Moving towards its final stage, the day of the first playoff match of the Indian Premier League 2024 season has arrived. This playoff match will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Tuesday night. These teams will clash with each other at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both the teams are ready to play the match with their players.
After an outstanding season, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will start the playoffs as the group’s best team. For the team captained by ShreyasIyer, the season has been fantastic. Throughout the campaign, the team has played fantastic cricket. RahmanullahGurbaz’s arrival to the team will be a nice boost for the two-time champions, even though Phil Salt’s absence will be a worry for KKR.
This season, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have been a side to watch, and their victory over Punjab Kings in the last league stage match is a testament to their skill. After seeing how well his team has performed this season, Pat Cummins intends to keep playing with an aggressive mindset.
IPL 2024, KKR vs. SRH Match KEY POINTS
Head-to-head: KKR vs. SRH
With a score of 17-9, KKR leads SRH in the head-to-head calculation. KKR has become a very strong team since 2020 and has defeated the other team seven times in their nine meetings. Both teams have the following records when it comes to their postseason performances: KKR has won eight games and lost five, while SRH has won five and lost six.
KKR vs SRH Pitch Report
There is a quick outfield and a level surface at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Although the wicket’s double-paced nature sometimes surprise them, most batsmen have performed well here. Here, batsmen who prolong their innings have performed better. To succeed on this surface, fast bowlers rely on their variations. Because the ball can move quickly and pause on the batsman, it has proved a happy hunting ground for spinners.
KKR vs SRH Weather Conditions
The KKR vs. SRH Qualifier 1 IPL 2024 match is not expected to rain, however the high humidity levels could cause dew to damage the second innings. Throughout the game, the temperature is predicted to vary between 38 and 43 degrees Celsius. But there’s nothing to say about the weather
KKR vs SRH Live Streaming Details
The IPL 2024 clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be televised live on the Star Sports Network. Additionally, viewers can catch the live stream of the KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 match on the JioCinema app and website.
SRH Probable 11: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins (capt), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, VijayakanthViyaskanth, T Natarajan (12th Man)
Impact Player– T Natarajan
KKR Probable 11: Sunil Narine, RahmanullahGurbaz (wk), ShreyasIyer (capt), VenkateshIyer, NitishRana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy/Vaibhav Arora, HarshitRana, Varun Chakravarthy (12th Man)
Impact Player– Vaibhav Arora
KKR vs SRH Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders: ShreyasIyer ©, NitishRana, Rinku Singh, RahmanullahGurbaz, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, VenkateshIyer, HarshitRana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, ChetanSakariya, Mitchell Starc, AngkrishRaghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, DushmanthaChameera, Sakib Hussain.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins ©, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T. Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, MayankMarkande, Upendra Singh Yadav, Umran Malik, Nitish Kumar Reddy, FazalhaqFarooqi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Travis Head, WaninduHasaranga, JaydevUnadkat, Akash Singh, JhathavedhSubramanyan.
Today’s Match Prediction
Against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders has triumphed in three of the previous four meetings. Given that they have only dropped three games so far this season, Kolkata has a chance to win today.
