Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders will face to each other in the second to last match of VIVO IPL 2018 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Qualifier 2 is the last hurdle before one of these teams can advance to the IPL 11 title clash.
As SRH registered their four-match losing streak, they have to put much effort to make the entry in final. Before their four back-to-back defeats, SRH had won 8 of their first ten matches. Ken –Williamson led had stitched together their longest winning streak (6 matches), and became the first team to secure a place in playoff.
On the other hand The Kolkata Knight Riders’ journey is just the opposite of SRH. They are on a four-match winning streak .Most recently, in the Eliminator, they defeated the RR .KKR received one little opening when Ajinkya Rahane was fired, and they seized that opportunity and forced a win.
Impactful Batsmen
Kane Williamson and Dinesh Karthik have led by example for SRH and KKR respectively.Williamson’s aggregate of 685 runs equates to 28.9% of his team’s runs, while Karthik’s aggregate of 490 runs equates to 18.9% of KKR’s runs.