Hyderabad will look to continue their winning momentum while Kolkata will look to bounce back when the two sides face each other in an IPL encounter at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.
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Coming on the back of victory over Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai, Hyderabad will look to continue their winning momentum when they square off with Andre Russell-reliant Kolkata in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.
After slumping to three back-to-back defeats, Hyderabad finally snapped their winless streak with a comfortable six-wicket win over Chennai at the same venue.
Kane Williamson-led side are currently standing at the fifth spot on the IPL table, with four games from eight matches they have played so far.
Kolkata, on the other hand, are heading into the encounter on the back of their crushing 10-wicket defeat at the hands of Virat Kohli’s Bangalore at Eden Garden.
Kohli struck a blistering century while Moeen Ali well-supported him with a 66-run knock as Bangalore set a mammoth total of 213/4 after being asked to bat first. In reply, Andre Russell (65) and Nitish Rana (85) knocks went in vain as Kolkata failed to defend the target.
Though Dinesh Karthik-led side too have four wins in their account, they have played one match less than Rajasthan in the ongoing 12th season of the IPL and are placed at the sixth spot currently.
The encounter holds great importance for both sides as they knew a victory would move them an inch closer to IPL play-offs.
The two teams are as follows:
Kolkata: Dinesh Karthik (c), Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Nikhil Naik, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Nitish Rana, Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Harry Gurney, Matt Kelly, KC Cariappa and Yarra Prithviraj.
Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (capt), Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, T Natarajan, Ricky Bhui, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Shreevats Goswami, Khaleel Ahmed, Yusuf Pathan, Billy Stanlake, David Warner, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Shakib Al Hasan, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Martin Guptill, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem.
Source: Zee News