The epic match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Punjab Kings will be played on Monday 8th May. With KKR in 8th place and Punjab in 7th, both teams will be looking to improve their standings and secure a victory.
All eyes will be on KKR skipper Nitish Rana, who is closing in on 2500 IPL runs and can surpass Shaun Marsh and Steve Smith regarding runs in the IPL. Meanwhile, Andre Russell, who recently smashed 600 career sixes in the shortest format, is also eyeing the 400-wicket mark. If he achieves this, he will become just the sixth player to do so, and the third pacer after Dwayne Bravo and Wahab Riaz.
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Another milestone to watch out for is KKR spinner Sunil Narine, who is set to feature in his 450th match in the 20-over format. With an impressive 485 scalps at 21.21 from 449 matches and an economy rate of 6.05, he is a force to be reckoned with.
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But perhaps the biggest achievement on the line is for Shikhar Dhawan, who has scored an impressive 850 runs versus KKR in the IPL at 29.31. Dhawan can become the third-highest scorer versus KKR by surpassing Virat Kohli, who has 861 runs. He can also get to 100 fours versus KKR (92) and register 300-plus IPL runs for 13 successive seasons. Since IPL 2011, he has scored 300-plus runs every single time and can get to 14 seasons.
