Who will win SRH vs KKR, IPL 2017 Eliminator?
Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to be in action against the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League 2017 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. The knock-out fixture is scheduled to be played on May 17 with live telecast to begin at 8 PM local time.
SRH vs KKR Eliminator: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Set Max, Sony Six, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Star Sports
Toss Prediction
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium which is known as a high-scoring venue has failed to produce big totals in this season of the IPL due to the drying up of the pitch. Since chasing down 150+ totals here now seems to be challenging for the sides batting second, the skipper might elect to bat first after winning the toss in this match.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and prediction for SRH vs KKR, IPL 2017 Eliminator....
SRH Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Good news for Sunrisers Hyderabad is that Yuvraj Singh who had injured his hand during the game against Mumbai Indians is likely to return for this match in place of Vijay Shankar. The rest of the lineup is expected to remain the same.
Key Players
David Warner is in phenomenal form this IPL, topping the batting charts with 604 runs and averaging over 60. The opener had blitzed 126 runs off just 59 balls in his last innings against the KKR and he will be the absolute key in this team's batting lineup. With three fifties each, Shikhar Dhawan and Moises Henriques have also chipped in vital contributions. Purple cap holder Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken the most wickets this season - 25 from 13 matches. He troubled the KKR batsmen in both the league games and is expected to trouble them again with his swing bowling.
Recent Form
Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Gujarat Lions in their previous match to advance through to the playoffs. The team finished third on the IPL 2017 leaderboard with eight wins and five losses from 14 league fixtures. They have now won four of their last six matches.
SRH Predicted Playing 11
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DA Warner (c), S Dhawan, MC Henriques, Yuvraj Singh, DJ Hooda, Mohammad Nabi, NV Ojha (wk), B Kumar, Rashid Khan, S Kaul, Mohammed Siraj
KKR Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Kolkata Knight Riders could be without the services of their frontline pace bowler Chris Woakes who is expected to leave the tournament to join his national team for the upcoming ODI series against South Africa. Trent Boult is likely to be retained in his place.
Key Players
Chris Lynn is averaging a whopping 71.25 this IPL. He has batted well in almost every game he has played and the Knight Riders will be hoping that he gets going in this crucial match. While Lynn will be the key man, there will also be expectations on Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey to fire with the bat. Both Umesh and Kuldeep Yadav have done well in the pace and spin departments respectively and KKR will be counting on these two bowlers to deliver the goods with the ball.
Recent Form
Kolkata Knight Riders slipped down to the fourth place in the IPL 2017 standings as they suffered their fourth defeat in five matches at the hands of Mumbai Indians. They have ended the league stage with eight wins and six losses and 16 points in the bag.
KKR Predicted Playing 11
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G Gambhir (c), SP Narine, CA Lynn, RV Uthappa (wk), MK Pandey, YK Pathan, C de Grandhomme, Kuldeep Yadav, UT Yadav, TA Boult, AS Rajpoot
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
SRH: W W L L W
KKR: L L W L L
SRH vs KKR Head to Head
Kolkata Knight Riders have a win percentage of 63.63 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Out of the 11 matches that have been played between these two sides in the Indian Premier League, 7 have been won by the former and 4 by the latter. Both have one win each in the two league matches this season.
SRH vs KKR Betting Odds
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders have both been on top of their game in this tenth edition of the IPL and there is some serious talent on either side. Since the two teams have been pretty neck-and-neck, there isn't much difference in terms of their match odds either. While SRH and KKR are both tied at 1.90 with bet365, betfair has KKR at 1.90 and SRH slightly higher at 2
SRH vs KKR Prediction
Kolkata Knight Riders have done well overall but they have looked slightly off colour in their recent few matches and they have certain issues to address ahead of this crunch game. The team is uncertain regarding its opening pair and has to choose between either Lynn-Narine or Lynn-Gambhir as Gambhir has not been quite effective down the order. Also, winning just one of their last five games won't do their confidence much good.
Sunrisers Hyderabad on the flipside have no such issues to worry about and they have their combinations sorted out. They will be coming with momentum on their side after winning four of their last six matches. Warner, Bhuvneshwar and Rashid are all in top form at the moment and so SRH will fancy their chances against a KKR side sans Chris Woakes. We thus predict Sunrisers Hyderabad to knock Kolkata Knight Riders out in this eliminator.
Final Verdict: Back Sunrisers Hyderabad to beat Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator of IPL 2017 at 2 with betfair and 1.90 with bet365.
May 17, 2017
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
M Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru, India
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