Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Punjab Kings: Punjab to add to KKR's miseries

Two teams who had a great start to the IPL will be looking to build momentum at the early stages of the tournament. Kings will be looking for their second win on the trot and KKr will be looking to keep aside their misfortune against RCB behind and show what they are capable of in this game. 

KKR had an outstanding start to the IPL defeating defending champions in their first game. However, in the second game, they were bowled out for 128 but fought till the very end and could have won the game if not for Andre Russel's injury. They will be looking to bounce back from that narrow defeat and build a solid foundation for the remainder of the tournament. 

Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (c), Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Punjab Kings had a great outing in the last game when they chased down 205 against RCB. They will be high on confidence going on to the second game of the match and they will be boosted by the arrival of Rabada who is ready to lead their bowling attack. They have shown class in batting in their first game and their bowling with the addition of Rabada is looking even more sharp going into the game.

Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Kagiso Rabada, Raj Bawa, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Sharma

Expect a batting pitch with lots of runs on offer at this game. Toss will play a crucial role in deciding the outcome of the match. It will take some sharp bowling to get something out of this pitch in Wankhede. Expect the team batting second to win the game. We are backing KKR to get the job done with the deep batting lineup they possess. 

• Punjab Kings to win for 1.74;
• Each Team To Score Over 169.5 Runs for 2.60;
• Total over 337.5 for 2.016