Kolkata vs Hyderabad: A closely fought rivalry

IPL Fantasy Stats Kolkata vs Hyderabad

Introduction

The battle between Kolkata and Hyderabad in this Indian domestic T20 league hasn’t been a one-sided affair but Kolkata has been on top more often than not. Season after season, these two sides have squared off in crunch games and there have been some memorable games between the ‘Men in Purple’ and the ‘Orange Army’.

It’s been just eight seasons since Hyderabad made their debut in the Indian T20 league but they have faced Kolkata 19 times already. The latter has won 12 games while Hyderabad has won seven games. These two competitors have also faced each other in the playoffs three times.

Kolkata vs Hyderabad – Head to Head Record in the Indian T20 league

MatchesKolkataHyderabadTie / NR
201371 / 0

In the 2020 edition of the Indian domestic T20 league, Kolkata overcame the Hyderabad challenge in both games. In the first encounter of the season between these two teams, Kolkata recorded a comfortable win as they restricted Hyderabad to just 142 and chased it down with two overs to spare. Meanwhile, the second game was a thriller and the match was tied as the two teams were stuck on 163. In the Super Over, Lockie Ferguson knocked over the Hyderabad batters for just three runs and Kolkata cruised through.

Top 3 Performers Comparison and Stats

Kolkata and Hyderabad have been pretty consistent in the last decade or so. Kolkata’s inconsistency has come to the fore in the last couple of years but before that, they were regularly qualifying for the playoffs. Meanwhile, Hyderabad has made it to the top four in each of the last five seasons.

There have been some consistent performers from both sides and here, we look at the best performers from Kolkata and Hyderabad (only active players considered), so you can easily make MPL fantasy Cricket teams when the edition begins. 

Batsmen (Kolkata):

BatsmenRuns v Hyderabad
Dinesh Karthik281
Karun Nair245
Nitish Rana315

Bowlers (Kolkata)

BowlersWickets v Hyderabad
Sunil Narine10
Kuldeep Yadav10
Harbhajan Singh8

Batsmen (Hyderabad)

BatsmenRuns v Kolkata
David Warner915
Wriddhiman Saha457
Manish Pandey256

Bowlers (Hyderabad)

BowlersWickets v Kolkata
Bhuvneshwar Kumar28
Rashid Khan11
Sandeep Sharma9

Kolkata vs Hyderabad, Indian T20 League Schedule 2021

In the last few years, the contest between Kolkata and Hyderabad has been very tight. The two teams have barely given anything away and they have also battled it out in the playoffs three times. Kolkata may have a better head-to-head record against Hyderabad but no team goes into this season with a distinct advantage.

The two teams will be playing their two games in Chennai and Bengaluru, as no team will be playing a game at their respective home venues in the 2021 edition. This season’s schedule has panned out in a way that the two teams start and end the league stages against each other.

We take a look at the full schedule between Kolkata and Hyderabad in the Indian T20 league 2021.

DateMatchesVenueTime (IST)
Sunday, April 11, 2021Hyderabad vs KolkataMA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai7:30 PM
Sunday, October 3, 2021 Kolkata vs HyderabadDubai, UAE7:30 PM

Statistics and Facts of Kolkata vs Hyderabad

It’s been a pretty closely contested rivalry between Kolkata and Hyderabad. Both teams have been consistent in this Indian T20 league and thus, have found themselves up against each other in knockout situations and playoffs as well. Thus, it has invariably thrown up some interesting facts, records, and statistics. Here, we take a look at some of those:

  • David Warner loves batting against Kolkata. He has smashed 912 runs at an average of 45.60 and a strike-rate of 146.15 against them. And out of those, 616 runs at an average of 47.38 have come while playing for Hyderabad.
  • Andre Russell has an underwhelming record against Hyderabad, who historically have had a solid bowling attack. The hard-hitting Caribbean all-rounder has scored just 111 runs at a strike-rate of 152.05 in nine innings against Hyderabad. With the ball, he has seven wickets from 10 games.
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar has a good record bowling against Kolkata. He has picked up 27 wickets in his career against them, which is the most by any bowler in the history of the Indian T20 league. 19 of those scalps have come while playing for Hyderabad.
  • There are quite a few players who will be a part of the two current teams who have played for both teams. The likes of Manish Pandey, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Shakib Al Hasan, Ben Cutting, and Jason Holder are the active players in the two sides who have played for both Hyderabad and Kolkata.

Kolkata vs Hyderabad: Overall Head to Head Stats in the Indian T20 League

Kolkata and Hyderabad have faced each other 19 times in the history of the Indian T20 league. Kolkata has won 64% of the games while Hyderabad has ended up winning just 36%. There have been a couple of seasons where Kolkata has completed a ‘double’ (winning both games of the league stages) and remaining unbeaten in the season – 2014 and 2020. In three successive seasons (2016, 2017, 2018), the two teams squared off in the playoffs with Hyderabad winning two and Kolkata winning one.

Here, we look at the year-by-year results between Kolkata and Hyderabad and how the rivalry has panned out in the last eight seasons.

YearMatchesKolkataHyderabadTie / NR
20211100 / 0
20202201 / 0
20192110 / 0
20183120 / 0
20173210 / 0
20163210 / 0
20152110 / 0
20142200 / 0
20132110 / 0

Note: The tie which took place in the 2020 season has been added as in the tie and Kolkata’s win as they had triumphed in the Super Over.

How will Kolkata vs Hyderabad Stats Help You on MPL?

Knowing the records, statistics, and the records ahead of a game helps you in picking the players that you want in your MPL fantasy team. As you need to pick a minimum of four players from a particular team, you will be well aware of the best choices, especially in one-sided contests like we see between Kolkata and Hyderabad. 

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