In a must-win battle, Glenn Maxwell led Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) is set to take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017’s match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on May 9. With only five wins from 11 matches, KXIP now need to win all their remaining three matches if they wish to have any chance of making it to the knock-out stage. Wherein, KKR have already sealed their playoff berth. The Gautam Gambhir-led side are now at the second spot in the league table with 16 points from 12 matches.
KXIP will be hoping that Hashim Amla, Glenn Maxwell, Martin Guptill, Shaun Marsh, Manan Vohra, Wriddhiman Saha and Axar Patel will perform in the do-or-die battle. On the other hand, with Chris Lynn return KKR side is now a much more dangerous. Moreover, Robin Uthappa, out with a hamstring injury, is expected to return to this game.
Where to watch KKR v KXIP live telecast?
The live telecast of Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders clash will be broadcasted on Sony Six and Sony Max at 19:30 hrs.
#IPL Here's the Points Table at the end of Match 48 pic.twitter.com/eYt2HYS0aL
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Where to watch KKR v KXIP live streaming?
The live streaming of the IPL 2017 Match 49 will be available on Hotstar.
Squads:
KXIP: Glenn Maxwell (captain), David Miller, Manan Vohra, Hashim Amla, Shaun Marsh, Darren Sammy, Wriddhiman Saha, Nikhil Naik, Ishant Sharma, Armaan Jaffer, Martin Guptill, Eoin Morgan, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Arman Jaffer, Anureet Singh, Mohit Sharma, KC Cariappa, Pradeep Sahu, Swapnil Singh, T. Natrajan, Matt Henry, Varun Aaron, Axar Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Gurkeerat Mann, Rahul Tewatia.
KKR: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Darren Bravo, Yusuf Pathan, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa (wk), Umesh Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot, Trent Boult, Piyush Chawla, Nathan Coulter Nile, Colin De Grandhomme, Rishi Dhawan, Sayan Ghosh, Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Ishank Jaggi, Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Woakes, Chris Lynn, Manish Pandey.
