Kolkata vs Hyderabad - Match Preview, Fantasy, Key Players, Pitch Report, Probable XI & More (49th Match, IPL)

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will go facing the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 49th match of the Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. It'll be the second match of a Sunday doubleheader, with RCB and PBKS clashing prior in the day. KKR are falling off a five-wicket misfortune to PBKS, and have won just multiple times in 12 games, but at a higher NRR. SRH, in the mean time, have been taken out of the competition, having won just two of their eleven games. They are falling off a six-wicket rout against CSK. KKR's handling and unusual group determination seemingly cost them their game against PBKS. They went with just four bleeding edge bowlers, deciding on Tim Seifert over Shakib Al Hasan, yet batted the previous at no. 7. Guarding an objective of 166, skipper Eoin Morgan dropped Mayank Agarwal on 0. The PBKS opener accordingly scored 40. While the KKR spinners did well to keep their group in the game, PBKS were to a great extent in charge of the run pursue. Some close bowling at the demise offered KKR a chance at an improbable success, just to be impeded by a questionable third-umpire call and some poor handling. Rahul Tripathi took a dazzling catch to excuse KL Rahul in the penultimate over, just for the third umpire to overrule the choice. Tripathi then, at that point, parried Shahrukh Khan's catch over the ropes, with four runs needed off four balls, to hand PBKS the success. SRH, in the mean time, couldn't get rolling against a restrained CSK bowling assault, scoring just 134/7 in their distributed 20 overs. While Jason Holder's phenomenal spell allowed them an opportunity to contain their rivals, Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni polished things off to get CSK home convincingly. The last time these sides met, KKR won by ten runs. They'll search for a comparable outcome this time around in Dubai. Pitch Report The wicket in Dubai has been useful for the hitters, with great convey and very little twist on offer. The seamers ought to be the fundamental danger with the ball, in spite of the fact that Rashid Khan and KKR's spinners should toll well. A sum of 165-170 could be standard on this surface. KKR Key Players : Venkatesh Iyer, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine SRH Key Players: Jason Roy, Jason Holder, Kane Williamson, Buvneshwar Kumar Probable XI Kolkata Knight Riders Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Tim Seifert/Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee/Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, and Shivam Mavi Sunrisers Hyderabad Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Jason Roy, Kane Williamson (C), Priyam Garg/Virat Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma/Basil Thampi, and Siddharth Kaul