Shikhar Dhawan's playing doubtful, Starc also injured, see possible playing 11 of both teams

The 42nd match of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). In this match to be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, the Punjab team would like to return to winning ways after four consecutive defeats. Kolkata will be eyeing to continue their winning streak.

The condition of Punjab Kings in IPL 2024 is bad. The team has lost many close matches. Punjab Kings have won only two matches in the 8 matches played so far. He is placed ninth in the points table with four points. This season has been great for Kolkata Knight Riders so far. The team has won five out of the seven matches played so far. With 10 points, he is in second position in the points table.

The entire KKR roster is playing well. Still, Mitchell Starc, the most expensive player in this IPL, is not playing well. Additionally, during the most recent game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), he sustained a finger injury. He may be removed from the team in such a case. In his place, Dushmantha Chameera, a fast bowler from Sri Lanka, may be used.

Shikhar Dhawan, the regular captain of the Punjab Kings, has missed the last few games because of an injury. His possible return for this match is a subject of conjecture. But there's doubt about his playing. Punjab's opening batsmen are now incredibly vulnerable after Dhawan left. In such a situation, captain Sam Curran will give a chance to either Riley Roshaw or Jonny Bairstow to open the batting.

Whenever the teams of Kolkata and Punjab have come face to face, KKR has seemed to have the upper hand. So far 32 matches have been played between these two teams, out of which Kolkata has won 21. Whereas, Punjab could win only 11 matches. KKR has also registered 3 wins in the last 5 matches.

Playing 11 of Team Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy and Harshit Rana.

Playing 11 of Team Punjab Kings: Sam Curran (captain), Riley Rochau/Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Kagiso Rabada.