Gambhir returns to Eden but spotlight on Karthik
Dinesh Karthik's tactics have been called into question in KKR's two losses so far this season. Now he must match wits with the man who led KKR for seven years, winning two titles
Big Picture
In the news
- Knight Riders' Kamlesh Nagarkoti has been ruled out of the season without playing a single match, with Karnataka seamer Prasidh Krishna replacing him
- Chris Morris, it is understood, missed Daredevils' previous game with illness. It remains to be seen whether he will be fit on Monday
The likely XIs
Stats that matter
- Sunil Narine loves bowing at Daredevils. He has got 20 wickets from 11 innings - his second best against IPL teams, after his 26 against King XI - coupled with an economy rate of 6.3
- Shahbaz Nadeem has an IPL economy rate of 7.16. That puts him at No. 9 among the 29 spinners who have delivered at least 500 balls in the tournament. For added context, a vast majority of those who have fared better tend to be considered A-list bowlers: Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin, Narine, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shakib Al Hasan, Anil Kumble, Rahul Sharma, Johan Botha
- A pick-me-up for the local fans ruing defeat at Eden: the four times Knight Riders reached the IPL knockouts, they had won only four or fewer matches at home. Of course, when they won the title in 2014, they only played four games in Kolkata. When they did the same in 2012, they won only three out of seven on their own turf
- Since hitting three 80-plus scores in a row in 2014, Glenn Maxwell has been dismissed for 20 or less 34 times in 50 IPL innings
Strategy punt
Fantasy pick
Quotes
Knight Riders batting coach Simon Katich on backing the squad's Under-19 talent
Alagappan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo