Welcome to the coverage of the Eliminator match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru, on Wednesday.

Two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders will have to break the agonising sequence of debacles when they clash with defending champions Sunrisers.

The winner of Wednesday's match will face the loser of Qualifier 1 between Mumbai Indians and Rising Supergiants Pune on May 19 in the second Qualifier, which will decide the second entrant of the final.

For KKR, it would take a significant turnaround to reach the second qualifier after they lost four out of seven matches in the latter half of the season.

The Shah Rukh Khan-owned side would like to find their form which saw them dominate the early stages of competition. KKR would hope Chris Lynn comes to the party, who has the ability to win a game on his own.

Lynn had scored a quick-fire fifty off just 21 balls, which was laced with five fours and four sixes, on his return at Chinnaswamy last month, after recovering from an injury.

Defending champions Sunrisers, on the other hand, won eight games while lost five in their 14 league games to end the league stage at third position with 17 points.

The team cemented their play-offs berth on the back of a superb eight-wicket win over Gujarat Lions in their last league match.

Hyderabad will be hoping skipper David Warner continues his imperious form as the explosive opener has registered 600 -plus runs in back-to-back seasons.

He was the league's second-highest run-scorer during the franchise's maiden triumph last year. The Australian has shown great leadership qualities to keep his side on course for a second successive IPL triumph.

Unless KKR get Warner out early, they will struggle to contain Hyderabad. They would also struggle if left- handed Shikhar Dhawan gets going.

Dhawan has scored a sensational 468 runs so far this season, which forced selectors to pick him for the upcoming Champions Trophy.