Kolkata takes on Hyderabad at Chennai on April 11.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has crossed the 200 marks twice in four matches in this edition of the IPL —against Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The third game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders, the two-time champions, and Sunrisers Hyderabad, the one-time champions. Both teams are real defending champions with a lot of potentials that they must try to transform into form this season.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Kolkata Knight Riders Running against time, the Morgan-led side finished on the same points as SRH and RCB but the two teams advanced on better run-rate as KKR missed the playoffs for the second time in succession.
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They have a fantastic young top-order batsman in Shubman Gill, who can quickly change gears, while Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, and veteran Karthik, who is no longer captain, can form the center of their Indian batting.
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Probable Playing XI – Kolkata Knight Riders:
Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Karun Nair, Dinesh Karthik (Wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pawan Negi, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Sunrisers Hyderabad, one of the most reliable teams in the IPL, missed the mark of the final hurdle last year, losing to runners-up Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2.
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But the real strength of SRH will be their destructive top-order with the duo of David Warner and in-form Jonny Bairstow. They also have Kane Williamson and Manish Pandey, forming a solid top four. Wriddhiman Saha also opened for SRH last year as the wicketkeeper-batsman and will look to prove a point after being sidelined because of Rishabh Pant’s heroics in the national team.
Probable Playing XI – Sunrisers Hyderabad:
David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jhadav, Wriddhiman Saha (Wk), Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan.
SRH vs KKR: Head-to-head record KKR have a slight edge head-to-head as the Purple Brigade lead 12-7 against the Orange Army and last year they won both their matches against them.
Predicted winners: Kolkata Knight Riders
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