Watch IPL T20 Cricket Live Stream: Hyderabad Vs. Kolkata, RCB Vs. Dehli In Final Group Stage Day Playoff Spot Battles
The final day of the 2016 IPL group stage will stream live Sunday as Sunrisers Hyderbad fights for playoff position against Kolkata Knight Riders, who must win to have a chance to qualify for the Indian Premier League Final Four. And in the other match of the day, also with major playoff implications, Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Delhi Daredevils with both teams needing a victory to secure advancement.
Captained by Australia international opening batsman David Warner, with a bowling attack led by 20-year-old Bangladesh sensation Mustafizur Rahman, Sunrisers Hyderabad can literally clinch their playoff spot at the coin toss. With 16 points from their 8-5-0 record, their net run rate of +0.355 means that if they bat first, Sunrisers are insured of at least second place even if they lose to Kolkata.
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Of course, another factor in the first match of the day will be weather. Rains are in the outlook for Kolkata on Sunday, and bad weather means good news for the home team. A washout automatically puts Knight Riders into the postseason tournament, in fourth position, while Sunrisers would stay in second place.
Watch Sunrisers “magician” bowler Mustafizur Rahman in action, in the following video.
If the game is played, however, Kolkata may be at a disadvantage, with star West Indies all-rounder Andre “Superman” Russell ruled out of the game with a sore hamstring.
No matter what happens, the opening playoff game will pit Sunrisers Hyderabad against Gujarat Lions in the qualifier match on Tuesday.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore features the top IPL batting lineup, with a towering net run rate of +0.930 and featuring three of the world’s top batsmen in India and RCB Captain Virat Kohli, West Indies power-hitter Chris Gayle and South Africa superstar A.B. de Villiers.
To find out how to watch the final two matches of the 2016 IPL T20 cricket group stage stream live — Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Kolkata Knight Riders, and Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Delhi Daredevils — see the streaming links at the bottom of this article.
The Hyderabad vs. Kolkata match, weather permitting, gets underway at 4 p.m. India Standard Time at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, on Sunday, May 22. For fans in the United States, that start time will be 6:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 3:30 a.m. Pacific.
Bangalore vs. Delhi will follow at 8 p.m. India Standard Time from Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. That’s 10:30 a.m. Eastern, 7:30 a.m. Pacific for U.S. cricket fans.
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The India-based site CricHD will stream the IPL showdown between Bangladesh star Mustafizur Rahman and Sunrisers Hyderabad as they take on the Kolkata Knight Riders live online at this link, while the Royal Challengers Banglaore vs. Delhi Daredevils match can be found at this link. But viewers should be aware that the site carries large amounts of both pop-up and embedded ads that could cause browser crashes and other online slowdowns.
For the most reliable live online stream of the Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs. Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Banglaore vs. Delhi Daredevils Final 2016 IPL group stage matches, cricket fans can go to this link to subscribe to and watch all remaining Indian Premier League matches for $14.99 via ESPN Cricket Pass. The one-time price also includes unlimited on-demand replays of all Indian Premier League Season Nine matches.
Viewers in India can find the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Kolkata Knight Riders match live stream via the Star Sports site at this link, and the Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Delhi Daredevils game at this link — while Cricket Gateway also carries the entire 2016 IPL in 155 countries outside of the United States, India, and Europe.
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