IPL 2016 Eliminator, SRH vs KKR Playing 11: Probable XI for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders

Yusuf Pathan has been the man-in-form for KKR

Here's the likely team which may turn up for Kolkata Knight Riders:

Batting

Skipper Gautam Gambhir has been the most successful batsman for KKR this year with 473 runs in 14 innings, including 5 half-centuries. However, the real impact player in their batting line-up has been the hard-hitting Yusuf Pathan. Pathan has been incredibly impressive and has a tally of 359 runs at a phenomenal average of just under 90 and a strike rate of slightly over 148.

Robin Uthappa has been good, too, with 383 runs from 14 innings till now and 3 fifties to show for his efforts. Manish Pandey has also looked in great touch in the 10 innings he has played, scoring 212 runs at a very decent strike rate of 136.77. Middle-order Suryakumar Yadav has also not done too badly.

All-rounders

Andre Russell has been Kolkata's top all-rounder this season with 188 runs at a smashing strike rate of slightly below 165 and a total of 15 wickets in his kitty. Unfortunately, though, he has not played in his team's last two matches due to an injury and looks doubtful for the eliminator as well. Shakib Al Hasan's form with both bat and ball has been a worrying factor for the Knight Riders and they will be hoping the former Bangladesh skipper can come good when most needed.

Bowling

It has been quite a team effort by the KKR bowlers in the ongoing IPL season. While Russell has been their leading wicket-taker, leg-spinner Piyush Chawla has also been impressive with 11 wickets thus far. Sunil Narine looks to be getting back to form once again as he has claimed 11 wickets whilst conceding a miserly 7 runs per over. His best figures in the 2016 IPL of 3 for 26 helped Kolkata win their last league match against SRH and make it to the playoffs.

Umesh Yadav, who has not featured in the last few matches, but has also grabbed 10 wickets this year but has been a little expensive. Young Ankit Rajpoot has played just 4 matches and bowled decently whereas pacer Morne Morkel has managed to get 8 wickets in 9 matches. Shakib, meanwhile, has just 5 wickets in the tournament at an economy rate of just below 8.

Probable Playing XI:

Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell/Chris Lynn, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Morne Morkel.