Who will win today's IPL Playoff between KKR and SRH, Kolkata vs. Hyderabad? Pitch report, fantasy team, and further
Who will win today's IPL Playoff between KKR and SRH, Kolkata vs. Hyderabad?
The opening game of the IPL 2024 play-off stage will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. The victor of today's matchup will receive a ticket to the IPL 2024 final at Chepauk, while the loser will have the opportunity to make amends on May 24 in Qualifier 2.
With nine victories from their fourteen games, Kolkata Knight Riders led the IPL points standings at the conclusion of the league stage. The team captained by Shreyas Iyer finished with 20 points and a strong net run rate of +1.428.
Phil Salt, the opener for KKR, will not be available, though, as he returned to England to get ready for the forthcoming T20 series against Pakistan. The Kolkata team, which hasn't played in almost ten days, would also be suffering from rust.
In contrast, SRH will enter the playoffs having defeated Punjab Kings by a commanding 4-wicket margin in their most recent meeting. With 17 points and a net run rate of +0.414, the Pat Cummins-led team is ranked second in the league after winning 8 of their 14 league games.
Records of KCR vs. SRH head-to-head:
KKR has won 16 of the 26 IPL games that these two teams have played so far, while SRH has won 9 and one match has ended in a draw. Due to their two wins out of their three games versus SRH thus far, the Shreyas Iyer-led KKR team has an advantage in the play-offs as well.
SRH vs. KKR fantasy roster
Travis Head (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sunil Narine (vocalist), Pat Cummins, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, T Natarajan, Shreyas Iyer, Heinrich Klaasen, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell
KKR has won 16 of the 26 IPL games that these two teams have played so far, while SRH has won 9 and one match has ended in a draw. Due to their two wins out of their three games versus SRH thus far, the Shreyas Iyer-led KKR team has an advantage in the play-offs as well.
SRH vs. KKR fantasy roster
Travis Head (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sunil Narine (vocalist), Pat Cummins, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, T Natarajan, Shreyas Iyer, Heinrich Klaasen, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell
Pitch report: The Narendra Modi Stadium's curators have mainly chosen to create the black soil pitches for the current IPL season between KKR and SRH. It's possible that the Ahmedabad pitch has two speeds, which helps spinners.
Pitch report: The Narendra Modi Stadium's curators have mainly chosen to create the black soil pitches for the current IPL season between KKR and SRH. It's possible that the Ahmedabad pitch has two speeds, which helps spinners.
The captain who wins the toss will probably choose to field first because the team batting second has won 4 of the 7 matches played at this location.
Who will prevail in the playoff match between KKR and SRH?
Google's win prediction indicates that the odds of both sides winning the Qualifier 1 match are nearly equal. Nevertheless, with a 51% chance of winning the match, SRH are currently marginally ahead of KKR.
We think KKR will keep up their winning streak.
Pitch report: The Narendra Modi Stadium's curators have mainly chosen to create the black soil pitches for the current IPL season between KKR and SRH. It's possible that the Ahmedabad pitch has two speeds, which helps spinners.
Pitch report: The Narendra Modi Stadium's curators have mainly chosen to create the black soil pitches for the current IPL season between KKR and SRH. It's possible that the Ahmedabad pitch has two speeds, which helps spinners.
Who will prevail in the playoff match between KKR and SRH?
Google's win prediction indicates that the odds of both sides winning the Qualifier 1 match are nearly equal. Nevertheless, with a 51% chance of winning the match, SRH are currently marginally ahead of KKR.
We think KKR will keep up their winning streak.
