Today is a big day for the IPL 2024 season as it's Round 1️⃣ of the TATAIPL Playoffs 🔥

The top two teams of the seasons, Kolkata Knight Riders will battle in the Qualifier 1 Playoff of IPL 2024 against Surisers Hyderabad in Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.⚡👊🟣🟠

A destructive opening batter will meet a lethal new-ball bowler today 🤜🤛

The winner of today's clash will earn a ticket to the IPL 2024 final at Chepauk, while the loser will get a chance to redeem themselves in Qualifier 2 on May 24.

Kolkata Knight Riders topped the IPL points table at the end of the league phase with 9 wins from their 14 matches. The Shreyas Iyer-led franchise had 20 points to their name with an impressive net run rate of +1.428.

SRH, on the other hand, will go into the playoffs on the back of a thumping 4-wicket win over Punjab Kings in their last encounter. The Pat Cummins led franchise have won 8 of their 14 league matches and sit 2nd on the points table with 17 points and a net run rate of +0.414.

In the 26 matches these two teams have played so far in the IPL, KKR have won 16 of these encounters while SRH have won 9 and one match has been drawn. KKR also have the edge in the play-offs, with the Shreyas Iyer-led franchise having won 2 of the 3 matches against SRH so far.

According to Google's win predictor, both teams have almost equal chances of winning the Qualifier 1 clash. However, SRH are slightly ahead of KKR at this stage with a 51% chance of winning the clash.

💜 or 🧡, whom are you backing in this 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 💪