After the extraordinary scenes in the previous contest, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are set to host Aiden Markram’s Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Nitish Rana-led KKR started off their campaign with a loss, however, the side swiftly got two consecutive victories and have a healthy Net Run Rate (NRR) of 1.375.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, SRH started off their campaign with two back-to-back losses and followed it with a win in their most recent outing against Punjab Kings. Speaking about their head-to-head records in the last five matches, KKR have an upper hand with wins in four occasions whereas, SRH have only prevailed once.
The orange-outfit will look to maintain their momentum; however, a tough outing is expected when they face a high-flying KKR team, in an away game. It remains to be seen what transpires as the two sides will lock horns on Friday, April 14 in Kolkata.
KKR vs SRH Match Details
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Match 19, IPL 2023
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time: Friday, April 14, 7:30 PM IST
Telecast & Streaming Details: Star Sports Network and JioCinema
KKR vs SRH Pitch Report
The surface at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata offers assistance for the batters. A high-scoring contest is likely to be on the cards as witnessed in the previous match between KKR and RCB. Spinners could play a major role towards the latter stages of the contest. Either skipper winning the toss is likely to bowl first.
KKR vs SRH Probable Playing XIs
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Narayan Jagadeesan, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
KKR vs SRH Probable Best Performers
Probable best batter
Gurbaz has the potential to score big once he gets into his element. In fact, the batter likes to take the powerplay overs (1-6) to his favour and get the big runs. It will not be a surprise if the opener scores a mammoth knock against SRH in the next match.
Probable best bowler
Varun Chakaravarthy:
In the previous contest at the same venue, Varun was at his lethal best as he claimed a four-wicket haul. In addition to this, he restricted the rival side to just 15 runs in his 3.4 overs. He will look to use the pitch conditions to his advantage and get the required breakthroughs in the upcoming match.
Today’s Match Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders to win the match
