IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders' strongest predicted XI against Lucknow Super Giants

Middle-order: Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy

Rovman Powell has scored 120 runs from four innings at an average of 60 and a strike rate of 139.54. Rinku Singh finally came to the party in the last game against the Rajasthan Royals, as he scored a match-winning fifty. Before that knock, Rinku had been going through a lean patch. Ramandeep Singh needs to hit his straps, as he has been given plenty of chances to get among the runs. In five innings, he has only managed 76 runs at an average of 19 and a strike rate of 133.34. Anukul Roy played a crucial hand in the last game alongside Rinku. He has also picked up important wickets with the ball.