Indian T20 League 2022: Lucknow vs Kolkata Fantasy Cricket Match-Ups

Lucknow will be hoping to clinch a fourth straight win when they take on two-time champions Kolkata at MCA Stadium in match 53 of the Indian T20 League 2022 season. With seven wins in ten games, the newly-formed franchise have occupied the second spot in the points table.

Kolkata, on the other hand, eased past Rajasthan to put an end to a five-game winless run. Shreyas Iyer's men are eighth in the standings with eight points from ten matches. 


READ: Punjab vs Rajasthan Match-Ups

Here are five First Games fantasy cricket Match-Ups in the Lucknow-Kolkata match. 

S IYER VS Q DE KOCK

Kolkata fans will be pinning their hopes on Shreyas Iyer in the must-win game. He is the franchise's leading run-scorer, with 324 runs at a strike rate of 133.33. Lucknow wicket-keeper batter Quinton de Kock is six runs away from 300 runs in the tournament. The South African made 46 in his team's only outing at MCA Stadium this season. 

Verdict: S Iyer is likely to triumph against Q de Kock.

T SOUTHEE VS K PANDYA

With ten wickets in five games, Tim Southee has been in lethal form this season. He claimed 2/46 in the victory over Rajasthan. Krunal Pandya, on the hand, has collected 289 fantasy points in Lucknow's last four matches. The Gujarat-born all-rounder picked up the player of the match award in his franchise's latest fixture at MCA Stadium. 

Verdict: T Southee could finish above K Pandya in the fantasy points chart. 

R BISHNOI VS D CHAMEERA

Lucknow duo Ravi Bishnoi and Dushmantha Chameera have picked up eight wickets each so far in the 15th edition. The 21-year-old spinner has a slightly better economy rate than Chameera, who removed Jonny Bairstow and Mayank Agarwal in the 20-run win over Punjab at MCA Stadium. 

Verdict: D Chameera has an advantage over R Bishnoi. 

S NARINE VS M STOINIS

Two players who haven't impressed fantasy cricket players this season meet in this Match-Up. Kolkata's Sunil Narine has taken just seven wickets in ten matches, while his Lucknow counterpart Marcus Stoinis made just 90 runs in six outings. However, the Caribbean mystery spinner has the best economy rate in the tournament - 5.25. 

Verdict: S Narine is likely to outscore M Stoinis.

A RUSSELL VS K L RAHUL

Andre Russell is up against K L Rahul, who has racked up 319 runs in his previous five matches. The Kolkata all-rounder, who has a four-wicket haul in his name this season, was dismissed for a duck twice in his last three innings. Meanwhile, the Punjab captain is likely to register another big score. 

Verdict: K L Rahul is the favorite to win this Match-Up.

Did You Know? K L Rahul has hit five fifties in 11 innings against Kolkata

What is First Games Match-Ups? 

Match-Ups is a new fantasy contest where fantasy cricket players don’t need to create a team to join the contest. Select the player who will score the most points from the available match-ups. Higher the number of correct picks, bigger the prizes. Join the contest without creating a playing 11.

Match-Ups Rules

• From 7 Match-Ups, select 5 Match-Ups
  
  
• For each Match-Ups, pick the player who will score the most fantasy points
  
  
• The contest will be cancelled and entry fee will be refunded if the match is curtailed due to weather or extreme conditions
  
  
• The contest may also be cancelled if multiple players in Match-Ups are not in the starting line-up

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