Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the iconic Eden Gardens on Sunday.
The home team are going through a rough patch and will hope to bounce back in front of their home fans against an in-form CSK.
The Knights were wrapped up for just 127 in their previous game against Delhi Capitals (DC) which was comfortably chased down by David Warner & co with four wickets in hand.
CSK, on the other hand, registered a massive seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their previous game.
Impact substitutes are new for this year in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and they could play a part in deciding the outcome of this match. They have won four out of their six matches and currently sit third on the table with eight points.
Impact substitutes are new for this year in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and they could play a part in deciding the outcome of this match.
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KKR vs CSK: Impact Player today?
KKR: Litton Das, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Rawal, Mandeep Singh.
Venkatesh Iyer replaced Surash Sharma as an impact substitute in the KKR side.
For CSK, Akask Singh was the impact player who replaced Ambati Rayudu.
CSK: Akash Singh, Dwaine Pretorius, Shaik Rasheed, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Subhranshu Senapati
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What is the 'impact player' rule in IPL 2023?
The introduction of a new rule could be a massive game-changer for the IPL, with one player from each team per game able to be substituted mid-game.
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The concept was trialled in the BCCI domestic competition and was widely praised.
The IPL has confirmed that the impact substitute must come from a list of four players, as confirmed before the toss.
Substitutions can be made either before the start of an innings; at the end of the over; at the fall of a wicket or when a batter retires.
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Once replaced, the substituted player can take no further part in the match, not even field.
The substitute could replace any player from the starting XI at any point before the end of the 14th over of either innings, and was allowed to bat and bowl his full quota of overs.
In the IPL, teams are permitted to field a maximum of four overseas players per match, meaning if four overseas players are named in the starting XI, the replacement player must be Indian.
The 'impact player' rule should offer greater tactical freedom than other systems that have been used previously in India and abroad, with the BBL scrapping their X-factor sub prior to the 2022/23 season.
