IPL 2018: Match preview of Hyderabad and Kolkata
Hyderabad and Kolkata
Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata will face Hyderabad team in the second Saturday clash at Eden Gardens stadium
Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata will face Hyderabad team in the second Saturday clash at Eden Gardens stadium on April 14.
Hyderabad team is high on spirit as they have won their previous two clashes and currently sitting atop of Indian Premier League points table following a better Net Run Rate (NRR).
Kolkata have won one match out of two in the ongoing IPL tournament. As a team, Kolkata boys believe in theircapabilities to pull off match-winning knocks but they lack intent.
In the previous clash, Kolkata had displayed a very poor fielding show as they dropped three crucial catches. The batting is good to some extent, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, and skipper Dinesh Karthik are currently in-form.
In presence ofspin star Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla and pacers like Mitchell Johnson, Andre Russell and Vinay Kumar the bowling department of Kolkata is settled.
Probable XI of Kolkata:
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Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Johnson, Piyush Chawla, Vinay Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav
On the other hand, Hyderabad team will look forward to winning the match to solidify its positions at number one of IPL points table. Though, it seems a bit difficult because it appears that the team is dependent on Shikhar Dhawan as his performance in the last match was splendid.
Hyderabad's batting line-up is balanced Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan and Deepak Hooda will power the middle batting order.
On the other hand, Manish Pandey yet to prove his Rs 11 cr worth.
Team's core strength is the bowling department and it is going to be difficult for Dinesh Karthik and his team to ease past it easily.
Here is the preview of Delhi vs Mumbai and Hyderabadvs Kolkata:
Probable XI of Hyderabad:
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson (c), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan, Billy Stanlake, Siddarth Kaul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar or Sandeep Sharma
Bhuvi did not play in the previous clash as he was suffering sore back but it is expected that he will be back in the clash against Kolkata. His presence would boost the bowling strength of Hyderabad. If the injury prevails then Sandeep Sharma will fill in.