Sunrisers Hyderabad will host Kolkata Knight Riders in the 38th match of the Indian Premier League 2019. Both teams have a very similar campaign so far. They got off to a flier with back-to-back wins but once it was hit, it got derailed. Now, SRH and KKR are sitting in the middle of the points table with four wins apiece. They are eyeing to give a fresh start to their journey with hopes to make it to the playoffs this year as well. Interestingly, both teams started this season against each other, where Andre Russell’s brutal assault in last overs snatched the victory from Hyderabad’s jaws and won the game.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
SRH played their last game against Chennai Super Kings in Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, where they restricted the visitors for just 132 runs. Later on, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow made a mockery of this chase and get the required runs in just 16.5 overs with six wickets in hand.
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Hyderabad is expected to remain unchanged. They don’t believe in changing the winning combination.
Probable XI: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Kane Williamson (C), Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
KKR was involved in a thriller against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their previous match. Over 400 runs were scored in that game, where RCB came on top by 10 runs after surviving almost yet another Andre Russell onslaught. Virat Kohli and Moeen Ali propelled Bangalore’s total to 213 before Dale Steyn helped them to register their second win of the season.
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Kolkata can also stick to the same playing XI. Robin Uthappa had a forgettable outing against RCB but team management will give him another go.
Probable XI: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (C/WK), Shubhman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Prasidh Krishna.
