Shocking Call! Kkr drop Moeen Ali for a bowler who leaked 10+ runs per over in IPL 2025. Cricket news
New Delhi: In a step that has raised more than some eyebrows, Kolkata Knight Riders On Tuesday, the Lucknow has decided to leave all -rounder Moen Ali in favor of Australian Passer Spencer Johnson for his IPL 2025 match against Lucknow super veterans at Eden Gardens.
The decision has so far come in the tournament despite a small number of Johnson, where he has scored at a shocking economy rate of 10.44.
Johnson’s statistics tell a difficult story: only one wicket in three matches, the best of 87.00 and 1/42 on average.
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His inclusion on Moin, a huge experienced pracharak with both bat and ball, has surprised fans and pundits equally.
KKR, who is currently at the fifth position on the table, is under pressure to regain speed, and this selection indicates a bold and risky strategic change.
Captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and chose to bowl at the first Eden Gardens.
With a record of 2-3 head-to-head-to-heads against LSG, KKR will also be curious for score and will be back into the top four. Can Johnson move and justify the trust shown in it.
On the other hand, LSG did not make any changes to its winning combination and currently seated in the sixth position under KKR.
With the League entering its mid-season crunch, every match is turning into a win, and KKR’s decision can prove to be either talent or destructive how the game comes out.
Xis playing: kkr vs Lsg
KKR: Quinton de Kok (WK), Sunil Narin, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramphip Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakarthi.
LSG: Michelle Marsh, Aden Markram, Nicholas Gadgadan, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digwesh Rathi.
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