The Gautam Gambhir-led KKR's most recent win came last night against the Delhi Daredevils, a result which took them to fourth position in the points table with three wins and just one loss so far.
Hyderabad, on the other hand, lost to Delhi in their previous encounter and are currently lying sixth on the table with three losses and merely a win as yet.
Their batting seems fragile if the opening duo of skipper David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan fails to give a good start. In fact, even that wasn't enough in their previous match against Delhi where the middle order let the side down.
Hyderabad's bowling is spearheaded by South African star Dale Steyn and a lot would depend on what he can extract from his four overs along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
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The pace duo of Umesh Yadav and Morne Morkel combined well to restrict Delhi and made the job easy for the team's batsmen.
Later, Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan ensured a reasonably smooth chase and an easy win for the side.
Given the current form of the two teams, KKR would start as favourites but if impact players such as Warner or Steyn strike form, there could well be an upset.