On Saturday (26th September) evening, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face each other in the eighth match of the IPL 2020 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium (Abu Dhabi). Both teams will play their second match in this IPL season.
Both Kolkata Knight Riders and SunRisers Hyderabad suffered defeats in their respective opening matches of this tournament. SunRisers Hyderabad started their journey in the IPL 2020 on last Monday (21st September) when they faced Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Dubai. RCB won that match by 10 runs.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders played their opening match of this tournament against the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at Abu Dhabi on last Wednesday (23rd September) evening. Mumbai Indians won that match by 49 runs.
Let’s look at some crucial stats preview before the forthcoming 8th match of the IPL 2020 between KKR vs SRH
Head-to-head records between KKR vs SRH
| Stats | Matches | KKR Won | SRH Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0/0 |
| In IPL | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0/0 |
| In UAE | – | – | – | -/- |
| In last 5 matches | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
| In IPL 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
Records of KKR and SRH in UAE
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied (W/L) | No Result |
| KKR | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 (0/1) | 0 |
| SRH | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 (0/0) | 0 |
Important stats between KKR vs SRH
(Teams’ Stats)
| Stats | KKR (vs SRH) | SRH (vs KKR) |
| Highest total | 183/4 in 19.4 overs at Kolkata on 24th May 2019 | 209/3 (20 overs) at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 30 April 2017 |
| Lowest completed total | 130/7 (20 overs) at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 19th May 2013 | 128/7 (20 overs) at Bengaluru on 17 May 2017 |
| Largest victory (by runs) | 48 runs at Kolkata on 14 April 2013 | 48 runs at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 30 April 2017 |
| Largest victory (by wickets) | 8 wickets at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 16 April 2016 | 9 wickets at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 21st April 2019 |
(Top players’ stats)
| Stats | KKR (vs SRH) | SRH (vs KKR) |
| Highest individual score | 90* by Gautam Gambhir at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 16 April 2016 | 126 by David Warner at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 30 April 2017 |
| Best bowling figures | 4/30 by Prasidh Krishna at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 19 May 2018 | 4/38 by Karn Sharma at Kolkata on 24 May 2014 |
| Most runs scored | 426 runs by Robin Uthappa | 533 runs by David Warner |
| Most wickets | 11 wickets by Umesh Yadav | 19 wickets by Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
Other important stats
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- With five more sixes, Sunil Narine (45 sixes) will be the sixth batsman to hit 50 T20 sixes for Kolkata Knight Riders.
- Dinesh Karthik (59 stumpings) is two stumpings away to become the wicket-keeper with third most stumpings in T20 career by surpassing former Sri Lankan wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara (60 stumpings). The top two names in this list are Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal (97 stumpings) and former Indian wicket-keeper MS Dhoni (84 stumpings).
SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- David Warner has scored 829 IPL runs against Kolkata Knight Riders. The Aussie left-handed batsman is 76 runs away to surpass Rohit Sharma (904 IPL runs against KKR) and become the most IPL run-scorer against a team.
- Kane Williamson (44 sixes) needs to hit six sixes to complete his 50 sixes for SRH. He will be the third SRH batsman to hit 50 T20 sixes for this team, after David Warner (123 sixes) and Shikhar Dhawan (54 sixes).
- Siddarth Kaul (49 wickets) is one wicket away to complete his 50 IPL wickets.
