Published: May 18, 2014, 05:59 PM (IST)
Edited: May 18, 2014, 06:00 PM (IST)
May 18, 2014
In the 43rd match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face Kolkata Knight Riders, to make sure the former stay afloat in the cash-rich tournament in contention for a semi-final berth. While the home team is placed fifth in the points table, KKR is in the fourth place. KKR has won five of their ten matches and will look to continue the winning momentum, after beating strong team like Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). While Hyderabad have lost their last two matches. Catch the live blog of the match here.
Despite having a world-class bowling line-up, Sunrisers Hyderabad have been unable to defend big totals. Rajasthan Royals and Punjab have been able to breach the fort and chase down huge targets set by the Hyderabad franchise. Whereas, KKR have defended up on their experienced bowlers like Sunil Narine, Morne Morkel, Jacques Kallis and they have served the team well till now. Besides, Gautam Gambhir have been able to put up big scores, along with Robin Uthappa, who seem to be having the best time of his career. Catch Live scorecard of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Kolkata Kinght Riders (KKR) here
The hosts need to plug the loose ends and demonstrate their combined might to ensure a win against the Knight Riders for a place in the semi-finals. The Knight Riders, on the other hand, are high on confidence following back-to-back victories, including the one against table-toppers Kings XI Punjab, and would look for a straight win against Hyderabad to consolidate their position.
Squads:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Aaron Finch, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Naman Ojha (wk), David Warner, Lokesh Rahul, Moises Henriques, Irfan Pathan, Karn Sharma, Dale Steyn, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Darren Sammy, Ishant Sharma, Brendan Taylor, Venugopal Rao, Jason Holder, Srikkanth Anirudha, Manpreet Juneja, Parvez Rasool, Prasanth Parameswaran, Amit Paunikar, Ricky Bhui, Ashish Reddy, Chama Milind.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir(c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Morne Morkel, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Jacques Kallis, Vinay Kumar, Manvinder Bisla, Kuldeep Yadav, Veer Pratap Singh, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sayan Mondal, Pat Cummins, Debabrata Das.
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