ABOUT THE MATCH:
Match 35 IPL 2020 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Sunday.
The match would be telecasted live from 3:30 PM IST onwards.
MATCH PREVIEW:
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD:
1. So far, out of seven matches, SRH has won three. The opening duo of Jonny Bairstow and David Warner has played some awesome innings and helped SRH to win a couple of matches.
2. Apart from Bairstow, Warner, SRH has Williamson and Manish Pandey, who is a good experienced player. However, the SRH would get some confidence from Abhishek Sharma and Priyam Garg in some previous matches.
3. In the bowling department, apart from Rashid Khan, none of the pacers is showing their consistency. T Natarajan can bowl Yorkers accurately, but he has to be more cautious.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma/Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rashid Khan, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma and Khaleel Ahmed.
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS:
1. Kolkata Knight Riders have been in fine form but they can improve more. Consistently, Shubhman Gill is making runs but as an opening batsman, KKR requires him to play big scores.
2. Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Nitish Rana, all are earning runs but lack their stability. Furthermore, they will be scoring over Andre Russell’s form, who is in out of form.
3. In the bowling department, there are issues with Pat Cummins, who is unable to back in the form.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Eoin Morgan (C), Andre Russell, Chris Green/Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi/Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, and Varun Chakravarthy.
PITCH REPORT:
The pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium is a two-pace touch, as seen in the previous game between KKR and MI, with the bowlers enjoying the conditions out in the center.
Although the spinners have extracted some turn off the floor, at this venue in IPL 2020, the bowlers have used variations in pace very effectively. For run-scoring against the brand new ball, the powerplay process is comparatively simpler, although a lot of swings is on offer for the pacers.
On winning the toss, both teams will look to bat first, given the Abu Dhabi heat in this afternoon fixture. With the pitch also expected to slow down a bit, in this fixture, 160 should be par at this venue.
WEATHER REPORT:
There is no chance of rain interruption from here, the temperature is going to be 31 degrees and due to the humidity, the players are going to face a lot of trouble because the wind here is going 10 km.
PROBABLE TOP PERFORMERS:
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD:
1. Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow scored a brilliant 97 in the last match and is timing the ball sweetly. He’s got 3 fifties in 6 games and has scored 241 runs thus far.
2. David Warner
David Warner is getting back to his best, steadily. In the last two games, he scored half-centuries and has scored 227 runs out of 6 matches.
3. Rashid Khan
Out of six games, including two three-wicket hauls, Rashid Khan picked up 8 wickets. Among the best in the tournament is its economic rate of 4.83.
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS:
1. Eoin Morgan
In the tournament, Eoin Morgan has played some fantastic knocks. KKR requires him to come good against Mumbai Indians.
2. Dinesh Karthik
Against KXIP, Dinesh Karthik played a stunning inning. Although he missed out on the last match, he will back himself to make a big total against Mumbai Indians.
3. Andre Russell
In the tournament, Russell is not in that good form and needs a match to get back.
HEAD TO HEAD:
1. Total Played– 18.
2. KKR Won– 11.
3. SRH Won– 7.
4. Tie– 0.
5. No Result– 0.
BROADCAST DETAILS:
1. Tv – Star Sports Network
2. Live Streaming – Disney+ Hotstar
3. Match Timings – 18th October 2020 at 03:30 PM IST.
PROBABLE WINNING TEAM:
This season, Andre Russell hasn’t been in great shape. He takes up 10 credits, moreover. It is expected that Kolkata Knight Riders will win this match.
