IPL 2018 Live, SRH vs KKR: Dinesh Karthik’s KKR will be through to the knockouts if they win this match. (Source: PTI)
IPL 2018 Live, SRH vs KKR: Sunrisers Hyderabad host Kolkata Knight Riders at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. While SRH are already through, this could be the match that seals KKR’s fate. The Dinesh Karthik-led side are third on the points table with 14 points and a win here would put them safely beyond the reach of the chasing pack. But they are facing Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have thus far lost just one match at home – a four-run loss to Chennai Super Kings. If KKR lose this match, they would have to ensure that their net run rate doesn’t take too much of a hit so as to avoid being at the mercy of the remaining three group stage matches to be played over the weekend.Catch live scores, updates and commentary from Kings XI Punjab against Kolkata Knight Riders at Holkar Stadium in Match 44 of the Indian Premier League.
Sunrisers Hyderabad players Kane Williamson, right, and Shikhar Dhawan, walk off the field after beating Delhi (Source: AP)
Highlights
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Shikhar Dhawan, Alex Hales, Kane Williamson (C), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Shakib Al Hasan, Shreevats Goswami (WK), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul
Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (C & WK), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Mitchell Johnson, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi
The weekend's fixtures put an end to what has been an unrelenting race for the final two playoff spots. We have tried to make sense of the IPL points table so far in which there are four teams with equal points. Feel free to check out what we came up with.
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings have gone through while Delhi Daredevils have gone out without too much fuss. But the same cannot be said about the rest of the teams this season. Among them, Kolkata Knight Riders are in better shape and are arguably the best poised to finish third on the table at the end of this weekend. Of course, they can do that only if they manage to beat SRH today, which has proven a rather difficult task for teams this season. The IPL playoff race has been a real thriller and it all reaches an almighty crescendo this weekend. Let's dive right into it.