IPL 2024 Qualifier 1: KKR vs SRH Dream11 Prediction Team, Captain, Vice-captain

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will clash for a place in the final of Qualifier 1 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. IPL 2024 Qualifier 1: KKR vs SRH Dream11 Prediction Team, Captain, Vice-captain.

This will be the fourth encounter between the two teams in the IPL playoffs. Sunrisers Hyderabad have a slim edge over Knight Riders at this stage of the season. However, KKR has a clear advantage in the overall head-to-head record in the IPL. The first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will bring together two of the most combative batting teams this season, especially in the power play.

Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad are the driving force behind the idea of changing the amount that can be chased this season in the IPL. His charge is led by in-form openers and the middle-order rarely allows the run-rate to drop. While the strength of their opening stands has been central to their success, KKR may look a little weak in that department.

Phil Salt’s exit has broken his partnership with Sunil Narine and KKR have suffered two washouts in the last two games, not really giving Rahmanullah Gurbaz a chance to get the game going before the big playoff game. Gurbaz last played a competitive match in mid-March. But KKR might be the only division behind SRH, especially considering this match will be played in Ahmedabad.

The venue could throw up a slow, black-clay turner and that could play right into the hands of KKR and their spinners Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy. KKR have scored the most runs in the death overs this season, thus proving that they are not completely dependent on their opening partnership. He has gone at a run-rate of 13.02 in 17-20 overs. During this period, KKR scored 432 runs in 199 balls with the help of 32 boundaries and 29 sixes.

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KKR vs SRH head-to-head record in IPL:

Played: 26

Kolkata Knight Riders: 16

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 9

Tide: 1

Last Result: KKR beat SRH by four runs (IPL 2024, Eden Gardens)

KKR vs SRH Head-to-Head Record in IPL Playoffs:

Played: 3

Kolkata Knight Riders: 1

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2

Last Result: SRH beat KKR by 14 runs (IPL 2018, Qualifier 2)

KKR likely to be 11 (if batting first):

Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana

KKR likely to be 11 (if bowling first):

Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty

Impact Players: Nitish Rana, Varun Chakraborty

SRH likely to be 11 (if batting first):

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins (capt), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Vyaskanth

SRH likely XI (if bowling first):

Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klassen (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins (captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Vyaskanth, T Natarajan

Impact Players: Travis Head, T Natarajan

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KKR vs SRH Dream11 Prediction Team:

SRH captain Pat Cummins is in better individual form than Shreyas Iyer and hence he can captain this team. Experienced Sunil Narine could be the vice-captain.

Travis Head, Sunil Narine (vice-captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Heinrich Klaasen, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins (captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana, T Natarajan.