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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to field first at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Rahane made just one change to the side. He replaced England all-rounder Moeen Ali with Australian left-arm pacer Spencer Johnson.
"We are going to bowl first. The wicket looks really good, it's not that hot. The wicket won't change much. One side boundary is small, that's why we are bowling first. Everyone is looking forward to this game. This game is all about starting fresh, need to take the positives, need to take one step at a time. People are going to talk about it, we know Quinny and Sunil are match-winners. We are not worried about them. Spencer comes in place of Moeen," Rahane said after winning the toss.
In the previous game, Moeen did not bowl or bat. Against Rajasthan Royals (RR), he registered a single-digit scores and got two wickets for 23 runs. His replacement, Johnson has not been in the best of forms. From three games, he has managed to take just one wicket.
On the other hand, LSG captain Rishabh Pant did not make any changes to the side that played against Mumbai Indians (MI).
"Wouldn't say very happy (on his batting). Not thinking about the past too much. Will take the positives and move forward. As a team we are winning and as a captain I am happy. We are playing with the same playing XI," Pant said at the coin toss.
Playing XIs:
KKR Playing XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact subs - Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia.
LSG Playing XI: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi
Impact subs - Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahamad, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh.
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