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Kolkata have rested pacer Laxmipathy Balaji and drafted leg-spinner Sarabjit Ladda in his place, while Kochi are playing with an unchanged side that last played Delhi.
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (C), Eoin Morgan, Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Mark Boucher, Rajat Bhatia, Iqbal Abdulla, Brett Lee, Sarabjit Ladda and Jaidev Unadkat.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala: Mahela Jayawardene (C), Michael Klinger, Brendon McCullum, Parthiv Patel, Brad Hodge, Ravindra Jadeja, Raiphi Gomez, R Vinay Kumar, R P Singh, S Sreesanth and Prasanth Parameswaran.