Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be looking to get back to winning ways when they face SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. KKR had lost to Gujarat Titans in their previous outing, and currently occupy the eighth spot on the points table. KKR were comprehensively defeated by SRH in their first meeting of the season harry brook Scored his first century in the tournament. Ahead of Thursday’s game, KKR named the West Indies batsman Johnson Charles As Liton Das‘ Replacement. The arrival of Charles will boost the morale of the KKR camp as the two-time champions would look to seal a place in the playoffs.
What we think could be the playing XI of KKR against Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Both jason roy And Rehmanullah Gurbaz Has shown good form at the top but the management can only play one of them. Gurbaj is likely to come in after Roy is injured.
Narayan Jagadeesan Gurbaz will be the partner at the top of the order, while Venkatesh Iyer Will continue to serve as an influential player for the promising leggie Suyash Sharma,
KKR would be hoping for more flow from their middle-order batsmen, especially the skipper Nitish Rana And andre russell, Rinku Singh Has been scoring runs down the order including a 31-ball 58 against SRH in the first meeting of the season.
Management has shown confidence Sunil NarenDespite West Indies yet to hit the ground running. however, David Wiese You can lose your place in the team.
one of two Tim Southee Or loki ferguson Wiese, Charles is likely to be unavailable for this game.
Harshit Rana Did well in his first game and is likely to start again.
spin trio of Varun ChakrabortyNarine and Suyash have been effective but need support from the pacers.
KKR Predictions for SRH vs KKR: Rahmanullah Gurbaj, N Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana (Captain), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Shardul ThakurTim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Suyyash Sharma
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