IPL 2017: Match 37 Preview: Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL 2017: Match 37 Preview: Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Kolkata Knight Riders

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The Kolkata Knight Riders are on a roll with 3 consecutive victories and the invincible looking side shows no sign of slowing down. The KKR side will go against the current champions Sunrisers Hyderabad who have bettered their form and will offer stubborn resistance to KKR's winning streak.

Kolkata Knight Riders have been sensational this season. They have come together and been rampaging their opponents in unison, more often than not. Nathan Coulter-Nile has stepped up and has been amongst plenty of wickets in the last two matches. He has been nicely backed up by the spectacular batting performances of skipper Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa. Whilst Gambhir holds the orange cap, Robin Uthappa leads the tally for hitting the maximum number of sixes in the tournament. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad will be confident after their win against Kings XI Punjab and would want the momentum going. The last match saw the re-emergence of the Shikhar Dhawan, coupled with the explosive form of Kane Williamson and David Warner. The SRH bowling attack has always been disciplined with Bhuvneshwar Kumar spearheading the pack. Rashid Khan has been sensational with his variations. The Hyderabad side definitely poses a great danger to the KKR winning streak and would give their best shot to end it.

Head to Head:

The Kolkata side has won 7 out of the 10 matches they have played against SRH.

Last Meeting:

In their last meeting, KKR emerged victorious by 17 runs after posting a total of 172 thanks to the dazzling 68-run innings from Uthappa. The SRH batting lineup could not chase the 173 run target courtesy to great bowling performances by Kuldeep Yadav and Sunil Narine.

FanPredictions:

Playing XI:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Yuvraj Singh, Moises Henriques, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha (wk), Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Siddarth Kaul

Kolkata Knightriders: Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Sheldon Jackson, Yusuf Pathan, Colin de Grandhomme, Sunil Narine, Chris Woakes, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav

Key Players:

Robin Uthappa(KKR): The Karnataka lad has been in very good nick in this tournament and has performed consistently well for his side. He leads the table of maximum sixes in the tournament and smacking the ball at a massive rate to get to his half-centuries. KKR is dependent on him to give them the perfect balance of stability and explosiveness in their batting lineup.

Kane Williamson(SRH): The Kiwi took the IPL by storm when he smacked 89 runs in his first match of the season against the Delhi Daredevils and cemented his place in the SRH side. He has never looked back since that innings and continued to score at a massive rate.

Time: 8 pm

Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

TV Listings: Sony Six HD, Sony Six, Set Max, Sony ESPN

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