The Lucknow Super Giants need one win to secure their playoffs spot in IPL 2023. They are currently in third place with 15 points from 13 games. The Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, are unlikely to make it to the playoffs as they are in seventh place with 12 points from 13 games.
Kolkata Knight Riders opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz wants to settle scores with his Afghanistan teammate Naveen-ul-Haq during their match against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Eden Gardens on Friday. Gurbaz hopes to hit Naveen for sixes after the right-hand pacer kept teasing Gurbaz for getting him out during their national team practice games. Gurbaz has scored 217 runs in 10 games in IPL 2023.
Naveen-ul-Haq had been in the headlines for his altercation with former RCB skipper Virat Kohli during IPL 2023. The Lucknow Super Giants are a good team and have the momentum, but the Kolkata Knight Riders will try their best to win the match. For KKR to qualify for the playoffs, they need Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, and Royal Challengers Bangalore to lose their final matches and beat LSG by a huge margin that would boost their NRR.
