Match:SRH vs KKR, Eliminator, Indian Premier League, 2016
Date:Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Time:02:30 PM GMT 8:00 IST
Venue:Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Stadium:Feroz Shah Kotla
City:Delhi
Capacity:48000
Ends:Stadium End, Pavilion End
Hosts to:Delhi
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders would look to assert their supremacy while Sunrisers Hyderabad will have revenge on mind when the two teams clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Both Sunrisers and KKR finished their league engagements on 16 points each but the Gautam Gambhir-led side ended fourth behind Sunrisers due to inferior net run rate. But going into Wednesday's gave, KKR have psychological advantage over the Sunrisers having beaten them on both the occasions during the league stage.
KKR spanked Sunrisres by eight wickets in their first meeting this season and came out victorious by 22 runs in a must-win match last Sunday to qualify for the play-offs.
Going by records too, KKR enjoy edge having won the tournament twice in the past 2012 and 2014 and finishing in the Play-offs in 2011.
Sunrsiers, on the other hand, managed to secure a play-off berth in 2013 and would be gunning for glory this time around. This match will also give Sunrsiers an opportunity to avenge their defeats to KKR.
Sunrisers, on the other hand, did not have the best of outing in their last two games. The Hyderabad outfit's confidence may have taken a dent due to defeats against Delhi Daredevils and KKR in their previous two matches. Come Wednesday, the Sunrsiers have no option but to return to winning ways if they desire to make their maiden IPL final appearance.
Just like Gambhir, David Warner has been inspirational for Sunrsiers as captain. The Australian is the second highest run-getter in the tournament, amassing 658 runs from 14 games. Warner's opening partner Shikhar Dhawan has also found his mojo back after a slow start and has scored 463 runs with an unbeaten 82 being his highest.
Sunrisers also have the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Moises Henriques and Eoin Morgan who are yet to fire in the tournament. But their dazzling seam attack is left with a void after senior pro Ashish Nehra's hamstring injury ruled him out of the remainder of the season.
A win on Wednesday will not guarantee any side a place in the final as they will have to fight it out against Gujarat Lions “who were defeated in Qualifier 1” in Qualifier 2 at New Delhi on Friday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad:
Ashish Reddy, Ricky Bhui, Bipul Sharma, Trent Boult, Ben Cutting, Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Deepak Hooda, Siddarth Kaul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Eoin Morgan, Mustafizur Rahman, Ashish Nehra, Naman Ojha, Vijay Shankar, Karn Sharma, Barinder Sran, Tirumalasetti Suman, Aditya Tare, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Yuvraj Singh, Akshath Reddy
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad:
Piyush Chawla, Gautam Gambhir, John Hastings, Brad Hogg, Jason Holder, Sheldon Jackson, Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Lynn, Manan Sharma, Morne Morkel, Colin Munro, Sunil Narine, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Ankit Rajpoot, Andre Russell, Rajagopal Sathish, Shakib Al Hasan, Jaydev Unadkat, Robin Uthappa, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav
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