LSG Vs KKR Dream 11 Prediction: Playing XI, pitch report, LIVE updates & Fantasy tips

New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giant (LSG) and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on each other in the 53rd match of IPL tournament 2022 on Saturday. In their previous encounters, LSG maintains an edge as it has won 7 out of 10 matches it has played while KKR has won 4 of 10 games. LSG defeated Delhi Capitals in the last game & would look to seal this game too for keeping its high ranking in the points tally.

Kolkata Knight Riders didn’t have a good season this year they have lost out crucial points and are ranking in the middle of tally. In their previous match, they beat Rajasthan Royals but it has been struggling with opening pairs as they have failed to fire and give a decent start to the team.

LSG Vs KKR Dream 11

Match Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune
Date & Time: May 7 at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Watch LIVE on Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar

LSG Vs KKR Dream 11: Pitch Report

The pitch is said to be spinners friendly and they can take take a lot of advantage in swinging the ball. Pacers may have to struggle. The team which chooses to bat first may have a head start as the batting team in first innings has won 7 out of 10 games played here.

LSG Vs KKR Dream 11 : Top Picks

Shreyas Iyer is a star attraction, this IPL season. He has been consistently scoring runs and hasn’t been dismissed yet at a single-digit score in this tournament. He is the leading run-getter for KKR as he scored 324 runs in 10 matches with a strike rate of 133.33.

Deepak Hooda scored a half-century in last game and scored over 30 runs in last 2 games. Hooda has been a good middle-order asset for LSG in past matches.

Umesh Yadav of KKR is the leading wicket taker of the side. With a strike rate of 16, he has taken 5 wickets in last 3 matches. In a total of 10 matches, he has scalped 15 wickets.

For LSG, Mohsin Khan is the player of the match. In last game, he picked 4 wickets in 4 overs while his overall numbers stand at 8 wickets in 4 matches.

Suggested Fantasy Tips & Playing XI

Lokesh Rahul (C), Deepak Hooda, Quinton de Kock, Rinku Singh, Krishnappa Gowtham, Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Nitish Rana, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi.