Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are locking horns against each other in the eighth match of the ongoing 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday. Both KKR and SRH have one loss from the single game they have played this season.
Whoever wins the match, will be their first win of this season. Hyderabad were defeated by Bangalore as SRH’s inexperienced middle and lower order was exposed. Kolkata lost to Mumbai by 49 runs as they couldn’t chase down 196.
Head to Head Stats
Total Matches Played : 17
| Team | Won | Lost | N/R |
| Kolkata | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| Hyderabad | 7 | 10 | 0 |
Match Prediction
Both teams KKR and SRH have some issues to be sorted out. Inexperienced middle and lower order can once again prove costly for SRH while bowling could be major concern for KKR. Jonny Bairstow and Manish Pandey had a good partnership for SRH in their first game but collapsed once Manish got out. Pat Cummins had a day to forget for Kolkata against Mumbai as he had an economy of over 16 from his 3 overs.
As far as my personal opinion is concerned, I will give Kolkata slight advantage over Hyderabad. It will be the battle between off-color KKR bowling against the inexperienced middle order of SRH.
Fantasy Tips :
Suggestions based on form :
Jonny Bairstow, Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey
Captain and Vice Captain Picks :
David Warner, Andre Russell, Jonny Bairstow
Differential Picks :
Mohammad Nabi, Nitish Rana, Shivam Mavi, T Natarajan, Shubhman Gill
Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI:
Sunil NarineShubhman GillNitish Rana
Eoin Morgan
Andre Russell
Dinesh Karthik(w/c)Nikhil NaikPat Cummins
Kuldeep Yadav
Sandeep Warrier
Shivam Mavi