For KKR,Chris Lynn’s unavailability due to injury could mean reverting to the opening pair of Robin Uthappa and skipper Gautam Gambhir.
On Thursday, Chris Lynn’s spot may go to Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who comes off an all-round performance in the last T20I against Sri Lanka on Saturday, scoring 38 and taking 3/24.
KKR beats KXIP by 8 Wickets
Gautam Gambhir struck an unbeaten 72 off 49 balls to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to an eight-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab in their first home game of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Gambhir gunned down the opposition attack with a blazing innings, helping his team overcome the 171-run target in 16.3 overs.
It was also a record equalling 33rd IPL fifty for Gambhir who now shares the feat with Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner.
India and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli, who missed out the first three matches of IPL 2017 due to injury, has 26 half-centuries to his name.
List of players with more half centuries in IPL
David Warner (Delhi Daredevils, Sunrisers Hyderabad) - 33
Gautam Gambhir (Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders) - 33
Rohit Sharma (Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians) - 29
Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) - 26
Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions) - 29
Ajinkya Rahane ((Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiant)- 24
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