The magnificent Eden Gardens will host the KKR vs SRH clash. Sunrisers Hyderabad registered their first win of the 2023 campaign defeating the Punjab Kings. While Kolkata Knight Riders staged a miraculous comeback to win the match thanks to Rinku Singh’s 5 sixes in the last 5 balls. This will be the 19th match of this season.
A win for KKR would take them to 6 points in 4 games and they could make an entry into the top 2 early in the tournament. On the other hand, the visitors, currently 9th-placed SRH could move a lot if they register a healthy win.
It was Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh with the bat in hand who handed the Knights a nail-biting win over the defending champions, Gujarat Titans in their previous encounter. While for the SRH, their first win came with Mayank Markande managing to spin a web against the Punjab batters. Markande picked up 4 wickets while Umran Malik and Marco Jansen picked up two wickets each. Bhuvneshwar Kumar also picked up a wicket. With the bat in hand, former KKR man, Rahul Tripathi starred as he scored an unbeaten 74 runs off 48 balls.
KKR vs SRH Match Details
Kolkata Knight Rider vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Match 19, IPL 2023
Venue:
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date and Time:
Friday, April 14, 7:30 pm
KKR vs SRH Pitch Report
The pitch at Eden Gardens is expected to be batter friendly while having enough for the spinner to create a balance between both bat and ball. The last time a match was played it was two different tales for the teams. KKR batting first scored 204 after being reduced to 89-5 inside the 12th over against RCB. While RCB only managed to score 123 runs before being all out. The pitch in that game gave great support to the KKR spinners as they picked up 9 wickets.
KKR vs SRH Probable Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, N Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana (C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Suyash Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
*Venkatesh Iyer could be named in the playing XI instead of Suyash Sharma if KKR bats first.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klassen, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Marande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
KKR vs SRH Probable Best Performers
Best Batter
Rahul Tripathi:
Rahul Tripathi is coming to his former home ground after a great knock against the Punjab Kings. The destructive middle-order batter has a great chance to score some runs as the Eden Gardens suits his style of play. He looked in great touch while beating against the spinner in the previous game.
Best Bowler
Sunil Narine:
The spin maestro from KKR can trouble the SRH batters. He bowled beautifully last time at Eden Gardens. Narine with his spin partner Chakravarthy will play a key role if KKR wants to trouble SRH.
Match Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders to win the match
Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.
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