SRH vs. KKR Prediction (Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Kolkata Knight Riders)

Sunrisers Hyderabad lost another game against the strong unit of Kings XI Punjab whereas Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by a huge margin of six wickets in their last matches. The latter won half of their games out of 10 while SRH were beaten six times in 10 matches and will anticipate winning the next game at their home ground.

Players to watch

Naman Ojha smashed unbeaten 79 runs while David Warner contributed 44 in the last game whereas Aaron Finch and Shikhar Dhawan are also among runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the highest wicket taker of the tournament along with Mohit Sharma while Dale Steyn and Amit Mishra are improving.

Robin Uthappa continued with his blistering form by hammering a match winning 80 runs vs. Mumbai Indians. Gautam Gambhir, Manish Pandey and Suryakumar Yadav are batting reasonably whereas Sunil Narine, Morne Morkel and Piyush Chawla are their bowling assets.

Time & Venue

Sunday, May 18, 2014 @ 14:30 GMT, 20:00 local at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Weather

A hot day with temperatures around 27-41ᵒC

Toss

The winner will field first

The Pitch

Suitable for the stroke players

Teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad – Shikhar Dhawan (C), Aaron Finch, David Warner, Lokesh Rahul, Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha, Irfan Pathan, Karn Sharma, Dale Steyn, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra.

Kolkata Knight Riders – Gautam Gambhir (C), Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Yusuf Pathan,  Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawala, Morne Morkel, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav.

Prediction

KKR are the favourites to win the encounter