Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders face a crucial tie when they take on each other in Hyderabad on Sunday. Head-to-head, they have played two games and both have on win each. Catch all the live updates here.
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders face a crucial tie when they take on each other in Hyderabad on Sunday. Catch all the live updates here. (Scorecard | Commentary | Schedule | Standings )
Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad have played 10 games so far in the Indian Premier League. While KKR have 10 points, the hosts SRH have managed 8 and that means a victory will will help the Knight Riders consolidate their position at number four. It is now a three-way race between KKR, SRH and Royal Challengers Bangalore to make it to the play-offs. Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have assured themselves of slots in the last four with Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils languishing at the bottom.
Preview: Demoralised Sunrisers Hyderabad face tough battle against Kolkata Knight Riders
After their demoralising defeat to table-toppers Kings XI Punjab, Sunrisers Hyderabad now face a must-win game against Kolkata Knight Riders, who are on a high following back-to-back victories, in the Indian Premier League 2014 on Sunday.
The Sunrisers have earned eight points from 10 matches and suffered successive losses against Mumbai Indians on May 12 and Kings XI Punjab on May 14 at their home ground, which makes it important for the team to win on Sunday, to fetch a berth in the semi-finals. (Read full preview )
Kolkata Knight Riders' coach wants team to fight hard against Sunrisers Hyderabad
Kolkata Knight Riders coach Trevor Bayliss said on Saturday that his boys would like to give their best shot against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL encounter here on Sunday.
"It is obviously a very important game with both the teams vying for the fourth spot. A very important match for both sides," he told reporters.
SRH has eight points and KKR 10 with both teams in contention for the fourth position. (Read full story here)
Fightback shows character of Kolkata Knight Riders, says Gambhir
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday said the turnaround staged by his side showed the "character" it possesses, after having began their Indian Premier League-7 campaign on a sorry note.
KKR defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets for their fifth win in the ongoing edition of the cash-rich T20 league. (Read full story here)
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Squads:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: S Dhawan (Captain), S Anirudha, A Ashish Reddy, RK Bhui, AJ Finch, MC Henriques, JO Holder, MC Juneja, B Kumar, CV Milind, A Mishra, NV Ojha (WK), P Parameswaran, Parvez Rasool, IK Pathan, AG Paunikar, KL Rahul, DJG Sammy, I Sharma, KV Sharma, DW Steyn, BRM Taylor, Y Venugopal Rao, DA Warner
Kolkata Knight Riders: G Gambhir (Captain), MS Bisla (WK), PP Chawla, PJ Cummins, DB Das, JH Kallis, Kuldeep Yadav, CA Lynn, SS Mondal, M Morkel, SP Narine, MK Pandey, YK Pathan, V Pratap Singh, AD Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, RN ten Doeschate, RV Uthappa (WK), R Vinay Kumar, SA Yadav, UT Yadav
Story first published on: Sunday, 18 May 2014 16:53
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