In the next story, we will know the form, top players, head-to-head record, pitch report, weather condition, possible playing-11 and impact players of both the teams in the tournament…
KKR made a great comeback after facing defeat from Punjab Kings in their first match of this season, Kolkata's spirits are high . In the second match, the team won against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). At the same time, Rinku Singh gave victory to his team by hitting 5 sixes in the last five balls against Gujarat Titans (GT). In this way, KKR's eyes are on completing the hat-trick of victory.
Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Rahmanullah Gurbaz are the top players of the team. The team's 4 foreigners against Hyderabad can be Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Gurbaz and Narine.
An upbeat Hyderabad team
Hyderabad failed to make an impact in the first two matches. The team was defeated by Rajasthan in the first match and Lucknow in the second match. Hyderabad again defeated Punjab by eight wickets in the last match on the basis of Rahul Tripathi's unbeaten 74-run innings. After this victory, the Hyderabad team, full of enthusiasm, will come on the field to give a tough fight to KKR.
Hyderabad has top class players like Aiden Markram, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal and Rahul Tripathi. The team's 4 foreigners against Hyderabad could be Markram, Brook, Heinrich Klaasen and Marco Jansen.
Kolkata over Hyderabad in head to head
Kolkata Knight Riders have won the title twice and Sunrisers Hyderabad once. Both the teams have faced each other 23 times. In which Kolkata won 15 times and Hyderabad won 8 times.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Eden Gardens Stadium is considered fast. Spinners help on this pitch. Bowlers like Sunil Narine can prove to be very dangerous here. Tick batting players can easily score big here.
Weather condition
The weather of Kolkata is going to be very hot on the day of the match. Friday's temperature in Kolkata will be between 41 to 28 degree Celsius.
Possible playing 11 of both the teams...
Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wicketkeeper), Narayan Jagdishan, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Suyash Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Varun Chakraborty.
Impact Players: Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Venkatesh Iyer.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Aiden Markram (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Heinrich Klaasen (Wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik and Thangarasu Natarajan.
Impact Players: Abdul Samad, Anmolpreet Singh, Adil Rashid, Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Dagar.
