Kolkata won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants.
Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders and KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants clash in the 53rd league match of the 15th IPL.
Kolkata skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Pune Cricket Ground.
One of the star players of the Kolkata team Umesh Yadav did not play in this match due to injury and was replaced by Harshit Rana in the playing XI. Apart from this no other changes have been made in the Kolkata squad.
Meanwhile the Lucknow Super Giants team for this match has been fielded without any change. The same players who played in the last matches are also featured in the playing eleven for this tournament.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ XI for today’s match;
Aaron Finch, Baba Indrajith, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Andrew Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Sivam Mavi, Harshit Rana.
Lucknow’s XI for today’s match;
Quinton de Gock, KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stones, Krunal Pandya, Ayus Padoni, Jason Holder, Tusmantha Sammira, Ravi Bisnoi, Aves Khan, Mohsin Khan.