Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 47th Match - May 4

The 47th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders on the 4th of May, 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad Form Guide:

Sunrisers Hyderabad are currently placed at the 9th position on points table.

The top run scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad is Rahul Tripathi with 170 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sunrisers Hyderabad is Mayank Markande with 10 scalps under his belt.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have won their previous match against Delhi Capitals by 9 runs.

Sunrisers Hyderabad batted first and they posted a total of 197 for 6 in 20 overs. Abhishek Sharma at the top of the order was simply brilliant. He smashed 67 runs off 36 balls. The middle order batters got dismissed cheaply. It was all down to Heinrich Klaasen and Abdul Samad who scored 53 and 28 runs respectively to take Sunrisers Hyderabad to a big total of 197 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Delhi Capitals lost their skipper David Warner early on. Mitchell Marsh and Philip Salt then took the responsibility to take Capitals over the line. They stitched a partnership of 112 runs for the 2nd wicket. However, once Salt and Marsh were gone, the middle order couldn't really keep up with the required rate and they were eventually restricted to 188 for 6, losing the match by 9 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders Form Guide:

Kolkata Knight Riders are placed at the 8th position on points table.

The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders is Venkatesh Iyer with 296 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders is Varun Chakravarthy with 13 scalps under his belt.

Kolkata Knight Riders have lost their previous match against Gujarat Titans by 7 wickets.

Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 179 for 7 in 20 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz at the top of the order was simply brilliant as he smashed 81 runs off 39 balls. In the death overs, Andre Russell scored 34 off 19 balls to take Kolkata Knight Riders to a competitive total of 179 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Wriddhiman Saha lost his wicket early on. The other opener Shubman Gill scored 49 off 35 balls. It was the pair of David Miller and Vijay Shankar who ensured that Gujarat Titans chased the total down without any hassles. Titans reached home in the 18th over with 7 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Lockie Ferguson (T), Nitish Rana (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (T), Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur (T), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Shakib Al Hasan, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Kulwant Khejroliya, David Wiese, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, N. Jagadeesan

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Kartik Tyagi, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, T. Natarajan, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Mayank Dagar, Upendra Yadav, Sanvir Singh, Samarth Vyas, Vivrant Sharma, Mayank Markande, Adil Rashid, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Kolkata Knight Riders

Who will win?- Kolkata Knight Riders

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mayank Markande (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Most Sixes – Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Player of the Match- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Team Scores Batting first - Kolkata Knight Riders 165+, Sunrisers Hyderabad 150+

Match Handicap: Kolkata Knight Riders

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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