IPL 2020 KKR vs SRH, Match Preview, Pitch report, Weather forecast: The 8th match of IPL 2020 is to be played today between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.



First matches for both the teams in IPL 13 has not been good. While Kolkata Knight Riders lost their first match against Mumbai Indians by 49 runs, Warner-led Sunrisers Hyderabad lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore by 10 runs in a very exciting match. Now, the team that wins the 8th match of IPL 2020 will be able to open their account in the points table.




Despite the defeat in the first match, there is almost zero possibility of any major changes in the team of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders. However, Kane Williamson might be seen making a comeback in the Hyderabad team, given their weak middle order.


But it is important for Williamson to be fit before the match, because Warner had revealed about his injury before SRH's first match. Another change in the team can be Sandeep Sharma, who proved to be very expensive in the first match with the ball.


If we talk about Kolkata Knight Riders, there is a high chance that there will be no change in the team. KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik had defended his players despite a crushing defeat against Mumbai Indians.


The senior wicket-keeper batsman had said that players cannot be excluded from the team on the basis of just one match. Karthik also favored Morgan and Cummins, who failed to perform in the first match.

 

KKR vs SRH Pitch Report-

IPL 2020 match no. 8 will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knighters in Abu Dhabi. In today's match, the pitch is expected to be helpful for the spinner. 'Dew factor' will also impact during the second innings, so it is possible that the team that wins the toss will prefer to bowl first.


KKR vs SRH Weather Report- How will the weather be in Abu Dhabi?

In Abu Dhabi, players are not expected to get any relief from the heat. There is a possibility of 39 degree Celsius temperature in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Apart from this, the level of humidity can be between 80 to 85 percent.


KKR vs SRH Match Prediction


In today's match, there may be a close fight between Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen and Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers. If the Kolkata batsmen show good form, then the team is more likely to win. KKR's bowling is not very strong as there is a lack of experienced players in it. At the same time, the Hyderabad team will hope their openers give them a great start.


KKR vs SRH Predicted Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (captain and wicketkeeper), Sunil Naraine, Shubhman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Nikhil Nayak, Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (Captain), Johnny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Khalil Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Sandeep Sharma.


KKR vs SRH Full Squads-


Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Eoin Morgan, Varun Chakravarthy, Tom Banton (Wicketkeeper), Rahul Tripathi, Chris Green, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik (Wicketkeeper), Ali Khan.


Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (Captain), Jonny Bairstow (Wicketkeeper), Kane Williamson, Bhuvneshwar Kumar,Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mitchell Marsh, Fabian Allen, Vijay Shankar, Sanjay Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (Wicketkeeper), Shreevats Goswami (Wicketkeeper), Bavanaka Sandeep, Basil Thampi, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Billy Stanlake, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma.