In the final match of Indian Premier League (IPL) Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata, Knight Riders will face each other on May 26 in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai.
In the first qualifier match of the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to qualify for the finals. In this match, Sunriers scored 159 runs Kolkata had achieved this target in the 14th over for losing two wickets.
In the second qualifier match of IPL, Sunrisers defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 36 runs. Playing first Sunriers scored 175 runs while Royal Challenger could only score 139 runs in the allotted 20 overs.
Team Overview:
Knight Riders have explosive batting including Rinku Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Andree Russel, Rehmanullah Gurbaz, and all-rounder Sunil Narine. In the bowling lineup, they have the most expensive bowler of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Mitchel Starc who has impressed with his bowling in the previous match against Royal Challengers also against Sunrisers where he took three wickets.
On the other hand, the Sunrisers have a deadly opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma in their batting line-up. Apart from Heinrich Klassen, Shehbaz Ahmed and Captain Pat Cummins can impress against Knight Riders. In bowling, they have T. Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Marco Janson.
Here are the Probable playing XI of both teams
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc,
Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Pat Cummins (captain), Heinrich Klaasen (wicket-keeper), Mayank Markande, Sanvir Singh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Jaydev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Impact Player: T Natarajan
Head to Head:
Both teams have played 27 matches in the history of the Indian Premier League. Kolkata Knight Riders have won 18 matches out of 26, while Sunrisers could manage to win 9 games out of 27.
Live Streaming:
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Match Details:
The final match of the Indian Premier League between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad is scheduled for May 26, 2024, at 7:30 pm (PKT) and will be played at the. A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai.
Probable Scenarios:
Scenario 1:
SRH won the toss and decided to bat first
First 1-6 overs (Power play) 60-65 runs
1st inning Total: 185-190
SRH won the match
Scenario 2:
If SRH won the toss and decides to bowl first
First 1-6 Overs (Power play): 50-55 runs
1st inning Total: 170-1180
SRH won the match