🏏IPL Match 49 ~ Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad🏏

Success in life is not for those who run fast, but for those who keep running and always on the move. Magic always happens when you direct your inner powers to the match you want to win!

While the Sunrisers have already been knocked out of the tournament, KKR still have a realistic chance to qualify for the playoffs.

Kolkata Knight Riders are set to lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL Match No.49.

After their six-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings, the SRH were knocked out of the tournament.

The Knight Riders, on the other hand, have a realistic chance of qualifying for the next round.

Morgan and Co. have 10 points from 12 games, but their net run rate of 0.302 is a massive positive.

In their previous game, Punjab Kings defeated them by five wickets in Dubai itself. A lot of has been talked about whether it was right for KKR to bring in Tim Seifert in place of Shakib Al Hasan.

If not a lot, the Men in Gold and Purple are expected to tinker a wee bit with their playing eleven!

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Pitch Report

The pitch in Dubai has been a good one for batting. In fact, it has been the best batting strip out of all the three venues. The bowlers haven’t found the going easy on the surface. Of late, the chasing teams have tasted quite a bit of success.

Avg first innings score: 158 (6 matches in the IPL 2021 at Dubai)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 4, Lost – 2, Tied –

Playing XIs: Kolkata Knight Riders

Venkatesh Iyer, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C),Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Tim Seifert/Shakib Al Hasan, Tim Southee, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Kane Williamson (C), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma.

Head-to-Head -- Overall

Played – 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders– 13 | Sunrisers Hyderabad– 7 | N/R – 0

In the UAE

Played – 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders– 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad– 0 | N/R – 0

Probable best batter of the match -- Venkatesh Iyer— Kolkata Knight Riders

Venkatesh Iyer has been exceptional for the Knight Riders in the 2021 edition of the IPL. In five games, the southpaw has notched 193 runs at an average of 48.25 and a strike rate of 141.91. Having already scored two half-centuries, Iyer has exceeded expectations until now in the league. Not to forget that Iyer isn’t worst with the ball by any means.

Probable best bowler of the match

Varun Chakravarthy– Kolkata Knight Riders

Varun Chakravarthy has been outstanding for KKR bowlers. The off-spinner is the leading wicket-taker for the Men in Gold and Purple, having taken 13 wickets at the economy rate of 6.75, the best among the regular KKR bowlers. In the previous game against the Kings, he got two wickets and conceded runs at a rate of six. He is again expected to play a crucial role.

SRH have won the toss and have opted to bat

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Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Karthik(w), Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Tim Southee, Varun Chakaravarthy

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Kane Williamson(c), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, Siddarth Kaul

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Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Karthik(w), Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Tim Southee, Varun Chakaravarthy

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Kane Williamson(c), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, Siddarth Kaul

Finally Shakib al hasan got chance

WHOOTING for KKR