Kolkata v Gujarat & Bangalore v Hyderabad predictions and cricket betting tips

Best cricket bets, predictions and analysis for Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League on Saturday.

Where to watch

Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat Titans
Sky Sports Cricket, 11am Saturday

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sky Sports Cricket, 3pm Saturday

Best bets

Rahul Tripathi over 24.5 performance points
Sky Sports Cricket, 3pm Saturday
2pts 5-6 bet365

Shreyas Iyer top Kolkata Knight Riders runscorer
Sky Sports Cricket, 11am Saturday
2pts 3-1 Hills

Bangalore v Hyderabad preview

Sunrisers Hyderabad do not have the most fearsome batting line-up on paper but four wins out of six suggest they have found a nice balance going into Saturday's clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore.

The consistent form of Rahul Tripathi at number three has been a major bonus for the Sunrisers. He scored 397 runs in 17 matches in last season's IPL and is well on his way to eclipsing that tally this term after racking up 205 runs in six innings at a rollicking strike-rate of 174.

Four catches, worth ten points each on bet365's player-performance market, have helped Tripathi to performance make-ups of 54, 49, 37, 71 and 34 in his last five games and he can extend his fine form at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium.

Kolkata v Gujarat preview

Gujarat Titans have made a flying start to their first IPL campaign, winning five out of six, but they are slight outsiders to beat a star-studded Kolkata side at the DY Patil Sports Academy.

The Knight Riders have been less than the sum of their parts so far this season, losing four of their first seven games, but their new skipper Shreyas Iyer already looks a shrewd signing.

Iyer's last three innings were 54, 28 and, last time out, 85 as Kolkata fell just short in a massive run-chase against Rajasthan and he is a tempting price to top-score for a side short of in-form batters.

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