Rocked by two consecutive defeats, Kolkata Knight Riders badly need a win as they take on an equally desperate South Australian Redbacks in their next Champions League Twenty20 match, in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

Kolkata have lost to Somerset twice -- in qualifying and on Sunday -- and now need to do well in the remaining three Group stage matches.

The Australian side is also coming into the match after suffering a heavy 50-run defeat against Warriors and Tuesday's contest promises to be a fiercely-fought duel, as neither side would like to face an early exit from the event.

Both batsmen are in good form and it was on the back of their solid show that Kolkata could set a stiff target of 162 against Somerset.

More than anything, skipper Gambhir himself would be eager to get back into the groove as he is coming into the tournament after suffering a concussion and didn't make a great start by getting out for a duck in first ball he faced.

The England ODI series is looming large and Gambhir would like to test his fitness and set the tempo.

Although the bowlers made a recovery in the end but the damage done at the start was beyond repair and they ended up losing the match.

Redbacks too are struggling with both batting and bowling and will have to raise their level as Kolkata are very much capable of coming out of difficult situation.

Redbacks need skipper Michael Klinger, Callum Ferguson and experienced paceman Shaun Tait to fire.

The teams (from):

South Australian Redbacks: Michael Klinger (C), Aaron O'Brien, Adil Rashid, Callum Ferguson, Cameron Borgas, Chadd Sayers, Daniel Christian, Daniel Harris, Gary Putland, James Smith, Kane Richardson, Nathon Lyon, Shaun Tait, Tim Ludeman and Tom Cooper.