After Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders are all set to lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad. The match is scheduled to be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday (Afternoon), March 24. Dinesh Karthik led KKR will try to make it on the top of the chart, right from the beginning, but Sunrisers Hyderabad has never been below the chart. Since Kolkata is hosting Hyderabadis, there will be privilege to the ‘Babumoshahis’, as they rule their arena, and won’t let visitors to take an easy win.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will definitely miss Shikhar Dhawan, who is joining his home team, Delhi Capitals. Kane Williamson has been roped up with the captaincy, but will be missing the first match fue to an injury. The good news for Orange Army is that David Warner is back in the game and hence will be seen on ground after long time. Delhi Capitals has finalized youngster Shreyas Iyer after having a bad season in IPL season 11. Shreyas Iyer roped in as a captain after Gautam Gambhir faced plethora of situation and couldn’t make it to the victory in any of the matches.
Both Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be making strategies on the Opening department, as KKR are having better option of Opening with Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn. SRH has a perfect Kiwi Duo, Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill, out of which Guptill is opener material and Williamosn is not able to play the match. The first match between both the teams will recite the intentions of both the teams, as both teams have been Champion and behaves the same.
Impact Players:
Kolkata Knight Riders: The openers of previous season, Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn both have their own way of hitting the balls over the fence. Sunil Narine has been popular for his pinch-hitting batting and the wonderful bowling. Robin Uthappa, an underdog player of KKR, who takes the pressure easily and keeps the game going. Last but not least, Andre Russell, the man who is super man for the team Kolkata Knight Riders. West Indies All-Rounder Russell loves playing in India, especially in IPL.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, the man who is doing comenack after an year. Martin Guptill, who loves to hit, from the very frist ball. Jonny Bairstow, the man who is on fire since 2018, when England scored highest ever total in ODI. Indian Pace-machine Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the best among Indian Bowlers in the squad. Rashid Khan, who not only restricts score, but who is good with the bat too.
Probable XI:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c/wk), Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, Siddarth Kaul
Squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (C), Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Carlos Brathwaite, Lockie Ferguson, Nikhil Naik, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, T Natarajan, Ricky Bhui, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Khaleel Ahmed, Yusuf Pathan, Billy Stanlake, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Shakib Al Hasan, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Martin Guptill