Lately, Ahmedabad has been on fire and boiling, with temperatures rising above 45 degrees Celsius.
KKR vs SRH: Weather conditions
In addition, rain has canceled many IPL games recently, thus IPL employees may not like the current severe heat trend. However, in a strange way, it might be good for the two teams that are still at the place.
The Meteorological Department added,
“It’s going to be very hot on Tuesday and Wednesday, which are the days that Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played. This will make sure that the games don’t get stopped.” The department further added, “hot with plenty of sun,” which is way too mild for the season.
Given, Kolkata Knight Riders, who lost two games in a row. They might not mind how hot it is.
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Team updates and availability
The first qualifier in Ahmedabad could be another run-fest between two of the IPL’s fastest-scoring teams.
Phil Salt is no longer in the IPL, but Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Rinku Singh are still strong enough to help the Kolkata Knight Riders.
In fact, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Heinrich Klaasen are stronger than KKR and might even be able to beat them.
To boost their top order, Sunrisers Hyderabad have also found an aggressive No. 3 player Rahul Tripathi.
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So, it will be a match between two brave, fearless, and in-form teams, with a small edge going to Hyderabad. As they are also trying to win their third IPL title.
Kolkata is missing their regular opener for the season. Phil Salt, worked well with their other opener, Sunil Narine. But the Englishman has to go home for national duty. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Narine may play together in the game. The Afghan hasn’t hit a ball in a game yet this year.
But SRH’s go-for-broke starting pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma is still very much together. There have been some strange events in cricket, especially in the IPL. Nonetheless, the outcome of the game could depend on how well the teams’ starting combinations work.
Pat Cummins’ team also has an edge because of the way they bowl. The Hyderabad team has relied on its fast bowlers, like T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Cummins himself, with Jaydev Unadkat and Marco Jansen as backups.
The Narendra Modi Stadium has mostly helped the fast bowlers. Mostly Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy, have been the Knight Riders’ best weapons.
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One big plus for Hyderabad is that their opener, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, was off at first but has found his groove in the second half of the league.
On the other hand, the Knight Riders’ star player, Mitchell Starc, hasn’t been quite at his best.
Kolkata needs Starc to show up. He was the most expensive player ever bought in the IPL (12 wickets in 11 innings). Well, they need him to do well.
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Prediction and expectations
Kolkata Knight Riders
Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma are two players who have had the upper hand against Sunil Narine. The experienced spinner could be saved for the middle and late overs so that Heinrich Klassen can be controlled.
Klassen does well against Varun Chakravarthy, the other KKR spinner.
Andre Russell got rid of Abhishek twice in 10 balls and only gave up 11 runs. Do not be shocked if the West Indian bats first against the hot southpaw.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Andre Russell hasn’t had a great time getting runs in Ahmedabad. In four innings there, he’s hit just under 140 runs.
The bowlers for SRH will try to get him to hit the ball towards the long square ends.
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| Match Details | |
| Date & Time (IST) | May 21, 2024, 19:30 |
| Venue | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Head to Head | KKR 17 – 9 SRH |
| Playoffs Record | KKR: 8W – 5L, SRH: 5W – 6L |
| Pitch and Conditions | Weather expected to be fine |
| Probable XI (SRH) | Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Rahul Tripathi, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth |
| Impact Substitute (SRH) | T Natarajan |
| Injuries/Availability (SRH) | All players available |
| Probable XI (KKR) | Rahamanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi/Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy |
| Impact Substitute (KKR) | Vaibhav Arora |
| Injuries/Availability (KKR) | All players available except Phil Salt |
IPL, 2024 standings
| SN | TEAM | P | W | L | NR | NRR | FOR | AGAINST | PTS |
| 1 | DC | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.481 | 2180/267 | 2136/278 | 20 |
| 2 | CSK | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.455 | 2368/272 | 2218/268.5 | 18 |
| 3 | RCB | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | -0.14 | 2165/273.4 | 2159/268.1 | 18 |
| 4 | KKR | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.587 | 2119/259.5 | 2080/274.5 | 14 |
| 5 | MI | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.116 | 2117/265.5 | 2128/271.1 | 14 |
| 6 | PBKS | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | -0.001 | 2150/270.1 | 2117/266 | 12 |
| 7 | RR | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | -0.993 | 2196/276 | 2318/259 | 10 |
| 8 | SRH | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | -0.545 | 2077/277.1 | 2216/275.4 | 6 |
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