Fizz faces Shakib at Eden

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Fizz faces Shakib at Eden
« on: April 15, 2017, 02:23:22 PM »
For the first time in this year’s IPL, Bangladeshi fans are likely to witness the battle between to Tigers – Shakib and Mustafizur. The clash between the defending champions and two-time winners will begin at 4:00 pm local time (4:30 pm Bangladesh Standard Time).

Hosts Knight Riders are in red hot form with two victories from three matches. Their batting has been the main strength while the bowlers have been struggling. The absence of power-hitter Chris Lynn has not caused any problems.

On the otherside, Sunrisers Hyderabad have a mixture of world-class batsmen and good bowlers. Teenage Afghan leggie Rashid Khan has been their trump card in this season.

Sunrisers are yet to win a match at the Eden Gardens. They will look to register a win at the city of joy for the first time. Last season, these two sides faced each other thrice. KKR won the league stage matches but lost in the Eliminator. Overall, KKR have a win-loss record of 6-3 against SRH.

Shakib has missed all the three matches for Kolkata. He is likely to play his first game today.

Mustafizur had a tough time against Mumbai Indians on Wednesday when he leaked runs at over ten runs per over.

Likely XIs:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner (capt), Deepak Hooda, Yuvraj Singh, Ben Cutting / Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha (wk), Vijay Shankar / Bipul Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Mustafizur Rahman

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (capt), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Colin de Grandhomme / Shakib Al Hasan / Rovman Powell, Chris Woakes, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Umesh Yadav, Trent Boult