The 19th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday 14th April 2023 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Kolkata Knight Riders had played some very interesting matches already in this edition of IPL and now they are going to host Sunrisers Hyderabad at their home ground. The performance of Kolkata Knight Riders had just been outstanding in this tournament. They had played three matches with two wins to their name. They had lost just one match and are holding the third position on the points table right now. They were unlucky in their opening match against Punjab Kings where they lost the match through the DLS method but now had beaten Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans in two back-to-back matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad had also played three matches with just one win to their name. They had lost two matches and are situated at the second position from the bottom of the table.

Kolkata Knight Riders had just been outstanding in each and every match they had played in this edition of IPL. After losing their very first match against Punjab Kings, they beat the strong team of this tournament Royal Challengers Bangalore with a big margin of 81 runs their previous match against Gujarat Titans was a thriller one where they have no chances to get over the line but they made impossible to possible and won the match with the margin of three wickets. Thanks to the hero of the day, Rinku Singh who made history by chasing 29 runs in the 20th over. They lost the toss and were asked to field first but their bowlers failed to do a good job. They have the best bowlers of white ball cricket like Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Suyash Sharma. They leaked 204 runs in their 20-over inning. Sunil Narine was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against 33 runs. Suyash Sharma was the other bowler with a wicket to his name. He picked one wicket in four overs while he was charged for 35 runs.

Sunrisers Hyderabad registered their first win in this edition of IPL after losing two matches in a row. They were beaten by Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals but won their third match against Punjab Kings with a handsome margin of eight wickets. The bowling unit of Sunrisers Hyderabad is strong but they were not good in two opening matches they did well in their previous match against Punjab Kings and leaked 143 runs in 20 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is leading the bowling unit of this team with Marco Jansen, T Natarajan, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, and Umran Malik. Almost every bowler from their side performed well in the previous match. Mayank Markande was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with four wickets to his name in four overs against 15 runs. Marco Jansen also performed well with the ball and picked up two wickets in three overs while he was charged with 16 runs. Umran Malik was the other bowler with two wickets to his name but he leaked plenty of runs. He was charged with 32 runs in four overs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked one wicket in the previous match while T Natarajan and Washington Sundar were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Sunrisers Hyderabad also performed well in the previous match and chased the target of 144 runs in 17.1 overs with eight wickets in hand. Almost all batsmen from their side put some runs on the board. Rahul Tripathi was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 74 runs to his account on 48 balls with the help of 10 boundaries and three huge sixes. He remained not out till the chase of the target. The skipper, Aiden Markram was struggling with his form in the previous matches but he performed well in the most recent match and scored 37 runs on 21 balls. He smashed six huge sixes during his inning and also remained not out till the chase. Mayank Agarwal scored 21 runs while Harry Brook could manage to score just 13 runs. Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal are opening the batting inning of Sunrisers Hyderabad but had not provided a good start in the previous match. Now their key players like Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram are in good form so we are hoping that they will get some confidence and perform well in this match. Heinrich Klaasen, Washington Sundar, and Marco Jansen are also available in the batting squad of Sunrisers Hyderabad. They had not performed well in previous matches but we are expecting a better performance in this match.

Kolkata Knight Riders had faced Sunrisers Hyderabad in 23 matches where they had won 15 matches and Sunrisers Hyderabad had won 7 matches.

Kolkata Knight Riders had won three out of the most recent five matches while Sunrisers Hyderabad had won just one out of the previous five matches.

Kolkata Knight Riders is a strong and well-balanced team and have a strong batting and bowling department which is in good form. The batting and bowling squad of this team is much stronger at least on paper. According to today’s prediction, Kolkata Knight Riders is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Kolkata Knight Riders a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Kolkata Knight Riders had won 15 out of 22 matches played against Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Kolkata Knight Riders have its main players in good form
• The batting order of Kolkata Knight Riders had performed well in previous matches
• Sunrisers Hyderabad had won its previous match and will be confident
• Kolkata Knight Riders have a strong bowling unit but they had not been much impressive

Kolkata Knight Riders is overall a strong team when we compare it with Sunrisers Hyderabad. They have the best players in the t20 format of cricket. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Kolkata Knight Riders have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Kolkata Knight Riders have a 58% chance to win this match
Sunrisers Hyderabad has a 42% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important in the result of each and every match of IPL 2023 as we had observed in the previous editions of this tournament. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to field first as defending had been difficult in the most recent matches of IPL. Remember that 52% of matches had been won by chasing teams at Narendra Modi Stadium.

The 19th match of IPL T20, 2023 is going to be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This ground is known for its large size and reputation for being a batsman-friendly pitch. The pitch at Eden Gardens is generally slow and low, making it challenging for fast bowlers to generate much bounce. Spin bowlers may find some assistance from the pitch, particularly as the game progresses and the pitch begins to wear down. Overall, the pitch at Eden Gardens tends to favor teams with strong batting lineups.

The weather forecast for Kolkata is good for this cricket match. In April, Kolkata experiences hot and humid weather with temperatures ranging from 26°C (79°F) to 36°C (97°F). The humidity levels can be quite high, which can make the weather feel even hotter. The beginning of April may see some occasional thunderstorms or rainfall, but as the month progresses, the chances of rainfall decrease. Generally, the skies are mostly clear and sunshine is abundant during this match.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), N Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Suyash Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan.

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• Date: Friday, 14th April 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Eden Gardens
• Location: Kolkata, India
• Opened: 1864
• Capacity: 63000
• Ends: High Court End, Pavilion End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Bengal, Kolkata Knight Riders
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Probir Mukherjee

• Total matches: 12
• Matches won batting first: 5
• Matches won bowling first: 7
• Average 1st Inns scores: 155
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 137
• Highest total recorded: 201/5 (20 Ov) by PAK vs BAN
• Lowest total recorded: 70/10 (15.4 Ov) by BAN vs NZ
• The highest score chased: 162/4 (18.5 Ov) by IND vs WI
• The lowest score defended: 186/5 (20 Ov) by IND vs WI

Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Jason Roy, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Harshit Rana, Mandeep Singh, Tim Southee, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), N Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Suyash Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.