After winning their respective opening matches, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) now face-off each other in the Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019) match six. Knight Riders demolished Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their opening game while Kings XI Punjab outplayed Rajasthan Royals (RR). While this is going to be the second home game for KKR, for Punjab it is the second match on the road. Ahead of KKR vs KXIP Clash, David Miller Joins Kings XI Punjab Squad for VIVO IPL 2019 (View Pics Inside).

Ahead of the first match of IPL 2019 in Kolkata it rained. However, the weather improved and the KKR vs SRH match went ahead unaffected by it. There are chances of light rain during the match time Kolkata’s weather forecast, but very slim. Cloud cover is going to be there and the weather is expected to stay under 30 degrees during the course of the match. KKR vs KXIP Head-to-Head Record: Ahead of IPL 2019 Clash, Here Are Match Results of Last 5 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab Encounters!

Kolkata Weather Report

 Pitch Report: Eden Gardens has been one of the high-scoring venues and same was the case during the first match of season. The pitch has been under covers for sometime due to rain threat and it could have developed some moisture which will help the spinners. KKR vs KXIP, IPL 2019 Match 6 Key Players: R Ashwin to Chris Gayle to Andre Russell, These Cricketers Are to Watch Out for at Eden Gardens.

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Chris Lynn, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Nikhil Naik, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Carlos Brathwaite, Sandeep Warrier, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj, KC Cariappa.

Kings XI Punjab Squad: Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, Nicholas Pooran(w), Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ankit Rajpoot, Karun Nair, David Miller, Simran Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Andrew Tye, Hardus Viljoen, Arshdeep Singh, Moises Henriques, Varun Chakravarthy, Darshan Nalkande, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar.

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