IPL 2019, Match 38 - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Toss Report 1
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Kolkata Knight Riders will have a chance to end their four-match losing streak when they travel to Hyderabad to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. The Knight Riders, who were on top of the points table, not very long ago, are languishing at sixth in the points table after losing four games in a row.  Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, won their previous game to end their three-match losing streak.

Both the teams had started the competition strongly but have looked out of sorts of late. Sunrisers have the momentum with themselves following the win in their previous outing and they will look to make it count. The Knight Riders, on the other hand, will take confidence from their win over the Sunrisers earlier this season.

Toss:

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

Here is what the captains said:

Kane Williamson:

“First day game here so a little change of tack. Everybody wants to win, and it’s important for us to build on the performance in our last game. Fresh start, new game, but at the end of the day, it’s just about us executing our skills well.”

Dinesh Karthik:

“We have to make the most of it when asked to bat first. We have made three changes to the team, and those players will bring in a breath of fresh air. Big game for us, two big teams playing.”

Teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI):

Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Piyush Chawla, KC Cariappa, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI):

David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(w), Kane Williamson(c), Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, K Khaleel Ahmed