KKR vs SRH Dream 11 Predictions: Check out history, pitch report, best players, and many more

The 49th match of the Indian Premier League will see Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) locking its horns against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on the second match of the double-header on Sunday. The match will take place at Dubai International Stadium at 7:30 PM. The match will be broadcasted live on Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar.

Kolkata Knight Riders are standing at the fourth position on the points table. This has to be a must-win match for the team to qualify for the Playoffs. The Eoin Morgan-led team has so far won 5 matches out of 12 with 10 points in their hand. In their last match against Punjab Kings, the purple team was stacked to 165 runs which were chased down by Punjab Kings in the last over.  

On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad is sitting at the last position on the points table. They have managed to win 2 matches out of 11. Their last match was against Chennai Super Kings where CSK beat them by 6 wickets. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to secure 134 runs, which CSK chased down in the 18th over.

The two teams have played 20 matches against each other. Among them, 13 matches were won by Kolkata Knight Riders whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad won 7. Last time, the two teams met in this season, where KKR defeated them by 10 runs.

IPL 2021: RCB v/s PBKS, Match 49

Venue: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai

Match Date & Time: October 3 at 7:30 PM (IST) and at 6:000 PM (Local Time)

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar

Pitch Report:

The surface will provide a hard time to the batsmen playing in the death overs. At the late end of the match, taking wickets can be a little slower. Whoever wins the toss, should bowl first. An average score between 160 and 170 is good enough.

Probable Playing XIs for KKR v/s SRH

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Venkatesh Iyer, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Tim Siefert/Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy.

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Priyam Garg/Manish Pandey, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul.

Top Picks for RCB v/s PBKS Dream11 Match:

Top Picks – Batsman

Rahul Tripathi: A right-handed batsman from Kolkata Knight Riders has been amazing with his bat this season. He is one of the leading batsmen on the team. He has secured 349 runs from 11 matches at an average of 34.9. His highest score accounts for 74.

Jason Roy: A right-handed opening batsman from Sunrisers Hyderabad. In his first match this season, he has scored a half-century against Rajasthan Royals. He has secured 62 runs from the last two matches played this season.

Top Picks – All-Rounders

Venkatesh Iyer: Massively played at the second leg of this season. He has shown some commendable performance with his bat and ball. Iyer scored 193 runs in 5 matches this season so far at an average of 48.25 and a strike rate of 141.91. He has also scalped 3 wickets.

Jason Holder: A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler from Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has scored 66 runs and bagged 9 wickets so far in this season.

Top Picks – Bowlers

Varun Chakravarthy: A right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler, is one of the sensational players IPL has this season. He has shown his talent at every point of the match and likes to hit the stumps more often. He has taken 13 wickets from 12 matches with an economy of 6.75.

Rashid Khan: The most powerful bowler from the Sunrisers Hyderabad team. He has picked 14 wickets in 11 matches at an economy of 6.2 with the best figures of 3/36. Rashid has scored 59 runs.

Top Picks – Wicketkeeper

Wriddhiman Saha: One of the most popular wicketkeepers in the IPL. His flexibility and talent have aided the team from an early loss. He has scored 44 runs from 46 deliveries.