Indian Premier League 2024 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad highlights: KKR entered their fourth IPL final with a thumping eight-wicket win as they chased down 160 in 13.4 overs
Here are the key matchups to look out for in this game with stars like Virat Kohli, Trent Boult, Glenn Maxwell, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Sanju Samson on display
Not one player from IPL 2024 top two teams, KKR and SRH, have found a place in India's main squad for the T20 World Cup, while 4 players from Mumbai Indians made it to the players' list
With the match-up not in favour of Boult otherwise against Kohli, the 35-year-old would hope to make the best use of his final form at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad
It is only because of his strike rate of 162 and an average of 85.8 in the powerplay in IPL 2024 that RCB have managed to put together six wins in a row
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing 11 prediction: Sunrisers and Knight Riders have made no changes in their Playing 11.
In the powerplay, Sunrisers batters have hit 55 sixes compared to KKR's 39. SRH batters sent the ball over the boundary line most 63 times at a rate of 4.8 sixes per match in the middle overs.
IPL 2024: Virat Kohli is likely to win the orange cap while Harshal Patel might get tough competition from KKR's spinner Varun Chakaravarthy and SRH's pacer T Natarajan
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir loves the IPL, and the quality of cricket it produces, but doesn't want the franchise-based T20 league to become the pathway to the Indian team for youngsters. Speaking on Ravichandran Ashwin's YouTube show, 'Kutti Stories with Ash', Gambhir said, "The bigger concern that arises is about how many youngsters want to play Test cricket for India. I hope the IPL is not a shortcut to play for India." The Kolkata Knight Riders team mentor also asserted that the IPL has benefitted the Indian domestic cricketers. "Today, when I look at international T20 sides, apart from 2-3 teams, I don't see enough competition when it comes to playing for India," he said. "Not many teams can match the quality that India has. So, I feel that in today's day and age, IPL has become far more competitive than international T20 cricket. "Just the quality of the domestic players has changed, the way domestic players want to play in the IPL and the way they work around T20 cri
IPL broadcaster Star Sports on Monday denied airing the audio of any personal conversation involving Rohit Sharma after the Indian captain accused the channel of "breaching" his privacy despite his requests to stop the recording. Rohit was seen asking the broadcasters to shut down the audio while recording him during his chat with Kolkata Knight Riders' Abhishek Nayar after an IPL fixture. On Sunday, he accused the channel of airing a private conversation. The channel denied the charge in a statement. "The clip, taken during a training session on May 16 at Wankhede stadium, for which Star Sports had authorised access, momentarily showed the senior player in conversation with his friends on the sidelines. No audio from this conversation was either recorded or broadcast. "The clip, which only showed the senior player requesting for the audio of his conversation to not be recorded, got featured in Star Sports' live coverage of pre-match preparations and lacked editorial relevance beyo
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday lashed out at the IPL broadcasters for "breaching" cricketers' privacy by recording their conversations with friends and colleagues at training and on match days and then telecasting the contents. Rohit expressed his disappointment after a video involving him and Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, in which the former is seen contemplating his future at the Mumbai Indians, went viral. "The lives of cricketers have become so intrusive that cameras are now recording every step and conversation we are having in privacy with our friends and colleagues, at training or on match days," Rohit posted on X. He added, "Despite asking Star Sports to not record my conversation, it was and was also then played on air, which is a breach of privacy." "The need to get exclusive content and focused only on views and engagement will one day break the trust between the fans, cricketers and cricket. Let better sense prevail." Rohit was seen making
KKR vs SRH head-to-head record: Kolkata have a clear advantage with 17 victories against Hyderabad's 9. Knight Riders have a good success rate in the playoffs as well, winning 62 per cent of matches.
"Dhoni has told the management that he will wait for a couple of months before taking a final call on his retirement."
Rajasthan, which had a stellar season of IPL 2024 at the start, has lost four games on the trot to find themselves in such a tough situation where a win is a must for them to finish in the top two
Rajasthan, who remained at the top of the points table in first half of IPL 2024, ended their league campaign at 3rd spot on leaderboard.
RR vs KKR head-to-head record: Nothing seperates the two teams as both Rajasthan and Kolkata have won 14 matches each. There is chance of thunderstorm in Guwahati.
SRH vs PBKS head-to-head record: Hyderabad have a clear advantage as they have won 15 out of 22 matches vs Punjab. When the two teams locked horns, previously, in IPL 2024, Punjab fell short by 2 runs
Veteran cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni will visit London for a muscle tear surgery. It will take him five to six months to recover completely; the retirement decision will be taken thereafter
Indian Premier League 2024 Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders highlights: As rain has the last saying, the match in Guwahati was abandoned without a ball bowled. RR finished in third position
Kolkata have assured themselves a top two spot as no team could reach 19 points after the conclusion of league stage. RCB to play the Eliminator on May 22, 2024.