Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will eye a winning return when they square off in Match 35 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
SRH have thus far won three games out of eight while KKR have secured four wins from the eight matches they have played this season.
The Orange Army have played a couple of day games in IPL 2020, but none have ended in their favour yet. The Mumbai Indians defeated them by 34 runs in Sharjah, whereas the Royals handed them a 5-wicket loss last Sunday afternoon in Dubai.
After losing to the Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings in their last two IPL 2020 fixtures, the Sunrisers Hyderabad will hope to return to winning ways when they meet the Kolkata Knight Riders in their final afternoon match of the season.
In their last meeting, KKR managed to tame the David Warner-led unit by seven wickets. While Manish Pandey scored a half-century for SRH, KKR won the game on the back Shubman Gill's unbeaten 70 and Eoin Morgan's 29-ball 42.
The Kolkata Knight Riders have also been quite inconsistent in IPL 2020. The Eoin Morgan-led franchise have won four of their eight games so far. They will look to draw inspiration from their previous victory against the Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of their upcoming battle.
KKR will be looking to have an encore of that performance. Meanwhile, SRH will be out to level the head-to-head score against KKR.
Weather Forecast
The average temperature should be around 33 degrees celsius. No rain is expected during the match. The low humidity means that the dew won't play much of a role in the match.
Pitch Report
The wicket at Abu Dhabi has slowed down a lot. As seen in the previous game, it has become hard for the batsmen to hit big shots without getting their eye in.
Toss Prediction
The toss is going to be very important in this match and we believe that the team that wins the toss might opt to bat first. Teams are now batting first because the pitch slows down while chasing. The team batting first should be seen as having a big advantage.
Stats and Facts
Head to head at this venue: SRH 0 - 1 KKR
SRH at this venue: Played 3, Won 1, Lost 2
KKR at this venue: Played 8, Won 4, Lost 4
Approaching Milestones:
David Warner needs 10 runs to complete 5000 IPL runs.
Sandeep Sharma is 1 wicket away from completing 100 IPL wickets.
Kane Williamson requires 46 runs to complete 1500 IPL runs.
Andrew Russell needs 17 runs to complete 1500 IPL runs.
Rahul Tripathi requires 97 runs to complete 1000 IPL runs.
Eoin Morgan needs 3 sixes to complete 50 IPL sixes.
Likely XIs:
SRH: David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Basil Thampi
KKR: Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Eoin Morgan (c), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy
Players to Watch Out For:
SRH: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Sandeep Sharma
KKR: Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik, Lockie Ferguson
Match Odds:
SRH: 1.80
KKR: 2.00
SantaBanta's Winner Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders
IPL 2020 Winner Live Odds
Mumbai Indians - 2.75
Delhi Capitals - 3.75
Royal Challengers Bangalore - 4.333
Chennai Super Kings - 8
Kolkata Knight Riders - 10
Sunrisers Hyderabad - 19
Rajasthan Royals - 29
Kings XI Punjab - 46
Match Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Time: 3:30 PM IST
TV: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar VIP
