IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Weather Conditions, Predicted Players

The 66th match of TATA IPL Season 15 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. The match will begin at 07:30 pm IST. The audience will be able to enjoy the telecast of the match on Star Sports Network in India and the live streaming can be enjoyed on Disney + Hotstar App and website. 

In the last match, Lucknow Super Giants faced defeat from Rajasthan Royals by 24 runs. Royals scored 178/6 in 20 overs while Giants managed to score only 154/8. From 13 matches played so far, Super Giants have scored 16 points and are currently placed at third position in the points table. 

Besides, Kolkata Knight Riders recorded victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last match by 54 runs. Knight Riders opted to bat first and scored 177/6 in 20 overs. Sunrisers were able to achieve a score of 123/8 in 20 overs. From 13 matches played so far, Knight Riders have scored 12 points and are currently placed at sixth position in the points table. 

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Weather Report 

As per the Met department, the weather in Mumbai on the match day is expected to remain mostly sunny. The temperature is likely to hover around 28 degrees Celsius to 32 degrees Celsius. With zero percent chance of precipitation, the wind is expected to blow at a speed of 11 km/h. 

Predicted Playing XIs 

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Predicted Players: KL Rahul (Captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Avesh Khan, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan. 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Predicted Players: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Sam Billings (wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Baba Indrajith, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy.