The league stage of IPL 2024 has concluded, paving the way for the playoffs of the Indian Premier League 2024. KKR and SRH are gearing up to clash in Qualifier 1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Leading the charge for KKR, Sunil Narine has amassed 435 runs this season, while Varun Chakravarthy leads the bowling attack with 18 wickets. Harshit Rana and Narine have claimed 16 and 15 wickets respectively.
On the other hand, SRH relies on Travis Head, who has already scored 553 runs, supported by Abhishek Sharma with 467 runs.
In their head-to-head encounters, KKR has maintained the upper hand, leading 15-9. In their earlier encounter this season, KKR emerged victorious by four runs in a nail-biting encounter at Eden Gardens, with SRH falling short by just five runs in pursuit of 209.
Ahead of the Qualifier 1 of IPL 2024, here is all you need to know.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match 71 Details
Match: KKR vs SRH
Date & Time: May 21, 7.30 PM IST
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Standings Qualifier 1
KKR enters Qualifier 1 with formidable dominance, securing nine victories out of 14 matches under the mentorship of Gautam Gambhir, while SRH qualifies with 8 victories out of 14 matches under the captaincy of Pat Cummins
KKR vs SRH Match 71 Team News and Injury Update
KKR will be without Phil Salt, who has returned to England to prepare for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Salt had batted really well alongside Sunil Narine at the top of the order, so KKR may feel the pinch of his absence. He is likely to be replaced by Rahmanullah Gurbaz. SRH, on the other hand, do not have any unavailability concerns.
IPL 2024 KKR vs SRH Qualifier 1 Predicted XI
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI
1 Sunil Narine, 2 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 3 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 4 Venkatesh Iyer, 5 Nitish Rana, 6 Rinku Singh, 7 Andre Russell, 8 Ramandeep Singh, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Anukul Roy/Vaibhav Arora, 11 Harshit Rana
Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted XI
1 Travis Head, 2 Abhishek Sharma, 3 Rahul Tripathi, 4 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 5 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 6 Shahbaz Ahmed, 7 Abdul Samad, 8 Sanvir Singh, 9 Pat Cummins (capt), 10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11 Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
IPL 2024 KKR vs SRH Qualifier 1 Match Fantasy Team
Wicketkeeper: Heinrich Klaasen
Batters: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer
All-rounders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell
Bowlers: Pat Cummins, Varun Chakaravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshit Rana
Captain: Sunil Narine
Vice-Captain: Pat Cummins
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KKR vs SRH: Ahmedabad Weather and Pitch Report
The wicket at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is expected to be neutral towards both batsmen and bowlers. Anything above 180 will be a competitive total on this ground.
The previous game in Ahmedabad was washed out but there is no rain threat for this game.
KKR vs SRH, Indian Premier League Qualifier 1 Broadcasting
The match between KKR and SRH will be live on Star Sports network as far as TV is concerned.
KKR vs SRH Qualifier 1 Live Streaming
Jio cinema has picked up streaming rights of the KKR vs SRH match. The toss will take place at 7.00 PM IST.
IPL 2024 KKR vs SRH Qualifier 1 Head-to-Head
| Matches Played | 25 |
| Matches won by KKR | 15 |
| Matches won by SRR | 9 |
| No Result | 0 |
| Matches Tied | 1 |
IPL 2024 KKR vs SRH Qualifier 1 Prediction
KKR have been the best team in the tournament but SRH has the best batting line-up of IPL 2024. The result of this match could go either way.
