The news was confirmed by KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane during the coin toss.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have decided to hand West Indies all-rounder Rovman Powell his maiden cap for the franchise for the clash against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2205).
The news was confirmed by KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane during the coin toss. Powell comes in place of England all-rounder Moeen Ali.
With Rovman in, it will give KKR an extra batter in the lower order who can easily clear boundaries, and can come in handy, especially since they are chasing. Furthermore, the Caribbean big-hitter can also contribute with his medium pace bowling if needed.
Likely KKR Batting Order:
Openers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine
No.3: Ajinkya Rahane
Middle Order: Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell
Lower Order: Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
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Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
KKR Impact Subs: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anrich Nortje, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
PBKS Impact Subs: Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey
Speaking about KKR’s standings, they are currently placed seventh in the points table with three wins from eight games and will need to churn out a win tonight to stay in hunt for a playoffs spot.
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