Check Here Details Vivo IPL 2021 Punjab vs Kolkata 21st Match Prediction, Probable XI, Weather Forecast, And Pitch Report.
The 21st match of Vivo IPL 2021 will take place between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders on 26th April 2021 at 07:30 PM IST at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The IPL 2021 second phase will begin with matches in new locations. PBKS has gained 2 matches out of 5 whereas KKR has won only 1 out of 5 with 4 consecutive losses. Punjab Kings had made a fightback on the last game after the 3 consecutive losses. PBKS stands in 5th position on the scoreboard with a victory of 2 games out of 5. In the previous game against Mumbai Indians, PBKS decided to bowl first. The spinner of Punjab Kings didn’t dishearten their captain and confined Mumbai Indians to a bottom-of-barrel total of 131 runs.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders are in the bottom position on the scoreboard with only one victory out of 5 which will put them in great trouble. In the previous game opposing Rajasthan Royals, the team lost the toss and was invited for the batting first. They failed in batting again and made a devastating low score of 133 runs. In the high order, Shubham Gill didn’t take advantage in the start and got run out. Unluckily, Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi made a reasonable start but were not able to convert it into the big bang. In the middle over, Eoin Morgan got out sadly and Andy Russell made only 9 runs.
Out of total of 18 games played between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab won only 9 games and Kolkata won 18 matches.
Match Details PBKS vs KKR IPL 2021
Date : 26th April 2021 (Monday)
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Location : Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
IPL 2021 21st Match PBKS vs KKR Probable XIs
Punjab Kings :KL Rahul (c & wk), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Deepak Hooda; Shahrukh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Fabian Allen, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.
Bench : Mandeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Chris Jordan, Jalaj Saxena, Dawid Malan, Sarfaraz Khan, Jhye Richardson, Ishan Porel, Saurabh Kumar, Riley Meredith, Darshan Nalkande, Utkarsh Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar .
Kolkata Knight Riders : Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk); Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Andre Russell, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy.
Bench: Shakib Al Hasan, Harbhajan Singh, Ben Cutting, Pawan Negi, Karun Nair, Gurkeerat Singh Mann; Sandeep Warrier, Sheldon Jackson, Tim Seifert, Rinku Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Venkatesh Iyer, Vaibhav Arora.
Punjab vs Kolkata 21st Match Prediction
It is unpredictable to decide which team will win the match today on the brand new pitch. The Punjab Kings are in the power of winning the game, which starts as a slight pick. They are a very good and settled team. If their high-order fires then they can win against the struggling KKR.
Prediction : Expecting Punjab Kings to win.
Weather Forecast Vivo IPL 2021 PBKS vs KKR
It will warm and clear sky day during the matchday. The temperature will be in between 30-32 degrees Celsius. And no rain disruption while the match is on.
IPL 2021 PBKS vs KKR Captain and Vice-Captain
Captain- KL Rahul, Nitish Rana
Vice-Captain – Mayank Agarwal, Andre Russell
Pitch Report Vivo IPL 2021 PBKS vs KKR
The pitch of Ahmedabad stadium should the steady one for both bowlers and batsmen. In the previous T20I between India and England, a red soil barrier was made ready at the venue. It will help the fast spinners with reasonable chances for the batter as well.
Average first innings run:
The average first innings run is 174 runs at this stadium.
Record of pursuing squads :
The pursuing squads have won 50% of the games here.
