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Hyderabad has won 3 of its last 5 matches, one match was cancelled due to rain and one was lost. In the last match, they defeated RCB by 42 runs. Ishan Kishan scored a tremendous 94 runs and Cummins took 3 wickets. Kolkata's last match was also lost in the rain. Before that, they lost to Chennai. Their form has been a bit up-down in the last few matches.
Sunrisers Hyderabad had an up and down season. They looked a little weak in the beginning but the team showed some fight in the end. The bowlers performed well under Pat Cummins' captaincy but the batting failed sometimes. They created momentum in the last few matches. The team is young and can perform better if given a little more time. They will try their best in this match too to end the season with a win.
Kolkata Knight Riders gave inconsistent performance this season. Sometimes they won matches, sometimes they lost due to small mistakes. Their flow also broke due to rain. The team has experienced players but they could not shine in some matches. Ajinkya Rahane had a cool captaincy, but the rain and long break messed up his rhythm. Now that this is his last match, he would want the season to end with a strong performance.
A total of 29 matches have been played between SRH and KKR in the IPL. Kolkata has won 20, Hyderabad has won only 9. Last time when both of them met, KKR won by 80 runs and de Kock scored 97 runs. Even before that, KKR had defeated SRH 3 times in a row. The head-to-head record is clearly in Kolkata's favour, this match could be a chance for revenge for SRH.
The ground of Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is small and the pitch is getting better for batting. The team batting first usually scores around 170 but to win they have to score around 190. As the match progresses the pitch gets better. This is why the chasing team gets an advantage. Spinners bowl tight here but fast bowlers take more wickets.
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga
Impact Players: Mohammad Shami, Harsh Dubey, Sachin Baby, Zeeshan Ansari, Simarjeet Singh.
Injury Update: None
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Players: Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande
Injury Updates: None
If Sunrisers Hyderabad win the toss then they will bowl first. Kolkata Knight Riders will bat first. In that case the powerplay score can be between 45 to 55. And the first innings score can go up to 180 to 190.
If Kolkata Knight Riders win the toss then they will also bowl first. Sunrisers Hyderabad will bat. Then the powerplay score can be between 50 to 60. And the first innings score can go up to 200 to 210.
In both the scenarios, Kolkata Knight Riders is considered the winner of this match.
Abhishek Sharma is enjoying his batting this season and after the case with Digvesh Rathi, he is playing with full attacking mode. He has scored 407 runs in 13 matches with a strike rate of 192.89. Scored 34 against RCB, 59 against LSG and 74 against GT. Failed in the CSK match but overall form is solid. Has also scored a century and 2 fifties.
Varun Chakravarthy is the best spinner for Kolkata Knight Riders this season. He has 17 wickets in 12 matches. He took two wickets in most of his recent matches. He is only dealing in two wickets. He is in form and bowls tight lengths in the right areas. The strike rate is 16.58, meaning a wicket can be taken in every second over.
Both teams are playing a little better at the end of the season, but KKR has a little more match-winners. SRH won the last match, but KKR's overall balance seems a little stronger. That's why it seems that KKR can win this match and end the season on a good note.
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