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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Predictions - Klaasen to send Knight Riders packing

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Last updated: 22 Mar 2024

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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad tips for Saturday’s IPL group clash (04:00 PM SAST)
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen has scored 30*, 50, 30, 40, 23 & 74 runs in his last eight innings.
Can the Knight Riders make it three wins in four against the Sunrisers?

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Heinrich Klaasen pounds a six against Australia. (credit: Gareth Copley / Getty Images)

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Predictions

Knight Riders finished in seventh spot last season due to a poor start to their season, losing five of their first seven matches. Sunrisers ended last season bottom of the table after losing their last four matches.

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen (448 runs) was 12th on the IPL runs list in 2023.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Aiden Markram has scored 54, 37, 30 42*, 40 & 25 in his last 8 innings.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Phil Salt strike rate in T20Is is 165.97.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Nitish Rana scored 413 runs (S/R 140.95) last season.

Head-to-Head

The Knight Riders have won three of their last five matches against Sunrisers, who won the other two matches. The Knight Riders have won two of their last three matches against the Sunrisers.

Kolkata Knight Riders Form

Shreyas Iyer leads a team that lacks a gallery of big names and on paper looks like they might end bottom of the table again.

However, there is some interesting talent in the shape of Aussie left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and the fast-scoring Phil Salt, who has replaced Jason Roy.

They have taken a calculated risk by bringing in a lot of players from the sub-continent (Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ramandeep Singh, K. S. Bharat Chetan Sakariya, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey and Sakib Hussain), and their knowledge of local conditions could prove valuable.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team News

The Knight Riders don’t look like contenders on paper, so it all boils down to how they perform on the pitch.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Form

Sunrisers look certain to flip from last place in 2023 to a playoff spot in 2024, as they did some great business in the off-season.

They have brought in Aussie World Cup winners Pat Cummins and Travis Head, two players who perform under tough conditions with the red or white ball.

Adding the big-hitting exploits of Phillips, Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen gives Sunrisers an ominous look. Their attack of Cummins, Wanindu Hasaranga, Washington Sundar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar might not bowl many teams out, but they well-suited to restrict opposition batters.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Team News

The Sunrisers’ squad looks potent in all departments and should prove difficult to beat.

Verdict

Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad

I am backing Sunrisers Hyderabad to win. I am also backing Heinrich Klaasen to top score for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Phil Salt is a good bet to top score for the Kolkata Knight Riders.

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