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Lucknow vs Kolkata
In the match between Lucknow and Kolkata, I chose the Kolkata team to place the bet. Lucknow provided a target of 177 runs. But Kolkata lost their first wicket on zero run, and collected only 25 runs in 6.5 overs and lost 4 valuable wickets. At the end of 11 overs though Kolkata collected 69 runs. Kolkata has very little chance of winning this match. Kolkata needs to score 108 runs from 54 balls to win.

Kolkata scored 79 runs in 12 overs. Andre Russel is playing very well. He has scored 39 runs from 17 balls. He hit 5 over boundaries. If he is stay at the crease, Kolkata will win. Narine is a good enough player. If these two players can form a good partnership, Kolkata has the potential to win. Otherwise Kolkata will lose this match

When there is no better score at the powerplay overs then we can conclude this to be a losing match. With KKR during the first 8 overs KKR have scored just 30 runs losing 4 wickets. This isn't a good start. If there is a good start, then the middle order players contribution will help the team. Here without any performance from the openers and middle orders can't make the team win the match when there is continued wicket fall. Andre Russell tried the best and wasn't able to do what he thought.

It is so tough to win a match without the contribution of openers. Obviously middle orders play vital role for winning the match but openers should start very well. Russell was good and he played also well but unfortunately the contribution of Russell and Narine was not sufficient for winning the match against Lucknow.

The 19th over from Mavi is a crucial one. If KKR restricted within 150 runs this could've lowered the pressure while batting second. The 30 runs in the 19th over took the score of Lucknow Super Giants reach above 170. If not, surely this score could've looked small for KKR and the same might've helped KKR open the innings in a better way.

The performance of Lucknow bowlers surprised me today. Mohsin Khan bowled 3 overs and gave only 6 runs. He got 1 wicket. On the other hand, Jason Holder took 3 wickets in 2.3 overs. On the other hand, Avesh Khan took 3 wickets for 19 runs in 3 overs. Kolkata lost all their wickets for just 101 runs due to the outstanding performance of the bowlers.