kKR vs Somerset face to face in qualification CLT20

Hyderabad: With both teams in the running to make it to the next stage of the Champions League T20, the final qualifying match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset on Wednesday is bound to see a few nerves.
However, coming into the game, the two sides involved will have the advantage of knowing the result of the earlier match between Ruhunu Eleven and Leicestershire Foxes, depending on which both Kolkata and Somerset could qualify irrespective of who wins their game.

Still, a straightforward victory will prevent any undue stress and the pressure will be more on the Kolkata side, whose owner Shah Rukh Khan is expected to be in the stands at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
 Their performance in the first game belied their strength, however, with the IPL side managing only a narrow two-run victory over Auckland Aces. Stand-in skipper Jacques Kallis stressed the need to improve after that match, and KKR will be hoping the lessons have been learnt quickly.
It was KKR's slower bowlers who helped them defend 121 and earn the win, as they were able to keep things tight as well as pick up the wickets. Yusuf, Shakib and Rajat Bhatia should again prove to be quite a handful for the Somerset line-up in favourable conditions.
Somerset also defeated Auckland in a last-ball thriller in their first game, and again it was the bowlers who did the job for the County side. None of the bowlers went for more than six-and-a-half runs an over, with only Indian left-arm spinner Murali Kartik going wicket-less.
The intensity of the game may depend on how things pan out by the time KKR and Somerset take the field. Still, another close game in likely, with the bowlers likely to make the difference for either side.