IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH Dream11 Prediction, Qualifier Match-1, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Team News & Fantasy Tips | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH Dream11 Prediction, Qualifier Match-1, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Team News & Fantasy Tips | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Indian Premier League 2024 Match Prediction 

Match:   KKR vs SRH Fantasy Team Prediction  
Time:   21 May, 07:30 PM (IST)  

Series::  Indian Premier League 2024  
Venue:   Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad, India  

Head-to-Head Stats 
Matches Played: 26
KKR Won: 10
SRH Won: 16
No Result/Tie: 00

Recent Form: 
KKR 
N,  N, W, W, W
❌❌✅✅✅

SRH 
W,  N, W,  L, W
✅❌✅❌✅

Info: 

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz is yet to bat for KKR this season. He was out of the playing XI as Phil Salt did well, however, he returned to the team after Salt left for UK. Gurbaz also carry match winning skills and we are optimistic about him doing well. Back him as KKR top batter. Varun Chakravarthy has been outstanding, taking 18 wickets this season for KKR. Back him as a top KKR bowler.
• Travis Head has been in ruthless form this season, scoring over 500 runs at a strike rate of over 200. Back him as SRH top batter. Pat Cummins has been the best SRH bowler, taking 15 crucial wickets. Back him as top bowler.
• Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have been outstanding for SRH. If they are together for 3-4 overs, SRH will score a lot of runs in the powerplay. We are backing SRH to have a better opening partnership.

Live Streaming: 

TV channels: In India, KKR vs SRH match will be available on Star Network. The match will also be available on Sky Sports (UK), Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sport NZ (New Zealand), SuperSport (South Africa) and Willow TV (USA)

IPL 2024 Live Streaming: KKR vs SRH fixture will be live-streamed on Jio Cinema in India. In Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, the matches can be watched live on Yupp TV. Other channels where the match will be streamed live are Willow, Foxtel Go and Kayo.

Toss Predictions: 

Toss will be crucial as chasing teams will have an advantage at the Narendra Modi Stadium. There could be some dew thus a score of 200 should be easily chased.

Weather & Pitch Report: 

Weather: ⛅

It will be a hot evening and temperature will touch the 40 degree mark. There will be some dew in the evening which will help the chasing team.

Pitch Report:

The surface at the Narendra Modi Stadium will be great for batting; however, spinners could play a big role as there could be some turn on offer for the spinners given the excessive heat the pitch has been under for the last few days.

Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad, India  

Total matches: 10

Matches won batting first: 06

Matches won bowling first: 04

Average 1st Inns scores: 160

Average 2nd Inns scores: 137

Highest total recorded:

234/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs NZ

Lowest total recorded:

66/10 (12.1 Ov) by NZ vs IND

Highest score chased:

166/3 (17.5 Ov) by IND vs ENG

Lowest score defended:

107/7 (20 Ov) by WIW vs INDW

Team NEWS: 

KKR Team News: 

KKR are unlikely to make any changes to the playing XI they selected against Rajasthan Royals. Even though the match could not start due to rain, it gave us a clear idea about the playing XI the team step on the park in Qualifier 1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz will replace Phil Salt in the team.

SRH Team News: 

SRH have been unstoppable as a team and the combination has yielded outstanding results for the Pat Cummins-led side. SRH are likely to field an unchanged XI in the Qualifier 1.

Predicted Playing11: 

 Kolkata 

1.R Gurbaz(WK)

2. Sunil Narine

3. Venkatesh Iyer

4. Shreyas Iyer(C)

5. Andre Russell

6. A Sudhakar Roy

7. Rinku Singh

8. Ramandeep Singh

9. Harshit Rana

10. Mitchell Starc

11. Va Chakravarthy

Hyderabad 

1.Abhishek Sharma

2. Travis Head

3. Rahul Tripathi

4. N Kumar Reddy

5. H Klaasen(WK)

6. Shahbaz Ahmed

7. Abdul Samad

8. Sanvir Singh

9. Pat Cummins(C)

10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

11. V Viyaskanth/T Natarajan

Players Matchups: 

R Gurbaz against B Kumar
04 balls 00 runs 02 Dismissal

R Gurbaz against F Farooqi
10 balls 19 runs 01 Dismissal

S Narine against M Janasen 
04 balls 01 runs 02 Dismissal

S Narine against J Unadkat
09 balls 12 runs 02 Dismissal

S Iyer against U Malik
15 balls 16 runs 02 Dismissal

S Iyer against M Janasen
13 balls 17 runs 01 Dismissal

A Russell against M Markande
17 balls 26 runs 02 Dismissal

A Russell against T Natrajan
26 balls 43 runs 01 Dismissal

A Russell against B Kumar
24 balls 62 runs 00 Dismissal

M Pandey against J Unadkat
24 balls 18 runs 02 Dismissal

V Iyer against M Janasen
18 ball 14 runs 03 Dismissal

V Iyer against T Natrajan
07 ball 14 runs 02 Dismissal

R Singh against T Natrajan
24 balls 39 runs 03 Dismissal

R Singh against M Markande
37 ball 63 runs 00 Dismissal

N Rana against T Natrajan
48 balls 77 runs 03 Dismissal

N Rana against U Malik
25 balls 44 runs 01 Dismissal

A Sharma against A Russell
18 ball 35 runs 03 Dismissal

A Sharma against S Narine
28 balls 28 runs 01 Dismissal

M Agarwal against H Rana
26 balls 33 runs 02 Dismissal

M Agarwal against S Narine
16 ball 21 runs 01 Dismissal 

                                                                                                                        
A Markram against V Chakaravarthy
39 balls 68  runs 02 Dismissal

A Markram against A Russell
22 balls 39 runs 01 Dismissal

A Markram against S Narine
21 balls 42 runs 01 Dismissal

H Klassen against H Rana
06 balls 15 runs 01 Dismissal

A Samad against V Chakaravarthy
22 balls 32 runs 01 Dismissal

G Phillips against S Narine
26 balls 24 runs 01 Dismissal

Team Combo: 

KKR Team Info – 

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine will probably open the inning.
• Sunil Narine is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Venkatesh Iyer will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Shreyas Iyer and Andre Russell will handle the middle-order batting.
• Shreyas Iyer will lead the KKR as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz will do the Wicket Keeping for KKR.
• Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Sunil Narine is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Harshit Rana and Mitchell Starc will lead the pace attack of his team.

SRH Team Info – 

• Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head will probably open the inning.
• Abhishek Sharma was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
• Travis Head is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Rahul Tripathi will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Nitish Kumar Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen will handle the middle-order batting.
• Pat Cummins will lead the Sunrisers Hyderabad as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler
• Heinrich Klaasen will do the Wicket Keeping for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
• Shahbaz Ahmed will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
• Pat Cummins and T Natarajan will lead the pace attack of his team

Winning Chances: 

KKR are favourites for us. There is very little to choose between teams in terms of quality, however, we feel that KKR have a better bowling attack. The presence of Narine and Chakravarthy might well be the difference between win and loss for KKR. The spinners have been in great form and we doubt if SRH can dictate terms against Narine and Chakravarthy at Narendra Modi Stadium pitch which has become helpful for spinners. We are backing KKR to win.

Kolkata Knight Riders to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad

Kolkata Knight Riders a 71% chance to win this match 

Sunrisers Hyderabad a 29% chance to win this match 

Key Players: 

Kolkata Knight Riders 

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 

Gurbaz hasn’t played a game for KKR this season as Phil Salt performed admirably well. However, Gurbaz himself is a destructive batter and can be a match winner for KKR. We are expecting an impactful innings from Gurbaz straightaway.

Sunil Narine 

Sunil Narine scored 461 runs took 15 wickets at a remarkable economy of less than seven in IPL 2024 so far. Narine has played a significant role in KKR’s juggernaut this year. He has been outstanding and if he can keep form in the Qualifier 1, KKR should book a berth in final without much trouble.

Andre Russell 

Andre Russell has also contributed heavily when given an opportunity, both with the bat and ball. Russell has scored 222 runs and took 15 wickets in IPL 2024. While we all were aware of Russell’s potential with the bat, his bowling has impressed more in this season as he has bowled in tough situations and got crucial wickets.

Varun Chakravarthy 

Varun Chakravarthy is the leading wicket-taker for KKR this season, taking 18 wickets. Chakravarthy can be a big player for KKR in Qualifier 1 as the conditions may favour spinners and SRH batters could get into trouble given their intent to take the attack to the opposition.

KKR Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Angkrish Raghuwanshi, Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Ankul Roy, Vaibhav Arora 

Angkrish Raghuvanshi is a likely impact player choice if KKR need a batter while Vaibhav Arora will be used as bowling Impact player.

Sunrisers Hyderabad 

Abhishek Sharma 

Abhishek Sharma scored 66 in 28 balls against PBKS to help the team chase 215. This was not a one-off innings as Sharma has played similarly throughout the IPL, scoring 467 runs at a strike rate of over 200.

Travis Head 

Travis Head and his ability to deliver in crunch games is well known. From World Cup final to WTC final, he has proved his nerves in many must win games for Australia and he would like to repeat the feat for SRH in IPL qualifier as well. Head has scored 533 runs in the tournament.

Pat Cummins 

Cummins has been exceptional as a leader in IPL 2024. He has bowled tremendously well, taking 15 wickets in the tournament. He has used himself wisely and picked crucial wickets in the middle overs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 

Wickets with the new ball will be key for SRH thus Bhuvneshwar Kumar could be a big impact player for the SRH. If he can remove a couple of early wickets, SRH could be on top.

SRH Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Travis Head, Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Washinton Sundar, T Natarajan 

If SRH are chasing, Head will be the impact player while if they are batting first, T Natarajan will be the impact player.

Team Forms: 

KKR Team Form: 

KKR ended the league stage as table toppers, winning nine games. Their last two games were washed out due to rain.

SRH Team Form: 

SRH had a great run in league stage and finished second after winning eight out of the 14 games. They suffered defeats in just five matches.

SQUAD: 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad: 

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(C), Andre Russell, Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, Nitish Rana, Dushmantha Chameera, Allah-Mohammad Ghazanfar, Sakib Hussain, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Kona Srikar-Bharat(WK), Manish Pandey, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Squad: 

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins(C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan, Jaydev Unadkat, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Anmolpreet Singh(WK), Mayank Agarwal, Fazal Haq, Marco Jansen, Upendra Yadav(WK), Aiden Markram, Mayank Markande

Pre-Toss Grand League Team: