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IPL 2018: Knight Riders to face Kings in must-win tie
Indore, May 11 (CRICKETNMORE) - Kings XI Punjab will be aiming to consolidate their position in the top three of the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Holkar Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.Both the sides are coming off a defeat and will be desperate to return to winning ways as the cash-rich league reaches its business end.While Punjab are placed third with 12 points in their kitty, Kolkata are fifth in the league table with 10 points.
Kolkata was hammered by Mumbai in their last encounter as the Rohit Sharma-led side registered a thumping 102-run victory over them. Punjab too, suffered a narrow 15-run loss to Rajasthan Royals in their last outing.Punjab's batting mostly relies on openers Chris Gayle and Lokesh Rahul as the duo have accumulated 471 and 311 runs respectively.In the match against Rajasthan, when all of the Punjab batters failed to fire, Rahul rose to the occasion smashing an unbeaten 95 off 70 balls.The Punjab openers have been a major reason behind their success as the duo have handed a perfect start to their side on several occasions in this year's edition.
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