In the 28th match of IPL 2024, the teams of Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants will face each other. This match will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata from 3:30 pm. Both the teams would like to achieve their fourth win of the season through this match. KKR has won 3 out of 4 matches so far, while Lucknow has been able to win 3 out of 5 matches. 

KKR is at second position in the points table due to better net run rate, while Lucknow is seen at fourth position. In such a situation, by winning today's match, Lucknow team would like to snatch the number 2 position from Kolkata. 

• Pitch report

den Gardens of Kolkata is considered a paradise for batsmen. In the current season, one match has been played at this venue, in which the batsmen appeared completely dominant. The only match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the match, both the teams had crossed the 200-run mark. In today's match also, the pitch can prove to be very useful for the batsmen, as a result of which fans can watch a high scoring match. However, fast bowlers also get help here. 

• Head to Head record:

Match played: 03

LSG won: 03

KKR won: 0

• Probable playing 11

KKR:

Phili Salt(wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy

LSG:

KL Rahul (wk/c), Quinton de Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Arshad Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur

• Probable Best Batter

With 178 runs in five matches, LSG's vice-captain Nicholas Pooran could be the best batter of match 28 of IPL 2024. He has been in good form and is scoring consistently. His form in the upcoming clash is crucial for the visitors as he can take the game away add those crucial runs and play a match-defining knock.

• Probable Best Bowler

Sunil Narine's spin bowling can be crucial for KKR, as he can provide crucial breakthroughs during matches. Though he has been decent with the ball in the season and picked four wickets, with his experience and knack of picking wickets, Narine will be looking to provide his side with some early wickets and put them in a comfortable spot.

• At what Time toss will happen?

Toss will happen at 3:00PM IST.

• Online streaming partner?

Jiocinema.