At Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad will square off in the opening game of the IPL 2024 play-off round. While the loser will have the opportunity to make amends in Qualifier 2 on May 24, the victor of today’s match will receive a ticket to the IPL 2024 final in Chepauk.
Following the league phase, Kolkata Knight Riders, who had won nine of their fourteen games, led the IPL points table. With a remarkable net run rate of +1.428, the Shreyas Iyer-led team reached 20 points.
However, KKR will be without the services of opener Phil Salt, who has flown back to England to prepare for the upcoming T20 series against Pakistan. The Kolkata franchise will also be battling rust, having not played a match in the last 10 days or so.
Conversely, SRH enters the playoffs having defeated Punjab Kings by a commanding 4-wicket margin in their most recent meeting. The team captained by Pat Cummins has won eight of its fourteen league games and now sits second in the standings with 17 points and a +0.414 net run rate.
KKR vs SRH head-to-head Records:
The IPL has seen 26 matches between these two teams so far, with KKR winning 16 of them, SRH winning 9, and one match ending in a draw. Since KKR, captained by Shreyas Iyer, has defeated SRH twice in the last three meetings, they also hold an advantage in the playoffs.
KKR vs SRH Fantasy Team
Travis Head (center), Varun Chakravarthy, T Natarajan, Pat Cummins, Pat Cummins, Harshit Rana, Abhishek Sharma, Sunil Narine (vocacle), Shreyas Iyer, Heinrich Klaasen, Rinku Singh,andre russe,
KKR vs SRH Pitch Report:
Mostly, the curators at the Narendra Modi Stadium have chosen to create the black dirt pitches for the current IPL season. The Ahmedabad pitch may have two speeds, which helps spinners to some extent.
As the team batting second has won 4 of the 7 matches played at this location, the captain who wins the toss is probably going to choose to field first.
In their Playoff Matchup, who will Prevail Between KKR and SRH?
Both clubs have about equal odds of winning their matchup in Qualifier 1. This is based on Google’s win prediction. At this point, SRH has a 51% chance of winning the match, which puts them slightly ahead of KKR.
With a victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad and a trip to the IPL 2024 final, may think KKR will carry on their amazing season.
