Large Image – KKR and SRH each on the rise

Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad had been each thrashed of their first video games of the season and there was no single noteworthy performer for both crew. However brighter days are already right here.

It has been three days since that miracle innings however Knight Riders will nonetheless be on a excessive. Two 200-plus scores – one defended and one chased – may have performed their confidence a world of fine.

Sunrisers, too, look a extra cohesive unit with the arrival of the South Africans after they’d struggled within the first two video games. Towards Punjab Kings, Marco Jansen bowled an outstanding spell and picked up two wickets with the brand new ball whereas captain Aiden Markram performed a supporting position to Rahul Tripathi within the chase with a 21-ball 37. Legspinner Mayank Markande, who bowled a formidable spell of 4 for 15 within the match in opposition to Punjab Kings, will likely be key within the center overs.

Group Information – Roy and Litton arrive

Knight Riders are but to decide on a gap mixture. Rahmanullah Gurbaz has had three completely different companions in every of the three video games up to now and additional change could but be on the playing cards with Jason Roy and Litton Das having joined the crew, and skilled with them, in Kolkata.

Harry Brook’s shift to the highest of the order did not deliver him a change in fortunes within the final recreation•BCCI

Toss and Impression Participant technique

Kolkata Knight Riders

Knight Riders introduced in N Jagadeesan and Lockie Ferguson for Mandeep Singh and Tim Southee respectively within the final recreation. After they bowl, they’re prone to choose Suyash Sharma within the beginning XI, and would possibly sub him out for Venkatesh or Jagadeesan, relying on which of the 2 doesn’t make the XI once they bat.

Possible bat-first XI: 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) 2 N Jagadeesan, 3 Venkatesh Iyer, 4 Nitish Rana (capt), 5 Andre Russell, 6 Rinku Singh, 7 Shardul Thakur, 8 Sunil Narine, 9 Lockie Ferguson, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Varun Chakravarthy.

Possible bowl-first XI: 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 2 Venkatesh Iyer, 3 Nitish Rana (capt), 4 Andre Russell, 5 Rinku Singh, 6 Shardul Thakur, 7 Sunil Narine, 8 Lockie Ferguson, 9 Umesh Yadav, 10 Varun Chakravarthy, 11 Suyash Sharma

Sunrisers Hyderabad

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