IPL 2022, Match 66, LSG vs KKR preview: Lucknow take on Kolkata next, eye top 2 finish

In their last league game of IPL 2022, Lucknow Super Giants will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 66 of the tournament in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday.

The previous encounter between the two sides resulted in a one-sided affair Lucknow steam-rolled Kolkata by thrashing them with a margin of 75 runs

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Lucknow Super Giants are one win away from guaranteeing themselves a top-2 spot in the league and will be aiming to get the benefit of having another chance in the playoffs. Although the team has lost their last 2 games, the LSG management won't be too worried about the Playing XI. The side heavily depends on captain KL Rahul and his performance will the key to success.

Knight Riders on the other hand are almost out of playoff contention but a win could spice things up in the last week of the league stage. With just 6 wins from 13 games, KKR has 12 points but a win doesn't guarantee them a spot in the playoffs as Delhi and Bangalore have achieved the 14 point target with a game in hand.

LSG vs KKR Head-to-Head Record

Lucknow and Kolkata have met once this season and the KL Rahul led team registered a thumping 75 run win against them.

LSG vs KKR Playing XI prediction

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Playing XI (probable):

Quinton de Kock(wk), KL Rahul©, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Karan Sharma, Avesh Khan, Dushmantha Chameera, Mohsin Khan

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Playing XI (Probable)

Venkatesh Iyer, Baba Indrajith, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (c), Sam Billings (wk), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy

LSG vs KKR Match timings:

LSG vs KKR live match will begin at 7:30 pm IST while the toss will take place 30 minutes before the scheduled start of play.

LSG vs KKR Match Live Telecast details:

The Match will be aired live on Star Sports channels - Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3, and Star Sports 3 HD.

The online streaming of the IPL 2022 match will be available on Hotstar.

LSG vs KKR live Streaming match will begin at 7:30 pm IST while the toss will take place 30 minutes before the scheduled start of play.
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