Wed, 04 May 2016

20:01

KKR vs KXIP

Kings XI Punjab skipper Murali Vijay has won the toss and elected to field at a packed Eden Gardens against Gambhir's Kolkata Knight Riders.

For KKR, Shakib Al Hasan comes in for Chris Lynn and the other one is interesting, Narine replaced by 45-year old Brad Hogg.

Kolkata Knight Riders XI: Robin Uthappa(wk), Gautam Gambhir(c), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Umesh Yadav, Brad Hogg, Morne Morkel.

For Kings XI, Swapnil Singh comes in for KC Cariappa and Manan Vohra for Marsh. They play only three overseas players.

Kings XI Punjab XI: Murali Vijay(c), Manan Vohra, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Wriddhiman Saha(wk), Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Swapnil Singh.

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