Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Tuesday. In the last match played by Kolkata Knight Riders against Rajasthan Royals, the match was abandoned. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings by four wickets in their last league match on Sunday. The best fantasy player for Sunrisers Hyderabad was Abhishek Sharma, who scored 101 fantasy points.
Location report and weather conditions
The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, will allow good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to hit on the surface. The surface will not provide much help to the bowlers and taking wickets will not be easy. The average first innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 175 runs. The team batting first at this location has won 45% of the matches, so the coin toss doesn't matter much here.
Pace or spin?
The Pacers have been very successful at this location. They have taken 80% of the total wickets at this venue.
Weather forecast
The temperature will hover around 40 degrees Celsius with a humidity of 18%. Wind speeds of 6.04 m/s are expected.
Head-to-head
In the 26 matches played between these two teams, the all-rounders of Kolkata Knight Riders have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while the batters have earned the most fantasy points for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In their previous encounter in this series, Andre Russell was the Man of the Match as he scored the highest fantasy points for Kolkata Knight Riders with 143 points, while Heinrich Klaasen topped the fantasy points table for Sunrisers Hyderabad with 97 points.
Fantasy Top Captain and Vice Captain Choice
Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine is an all-rounder with an average of 106 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Narine is a top-class left-handed hitter. In 13 matches he scored 461 runs, an average of 38.4 per match. He also bowls decently, bowling outside the break and in recent matches he has taken 15 wickets at an average of 20.8 per match.
Travis Head
Travis Head is a hitter with an average of 66 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.4 and could be a good pick for your Dream11 team. He is a top left-handed hitter. In 12 matches he scored 533 runs at an average of 48.5.
Andre Russel
Andre Russell is a good player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 54 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9. Russell is a right-handed hitter. In 13 matches he scored 222 runs at an average of 31.7 per match. He also bowls decently, bowling fast with the right arm and in recent matches he has taken 15 wickets, an average of 17.4 per match.
Varun Chakravarthy
Varun Chakaravarthy is a bowler with an average of 52 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.5 and is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a googly bowler with a broken leg and in 13 matches he has taken 18 wickets at an average of 20.4.
Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins is a bowler with an average of 48 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.1 and is a safe bet for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He bowls fast with the right arm and in 13 matches Cummins has taken 15 wickets at an average of 32.
Hendrik Klaasen
Heinrich Klaasen is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is averaging 40 fantasy points in the last 10 games and has an 8.7 fantasy rating. Klaasen is a right-handed batsman and also keeps wickets. In 13 matches he scored 381 runs, an average of 42.3 per match.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a punter in your team. This player is averaging 39 fantasy points in the last 10 games and has a fantasy rating of 8.5. Bhuvneshwar bowls right-arm medium and in 13 matches he has taken 11 wickets at an average of 40.6.
Fantasy team
Wicketkeeper: Heinrich Klaasen
Batters: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Shreyas Iyer
All-rounders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Shahbaz Ahmed
Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Pat Cummins and T Natarajan
Captain: Abhishek Sharma
Vice Captain: Sunil Narine
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