Find out team news, TV and streaming information, odds, weather forecasts and much, much more ahead of the next game of the 2021 Indian Premier League season
Kolkata Knight Riders meet Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2021 Indian Premier League.
The game is scheduled for 6pm UAE (3pm BST, 7.30pm IST) on Sunday, October 3, 2021.
The two sides will meet at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
Tough one.
Kolkata Knight Riders are still very much part of the conversation with regard to the playoffs but defeat to Punjab Kings last time out means their progress hangs in the balance.
They have won three of their five games since the tournament resumed in the United Arab Emirates but they surely have to win their final two matches to stand any chance of progressing to the latter stages. They currently sit fourth but only net run rate separates them from the chasing pack.
The situation is must more simple for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Trevor Bayliss' side are out of the competition after nine defeats in 11 games and are destined to finish with the wooden spoon.
Sunrisers have to win at least two of their last three games to ensure they are not left propping up the table for the first time in their IPL history.
Dafabet have installed KKR as favourites for this one, offering odds of 4/6.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, with nothing to play for, are 6/5 to claim a surprise win.
Off the back of a wretched run of form, Morgan is 4/1 to be KKR's top run-scorer in Dubai.
New Zealand's Kane Williamson, meanwhile, is 13/5 to finish top of the tree for Sunrisers.
We're likely to see Sunrisers give opportunities to their young breed for the remainder of the competition so that undoubtedly means more outings for the likes of Priyam Garg.
The 20-year-old has had to stay patient in 2021, having made 14 outings during the last campaign.
Garg only averaged 14.77 in 2020 but he showed a glimpse of his undoubted talent with an unbeaten 51 from 26 balls to help beat Chennai Super Kings. A struggling Sunrisers line-up needs similar inspiration now.
KKR are suffering from their own batting issues, so they might require their bowling to come to the rescue during the final week of the group stage.
Varun Chakravarthy is their leading wicket-taker with 13 scalps at 29.33 in what has been an impressive warm-up ahead of the World Cup.
A cool customer who keep things tight and doesn't over-celebrate success, Chakravarthy admits to preferring to bowl on flat wickets, allowing him to deceive batters with his variations.
KKR will surely have to rebalance their XI after leaving themselves short in the bowling department. Prasidh Krishna is in contention for a recall and Lockie Ferguson could replace New Zealand teammate Tim Seifert.
Sunrisers have pledged to experiment during the rest of their campaign and their young middle-order of Garg, Abhishek Sharma and Abdul Samad will likely be retained. Andre Russell is missing through injury.
The two teams have played each other 20 times.
Kolkata Knight Riders wins: 13
Sunrisers Hyderabad wins: 7
It is expected to be another warm day in Dubai, with temperatures hitting 35 degrees Celsius. Light winds of around 18mph are also predicted.
Follow the Met Office forecast here.
Yes, a limited number of fans are allowed to attend games during the IPL's UAE leg.
Brendon McCullum's side badly need the win to keep their playoff hopes alive and with Sunrisers already out we should expect them to get the job done.
IPL TEAM GUIDES
Sky Sports have the rights in the United Kingdom.
You can aso stream the tournament using the Disney+ Hotstar digital platform, though the matches are only available for VIP or Premium subscribers.
Star Sports have the television rights in India.
Streaming service YuppTV have acquired digital streaming rights in a host of markets, including Australia, continental Europe, Malaysia, Southeast Asia with the exception of Singapore, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives, Central Asia, and Central and South America.
In the USA, the games will be broadcast on Willow TV and the Willow TV website. Fox Sports have the broadcasting rights in Australia, while Supersport will televise the games in South Africa. In the Caribbean, Flow TV have the rights.
The following broadcasters owning the rights for their respective regions:
Bangladesh: Channel 9
Afghanistan: Lemar TV
Malaysia: Measat
MENA/UAE: BeIN Sport
Hong Kong: Now TV
Singapore: SingTel
New Zealand: Sky Sport
Papua New Guinea: EMTV
Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Pawan Negi, Tim Seifert, Shakib al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, Karun Nair, Harbhajan Singh, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh Iyer, Tim Southee
Sunrisers Hyderabad squad: Kane Williamson, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, Jason Holder, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Yadav, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Jason Roy
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha (Wk), Kane Williamson, Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddharth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma.
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