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The second match of IPL 2023 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad on 23 March.
Preview:
Third match of IPL 2024 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) And Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Will be played between. Shreyas Iyer was injured last season, due to which Nitish Rana took command of the team. Shreyas Iyer will be seen captaining Kolkata Knight Riders this season.
Sunrisers Hyderabad chose Aiden Markram as the captain last season. But this season the team has made changes and appointed Pat Cummins as the new captain. Sunrisers Hyderabad bought Pat Cummins in the auction for Rs 20.25 crore. The performance of both Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad teams was not special last season. Kolkata Knight Riders were ranked 7th in the points table with 6 wins and 12 points from 14 matches. Whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad was at the last position with 4 wins and 8 points in 14 matches.
Match Details:
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| matches | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Match-3 |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Date and Time | 23 March, Saturday, 7:30 PM IST |
| Live Broadcast and Streaming Details | Star Sports Network & Jio Cinema App |
Pitch Report:
Both the bowler and the batsman get help on the pitch of Eden Garden. Whichever team wins the toss here will prefer to bowl first. Here spinners will get more help than fast bowlers. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 179 runs.
Head to Head Records:
| Matches Played | 25 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders won | 16 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad Won | 09 |
| No Result | 00 |
Probable Playing XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Suyyash Sharma. Varun Chakraborty
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH):
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Pat Cummins (c), Shahbaz Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik.
Probable Best Batter of the Match-
Kolkata Knight Riders’ opening batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz, while making his IPL debut last season, scored 227 runs in 11 matches at an average of 20.64 and strike rate of 133.53. Gurbaz is also seen in good form.
Probable Best Bowler of the Match-
Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler Umran Malik took 5 wickets in 8 matches last season at an economy of 10.85. Last season was nothing special for Umran Malik. Umran Malik can make a great comeback this season.
Who will win the match (Today’s Match Prediction):
Scenario 1
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and chose to bowl.
powerplay score– 40-50
Score of first innings- 160-165
Sunrisers Hyderabad won
Scenario 2
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl.
Powerplay Score- 60-70
first innings score– 190-200
Sunrisers Hyderabad won
