#4 Sunil Narine (KKR) v David Miller (KXIP)
West Indian spinner Sunil Narine, who is probably KKR’s best spinner, will be Gambhir’s trump card. After an ordinary match where he went for 0-33 in his 4 overs against Gujarat Lions, Narine came back well with figures of 1-22 against Mumbai Indians. Narine who played in only one of the two league fixtures last year, had registered figures of 2-22.
David Miller didn’t bat against RCB but scored a breezy, unbeaten 30 against Pune in a match-winning partnership with Glenn Maxwell. The South African southpaw will definitely have a big role to play at the Eden Gardens, which is KKR’s bastion. Miller has won many a match on his own batting strength, bringing KXIP from the dead quite a few times.
However, he failed both times against KKR last year. Narine’s deception, especially on a sluggish pitch, will be tough to attack, unless dew sets in early and KXIP are batting second. It makes the toss very important as well.
