KOL vs SRH Live Score, 8th Match IPL 2020, KOL vs SRH Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad Live Cricket Score

Date:            Saturday 26th September, 2020

Time:            07:00 Pm IST.

Venue:         Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Match Preview

Having lost their opening matches of this season of the Indian T20 League, Hyderabad and Kolkata will be facing off against each other in what will be their second match of the tournament. In their opening game, Hyderabad played against Bangalore, who defeated them by a margin of 10 runs. And, Kolkata, in their first game of the tournament, lost to Mumbai by a 49 margin.

Hyderabad:

David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, K Khaleel Ahmed

Bench: Virat Singh, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, T Natarajan, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Kane Williamson, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bavanaka Sandeep, Billy Stanlake, Fabian Allen, Basil Thampi, Sanjay Yadav

Kolkata:

Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Nikhil Naik, Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Ma

Bench: Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tripathi, Siddhesh Lad, Chris Green, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Ali Khan, Tom Banton, Varun Chakravarthy, Manimaran Siddharth

Weather Report & Pitch Condition

Weather conditions look to be perfect for an uninterrupted game of cricket. The skies will be clear and the temperature is expected to be in the 31 to 34 degree Celsius range.

Pitch Report:

In the two matches that have been played at this venue of the Indian T20 League this season, the pitch has shown varying behaviours. One thing is certain that the batsmen would enjoy batting on this surface and the bowlers will have to put in a lot of effort to get the better of their opponents.

Average first innings score: 179 (Two games of the tournament played here)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 1, Tied – 0

Vice-Captain choices

A Russell- The most dangerous T20 batsman in the world right now can be one of the best vice-captains picks for your team. In the recently concluded CPL, he scored 222 runs in 8 innings and helped the team in crucial situations. Additionally, he has been one of the best performers for the side for the last 2 years and would like to continue the good form. Although he could not perform as per the expectation, he still is one of the most important players for the team.

N Rana- A talented middle-order batsman has impressed everyone since he was bought by the Kolkata team in 2018. He has amassed 1021 runs in 47 IPL matches. He has often helped the team to post a good total in the board after the top order collapses. In the last match, he got off to a good start but could continue the momentum. With adequate experience, he is surely one of the most important players for your fantasy team and the Kolkata team.

M Pandey- A phenomenal player with an adequate amount of experience would be one of the best vice-captain picks from the Hyderabad team. He was the first Indian player to hit a century in IPL 2009. He has come a long way after that, with an average performance for the Indian team, he has been impressive in the IPL over the years. He has scored 2877 runs in 131 IPL matches at an average of 29.35. In the last match, he scored 34 runs and would like to score more for lifting the performance of the team.

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