Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Prediction & Betting Tips -

The Kolkata Knight Riders have been the pick of the teams in this year’s Indian Premier League and they enter the final as the clear favorites. During the group stages, KKR recorded nine wins, two draws and three losses to end on 20 points, three clear of their opponents in this match. In addition, the two-time champions also posted the league’s best net run rate of +1.428. After their final two group-stage games were washed out, KKR put in a commanding performance in the first playoff match, beating this opposition by eight wickets and with 6.2 overs to spare. Shreyas and Venkatesh Iyer top-scored with 58* and 51*, respectively, in the victory, while Mitchell Starc and Varun Chakaravarthy did the damage with the ball, notching 3/34 and 2/26. KKR are now unbeaten in their last seven matches in this competition and have beaten this opponent in six of the last eight encounters between thes sides, including twice in this year’s competition.

Meanwhile, the Sunrisers Hyderabad experienced a mixed bag of results in the group stages but made a late push, going undefeated in their final three games to sneak past the Rajasthan Royals into second place. Both sides ended level on 17 points apiece, but SRH posted a better net run rate of +0.414 compared to Rajasthan’s +0.273. While the Sunrisers were completely outplayed by KKR in the first playoff game, they bounced back in fine style on Friday in the eliminator to beat the Royals by 36 runs to book their place in the finals. Batting first, SRH posted a target of 176, with Heinrich Klaasen and Travis Head scoring 50 and 34 runs, while Rahul Tripathi added a quick-fire 37 off just 15 balls. Shahbaz Ahmed (3/23) and Abhiskeh Sharma (2/24) then led the side to victory with an excellent bowling performance that restricted the Royals lineup to just 139/7 in their 20 overs. Indeed, SRH have not set the tournament alight with their performances this year; however, they have managed to get the job done when needed and cannot be overlooked in this one.