Live - IPL 2017: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Lions, GL opt to field

With four wins from five matches, Kolkata Knight Riders take on Gujarat Lions, languishing at the bottom of the points table, in their sixth match of IPL 2017 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Match starts at 8 PM IST. Get live cricket score of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Lions here. (LIVE SCORECARD | LIVE STREAMING INFO)

19:35 hrs IST: Faulkner gets his first game of the season. Praveen Kumar comes in for Shivil Kaushik. As for KKR, Shakib Al Hasan replaces New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme.

19:33 hrs IST: Playing XI -

GL: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina(c), Aaron Finch, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner, Praveen Kumar, Basil Thampi, Dhawal Kulkarni

KKR: Gautam Gambhir(c), Robin Uthappa(wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Woakes, Sunil Narine, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav

19:32 hrs IST: Gujarat Lions have won the toss and have elected to bowl first.

19:26 hrs IST: Toss in a short while.

19:22 hrs IST:Suresh Raina (4257) needs just eight runs to overtake Virat Kohli (4264) as highest run-getter in IPL.

19:20 hrs IST: This will be the fourth match between the two teams in IPL.

19:15 hrs IST: The Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians game (on Thursday) capped off six centuries of matches over 10 years of the Indian Premier League. Big



achievement!

STAT ATTACK - Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper Gautam Gambhir needs just one fifty plus innings to become the second Indian after Virat Kohli and fifth batsman overall to make 50 or more fifty plus scores in Twenty-20 cricket

High on confidence following a hat-trick of victories, two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders would look to continue their winning streak against Gujarat Lions. (STANDINGS)

.@DJBravo47 seems to be working on his new song. Did we hear India, Kohli and Dhoni in there? 

- The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) April 21, 2017

With two home and two away wins from five matches, in-form KKR are on a roll, quite contrast to the campaign of Gujarat who finished the league stages on top last season but are yet to find their rhythm this year with just one victory out of five.

It's time to tame them at their fortress. 

Come on Lions, it's time to get back to winning ways! 

There has been no individual hero for Kolkata Knight Riders in their journey so far and every player is backing each other. That has not only helped them overcome hurdles but played a key role in their smooth campaign.

But for the Suresh Raina-led Gujarat Lions, nothing is going right, be it their batting or bowling, especially the spin department which has let-down the team badly.