The match between KKR and LSG has been already started and Lucknow Super Giants batted first and managed to score 176 runs. The lower order batsmen performed better than their top order batsmen today especially Nicholas Pooran's batting speed was outstanding today,He scored 58 runs from only 30 balls the strike rate was awesome around 200 touches. So target was not too bad just need be more careful on bowling side.
If I talk about KKR then the way they started today it quite interesting after three over they were at 36 run without fall of any wicket run-rate at 12. In terms of strength, Lucknow Super Giants are much ahead of Kolkata Kings Rider this season, but I will still call this match Unpredictable. If Kolkata continue to bat like this then I think it is not impossible for them to win this match.
But I will pick Lucknow Super Giants as my betting for today. Still many overs and runs left I think they have enough power to put KKR under pressure.
So it is actually hard for KKR to win this match from now on. We have to remember every match for KKR is now a must-win. Gurbaz and Rinku are in the middle. 8 runs from 12 balls by Gurbaz and 16 runs from 14 balls by Rinku. With this type of strike rate KKR is not going to win this match for sure. They will have to accelerate very quickly.
The performance of the Kolkata bowlers was very good today. In particular, I would say Narine bowled well. However, the Kolkata captain used 8 bowlers today. There was no need to use so many bowlers. However, the Kolkata batsmen could not play well even with a target of 178 runs. Although the two openers Roy and Iyer got off to a good start, the later batsmen's performance was poor today. At the end of 16 overs, Kolkata collected 121/5.24 with Kolkata needing 56 runs. If Rinku Singh is not able to stay at the crease, Kolkata will surely lose today.