In the second qualifier match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday, Kane Williamson-led SunRisers Hyderabad and Dinesh Karthik’s Kolkata Knight Riders will face each other to enter the final.
Though SunRisers Hyderabad have dominated the entire 11th season with their exceptional bowling, they will have to bring their best on the field when they take on a buoyant Kolkata.
The winner of the Friday’s clash will take on Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings on Sunday at the Wankhede stadium for the trophy of the T20 league.
Sunrisers finished top in the points table after 14 matches, riding on an exceptional bowling battery and solid batting.
But the Kane Williamson-led side have lost four games on the trot, including their two-wicket loss in the Qualifier 1 to CSK and the last league clash against KKR.
Dinesh Karthik’s KKR, on the contrary, have won four games on the trot, their latest being a 25-run victory over Rajasthan Royals to reach Qualifier 2.
Since suffering their heaviest ever defeat margin of 102 runs against the Mumbai Indians, KKR have not looked back with skipper Karthik leading from the front and the likes of West Indies star Andre Russell and the wrist spinners stepping up to the occasion.
Ahead of the clash, here is everything you need to know:
SRH vs KKR head to head:
Kolkata Knight Riders have won 9 games in the 13 outings against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Dinesh Karthik’s side have thrashed SunRisers five times in six games that they have played against each other at the Eden Gardens stadium, Kolkata.
Ahead of the clash, here is everything you need to know:
Date: Friday, 25 May 2018.
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Telecast: Star Network.
Time: 7 pm IST.
Live streaming: Hotstar.
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders (From): Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Javon Searles, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Mitchell Johnson, Ishank Jaggi, Vinay Kumar, Apoorv Wankhade, Rinku Singh, Shivam Mavi, Cameron Delport, Tom Curran
Sunrisers Hyderabad (From): Shikhar Dhawan, Shreevats Goswami(w), Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Carlos Brathwaite, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma, Alex Hales, Wriddhiman Saha, Ricky Bhui, Deepak Hooda, T Natarajan, Mohammad Nabi, Basil Thampi, K Khaleel Ahmed, Sachin Baby, Chris Jordan, Tanmay Agarwal, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan
-With IANS inputs.