Preview by Ghcalive Staff
The seasons of Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad have both been miserable thus far. With Delhi Capitals, they are at the bottom of the points rankings, which reflects this. The graph also suggests that not all is lost, at least not yet. The fight for a playoff position is currently quite tight, with even the Delhi Capitals, who began the season with five straight losses, still in contention.
KKR’s form has declined after a great start, while SRH’s performance has been quite erratic. However, the team that triumphs on Thursday will be certain that they can mount a late comeback to join the other teams in the competition for a playoff spot.
Harry Brook eventually succeeded in setting the IPL on fire with a scorching century in their first meeting this season, which was played at Eden Gardens and featured a high-scoring duel. Brook’s task is anticipated to be more challenging this time. After rejoining Mayank Agarwal and Abhishek Sharma at the top, SRH would be foolish to make any other changes. Too many alterations have already occurred at the top, which has led to instability. However, Brook in the middle may have to deal with a barrage of spin from the KKR spin trio if the batting collapses.
SRH does, however, have extra hitters to combat the spin trio. Overall and mathematically, they seem to be the more sophisticated group. However, KKR can take solace in the fact that SRH have so far only won once at home. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Andre Russell’s runs from the bat in their most recent game against Gujarat Titans are undeniably promising. There is now without a doubt a case for Russell to be pushed up to at least No. 5 as a result of his recent dissatisfaction with his batting position. The winner of this game will keep their hopes alive, while the loser will become the first side to suffer its sixth defeat of the year. Beyond that, reversals are not always possible.
When: May 4 at 19:30 IST
Where: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
How to prepare :The athletes will have a humid evening. Depending on the situation, we’ve played both high-scoring games and low-scoring games so far this season.
Team Watch
Sunrisers Hyderabad
The top order had undergone a number of adjustments over the season, but in their last match against DC, SRH finally tried to establish its footing. They’ll likely keep the same starting lineup and replace Akeal Hosein with Marco Jansen.
Probable XI: Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Harry Brook, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik
Matchups & Tactics: Aiden Markram has a good IPL record against leg spin, despite the fact that KKR has lost wickets to Suyash Sharma and Varun Chakaravarthy this season. SRH will need him in the middle overs because of his 46.50 average and over 145 strike rate.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s score of 81 in the most recent game necessitates a substantial change at the top of the order for KKR. Jason Roy may replace David Wiese as the fourth foreign player if he’s healthy.
Probable XI: Jason Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (C), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma
Matchups & Tactics: Andre Russell usually bowls the last few pitches for KKR these days. However, there is a case for him to bowl early in the game given his better track record this time against Rahul Tripathi and Mayank Agarwal. He has bowled a total of 43 deliveries at these two, and he has sixly removed them.
Have you heard?
KKR has taken 33 wickets, the highest by any team, while bowling over 100 overs of spin, or 60% of their total overs.
Heinrich Klaasen has a strike rate of 170.56 and an average of 49 in T20 cricket this year.
Squads:
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Akeal Hosein, Umran Malik, Marco Jansen, T Natarajan, Vivrant Sharma, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Dagar, Samarth Vyas, Anmolpreet Singh, Adil Rashid, Kartik Tyagi, Upendra Yadav, Sanvir Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nitish Reddy
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: N Jagadeesan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, David Wiese, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Jason Roy, Anukul Roy, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Kulwant Khejroliya, Vaibhav Arora, Aarya Desai
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