The host Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look to put a brake on Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) winning run when they square off against each other on April 14 (Saturday) at the iconic Eden Gardens.
While KKR are coming from the back of a defeat, SRH has won two back-to-back matches which include a close win over Mumbai Indians on April 12.
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On the other side, the home team lost a last-over thriller against Chennai Super Kings as they failed to defend 17 runs off the last over.
Vinay Kumar went for 19 runs as Kolkata lost the game after getting a good start to the tournament.
The Knight Riders are likely to make few changes in the first XI going into the next game.
However, the Sunrisers will look to keep their winning combination intact to go for the kill.
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Meanwhile, as per Accu Weather, it is a bad news for the fans as the rain gods can play their part in the game. There are chances of a thunderstorm at 3:00 PM while it is likely to pour from 1:00 PM.
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Though the rain will decrease as the game progresses, it is likely to return the whole evening and will affect the game big time.
At 7:00 PM there are once again thunderstorms and the chances of rain are around 51 percent as one can only hope that the match doesn’t get washed out.
However, there are fewer chances of rain in the later part of the day. As a result, it might be a long day at Eden Gardens.
Moreover, it would be interesting to see how Dinesh Karthik would lead Kolkata Knight Riders against the strong-looking Hyderabad led by Kane Williamson.
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