Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul has won the toss and opted to bowl first in their match against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League.
KL Rahul said that he's not the best wicket reader, but LSG just likes to chase in the Indian Premier League. The team has to perform well and looks after the strike rate as the T20 format has changed a lot in the last couple of years.
Shreyas Iyer also wanted to bowl first. Mitchell Starc was good in the last game and his form is good news for the KKR.
KKR:
P Salt, S Narine, V Iyer, S Iyer, Rinku Singh, A Raghuvanshi, A Russell, Ramandeep Singh, M Starc, H Rana, V Chakravarthy.Impact: Anukul, Pandey, Vaibhav, Bharat, Rutherford
LSG:
KL Rahul, M Stoinis, D Hooda, N Pooran, A Turner, A Badoni, K Pandya, R Bishnoi, N Ul Haq, Mohsin Khan, Y Thakur.Impact: Kulkarni, M Siddharth, Gowtham, Yudhvir, Padikkal