The Kolkata Knight Riders are hosting the Kings XI Punjab today and the news from the centre is that Kings XI Punjab wins the toss and have elected to bowl first. The toss and have elected to bat first. The two teams have produced the closest encounters and have put their fans at the edge of the seats. However, Dinesh Karthik and men have an upper hand over Kings XI Punjab. Out of the 23 times that the two teams have locked horns with each other, 15 matches have been won by won by KKR and the remaining games were won by the Kings XI Punjab. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab Live Cricket Score.

Today, Chris Gayle who has hit 296 sixes now has a chance to be the only man to get to 300 maximum marks in the IPL. Ahead of the game, David Miller has joined the squad for the upcoming game. Both teams would be looking forward to keeping up their winning streak. Talking about the weather, there are slim chances of a downpour at the Eden Gardens and the temperatures will stay under 30 degrees. Since the pitch had been under covers due to the threat of the rains, there could be a bit of moisture that could bother the players. KKR vs KXIP, IPL 2019 Live Cricket Streaming: Watch Free Telecast of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab on Star Sports and Hotstar Online.

Check out the video of the toss below:

Now let’s check out the playing XI below:

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Chris Lynn, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna

Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammed Shami, Andrew Tye

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