Eyeing a third title which has eluded them for quite some time, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will have their task cut out when they take on formidable Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their IPL 2019 clash at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. Two-time champions KKR last won the IPL in 2014 under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir. Since then, they have made it to the playoffs thrice in four years showing great consistency, but the team will want to finish off equally well this time round.
Last season, under the new leadership of seasoned campaigner Dinesh Karthik, KKR incidentally lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 14 runs in Qualifier-2. Stumper-batsman Karthik led from the front, amassing 498 runs and finishing as the team’s highest scorer. KKR’s batting looks strong with no spare tyres in their top seven. The likes of Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill, Robin Uthappa, Andre Russell, Karthik and Brathwaite pack enough punch to rival any other side.
Coming to the visitors, SRH emerged runners-up in the previous edition after losing to Chennai Super Kings in the final by eight wickets. The Kane Williamson-led side has been in cracking form for the past few seasons since winning the trophy in 2016 under the leadership of David Warner.
Besides the explosive Warner and dependable Williamson, SRH have the likes of Martin Guptill, Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan who are likely to be their batting mainstays but the team will miss Shikhar Dhawan who went to Delhi Capitals. Dhawan hit 497 runs and was the team’s second highest run-scorer last year. All-rounders Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi and Vijay Shankar add variety to the team. The bowling will be led by Rashid Khan who was the second highest wicket-taker in the tournament last year.
When and where to watch live telecast of IPL 2019 KKR vs SRH match
The match between KKR and SRH will be played at Eden Garden Stadium, Kolkata on March 24, 2019. The match will start from 4 PM (IST). The match will live telecast on Star Sports Netwrk (Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD).
When and where to watch online streaming of IPL 2019 KKR vs SRH match
The match will live stream on Hotstar from 4 pm (IST) onwards.