IPL MATCH Qualifier 1 KKR vs SRH

 Qualifier 1, KKR vs SRH

Kolkata Knight riders take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2024.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are all set to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their upcoming game of the ongoing IPL 2024. Both sides will lock horns in Qualifier 1 of the tournament at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, May 21. KKR became the first side to qualify for the playoffs of the tournament, and they will aim to register yet another win to place themselves in the finals of this season. 

On the other hand, SRH became the third team to qualify for the playoffs. The Pat Cummins-led side registered a four-wicket victory in their final league match against Punjab Kings. This win propelled their position to second place in the standings, enabling them to compete in the Qualifiers against the table-toppers, KKR.

Venue

 Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium provides a balanced challenge for both batters and fast bowlers. While the surface offers assistance to batters, allowing them to score freely, it also provides pace and bounce for the pacers. Interestingly, in the last five games played here, teams that have chosen to chase have emerged victorious on all occasions. The team winning the toss in the upcoming match is likely to opt to field first.

Match Details

Match         Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad , IPL 2024

Venue         Narendra Modi Stadium , Ahmedabad

Date & Time May 21, Tuesday, 7:30 pm IST

Live Broadcast and Streaming Details Star Sports Channels, JioCinema (app and website)

VENUE STATS

Thanks to 9 wickets in 5 T20s, S Narine averages 59 points in Ahmedabad.

Meanwhile, P Cummins (6 wickets in 3 matches) averages 64 points.

V lyer (117 points) was the captain of the Ultimate Team in his only appearance.

At the venue, M Aggarwal has collected 163 runs at 54.

INNINGS COMPARISON

V Viyaskanth's strike rate reads 14 bowling first, as compared to 30 bowling second.

Bowling first at the venue, Bhuvneshwar bagged 14 wickets in 8 innings.

IN FORM

T Head continues to go all guns blazing, generating two 50-run and one 30-run bonus in the last 4 innings.

A Russell (43 runs & 6 wickets) featured in the Ultimate Team on 3 consecutive occasions.

V Chakravarthy hasn't gone wicketless for 4 games in a row, overall bagging 10 wickets, producing an average of 77 points.

BATTER VS BOWLER

In 7 T20s, Russell dismissed M Agarwal 3 times and R Tripathi 4 times.

KKR vs SRH Probable Playing XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy

Impact Player- Vaibhav Arora

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH):

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande

Impact Player-  T Natarajan