IPL 2018: Kolkata Knight Riders hold 8-4 edge over Sunrisers

After the shock defeat against Chennai Super Kings, former Champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be eager to set the records straight against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018. SRH, on the other hand, won their first game against Rajasthan Royals and would be looking to consolidate on that.

SRH will also be eager for a revenge as their run as the title defenders in 2017 was ended by the same KKR in the eliminator. However, that itself was a revenge for the KKR who was knocked out by SRH in the eliminator en route their only title win.

Since the Hyderabad-based franchise made their debut in 2013, KKR and SRH have met 12 times so far with KKR winning 8 and SRH 4.

Here is a look at the brief results of KKR vs SRH matches in the IPL:

2013:

Game 1: KKR won by 48 runs at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
KKR 180/4 in 20 overs; SRH 132/7 in 20 overs. MoM Gautam Gambhir (KKR) for scoring 53 in 45 balls.

Game 2: SRH won by 5 wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
KKR 130/7 in 20 overs; SRH 132/5 in 18.5 overs. MoM Parthiv Patel (SRH) for scoring 47 in 37 balls.

2014:

Game 1: KKR won by 7 wickets at RGIS
SRH 142/8 in 20 overs; KKR 146/3 in 19.4 overs. MoM Umesh Yadav (KKR) for taking 3 wickets for 26 runs.

Game 2: KKR won by 4 wickets at Eden Gardens
SRH 160/7 in 20 overs; KKR 161/6 in 14.2 overs. MoM Yusuf Pathan (KK) for scoring 72 off 22 balls.

2015:

Game 1: SRH won by 16 runs in Duckworth-Lewis method at ACA-VDCA Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
SRH 176/4 in 20 overs; KKR 101/4 in 12 overs (target 118). MoM David Warner (SRH) for scoring 91 off 55 balls.

Game 2: KKR won by 35 runs at Eden Gardens
KKR 167/7 in 20 overs; SRH 132/9 in 20 overs. MoM Umesh Yadav (KKR) for taking 2 wickets for 34 runs.

2016:

Game 1: KKR won by 8 wickets at RGIS
SRH 142/7 in 20 overs; KKR 146/2 in 18.2 overs. MoM Gautam Gambhir (KKR) for scoring 90 off 60 balls.

Game 2: KKR won by 22 runs at Eden Gardens
KKR 171/6 in 20 overs; SRH 149/8 in 20 overs. MoM Yusuf Pathan (KKR) for scoring 52 not out in 34 balls.

Eliminator: SRH won by 22 runs at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
SRH 162/8 in 20 overs; KKR 140/8 in 20 overs. MoM Moises Henriques (SRH) for scoring 31 in 21 balls and taking 2 wickets for 17 runs.

2017:

Game 1: KKR won by 17 runs at Eden Gardens
KKR 172/6 in 20 overs; SRH 155/6 in 20 overs. MoM Robin Uthappa (KKR) for scoring 68 off 39 deliveries.

Game 2: SRH won by 48 runs at RGIS
SRH 209/3 in 20 overs; KKR 161/7 in 20 overs. MoM David Warner (SRH) for scoring 126 off 59 balls.

Eliminator: KKR won by 7 wickets in the D-L method at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
SRH 128/7 in 20 overs; KKR 48/3 in 5.2 overs (target 48 in 6 overs). MoM  Nathan Coulter-Nile (KKR) for taking 3 wickets for 20 runs.