In the Qualifier 2 match of IPL 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Eden Gardens (Kolkata) on Friday night. The winner of the match will advance to the final which will be played on this Sunday (May 27) against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai).

In the Qualifier 1 match, SRH suffered a thrilling 2-wicket defeat against CSK in the low-scoring game at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai). On the other hand, KKR advanced to the Qualifier 2 after beating Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 25 runs in the Eliminator round at Eden Gardens (Kolkata).

Earlier in this season, they met twice and both won their away games. Their first meeting in this season was on April 14 at Kolkata where SRH claimed a 5-wicket victory (with 6 balls to spare).

Their latest meeting was at Hyderabad on May 19 where KKR beat SRH by 5 wickets (with 2 balls to spare).

Before the beginning of the game, we are looking at some important stats of KKR and CSK, which are related to the upcoming match.

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Form in the IPL 2018

KKR (in last five matches) – Lost, Won, Won, Won and Won

SRH (in last five matches) – Won, Lost, Lost, Lost and Lost

Early meeting in this season: i) At Kolkata on April 14 – SRH won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls to spare)

ii) At Hyderabad (Deccan) on May 19 – KKR won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls to spare)

(Teams’ run-rate in the different phases)

(Total wickets taken with different bowling style)  

(Men In-form) 
 

IPL Playoffs/knockout stage records for KKR and SRH

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Head-to-head IPL records between KKR and SRH 

Important IPL stats at Eden Gardens (Kolkata) 

Important IPL stats between KKR and SRH

(Team Stats)

(Individual stats) 

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Other important stats

• SRH opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan (3,998 runs) needs to score 2 more runs to complete 4,000 runs in IPL career. He will be the eighth batsman to achieve this feat in IPL history.