 109 against Rajasthan Royals.
Can Punjab Kings break their string of five losses by beating the Knight Riders?

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Sunil Narine pulls against Royal Challengers. (credit: Dibyangshu Sarkar / Getty Images)

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Predictions

Second on the table, the Knight Riders have won three of their last five games to push them up to second on the table. The Punjab Kings have lost their last four games on the bounce and slipped to second-from-the-bottom of the IPL.

Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine has scored 47, 85, 27* & 109 in his last 6 innings.
Kolkata Knight Riders' Phil Salt has scored 89* & 48 in his last 3 innings.
Punjab Kings' Shashank Singh has scored 61*, 46* & 41 in his last 5 innings.
Punjab Kings' Ashutosh Sharma has scored 31, 33*, 31 & 61 in his last 4 innings.

Head-to-Head

The Knight Riders have won three of the last five matches between the two sides. The Kings have won two of the matches.

Kolkata Knight Riders Form

The Knight Riders bounced back from a last-ball loss to the Rajasthan Royals by beating Royal Challengers by one run.

The Knight Riders posted an impressive 222/6 off their 20 overs, Phil Salt plundering 48 runs off just 14 balls to set up the innings. Shreyas Iyer added a valuable 50 off 36 balls towards the end of the innings.

Royal Challengers kept on track with the asking rate but lost their last wicket off the last ball of the match trying to get the run that would tie the two teams. Sunil Narine (2/34) and Andre Russell (3/25) both starred with the ball.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team News

The Knight Riders are in good form and are unlikely to make any changes to their team.

Punjab Kings Form

The Kings went four matches without a win when they lost to the Titans by three wickets.

The Kings were rolled out for 142 off their 20 overs, with only Prabhsimran Singh (35) making it out of the 20s with the bat.

The Kings made the Titans work hard for their win, with Harshal Patel (3/15, econ 5.00) and Liam Livingstone (2/19, econ 4.75) bowling exceptionally. The Titans secured the win with five balls and three wickets in hand.

Punjab Kings Team News

The Punjab Kings are struggling to find a win and need to look at changes in their batting lineup in particular to help find them the wins they need to push up towards the playoff places.

Verdict

Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings

I am backing Kolkata Knight Riders to win. I am also backing Sunil Narine to top score for Kolkata Knight Riders.

Shashank Singh is a good bet to top score for the Punjab Kings.

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