IPL 2024 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match 3 preview
As the tournament moves ahead we see another game on matchday 2 in the double-headers with the Kolkata Knight Riders taking on the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Date & Time : 23rd March 2024, 7:30 PM IST
Venue : Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Kolkata Knight Riders had a very poor campaign last time around when they were bereaved of the playoffs. This time they will aim for better.
With the quality they have in their squad they will aim for instant success obviously with the game plan execution in modern day T20 cricket.
Both captain Shreyas Iyer and coach Chandrakant Pandit will eye a tactical masterpiece as they aim for glory.
On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad too after a poor 2023 IPL season campaign will look forward to a successful campaign this time around.
They have the batters who can deliver and also the bowling. Squad has depth.
New Captain Pat Cummins and head coach Daniel Vettori will be very tactical as they set foot.
Coming to the wicket, it should be good for spin bowling and batsman also flourishing.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment. Harry Brook have will not play the tournament.
KKR XI : R. Gurbaz (WK), V. Iyer, S. Iyer (C), N. Rana, R. Singh, A. Russell, S. Narine, M. Starc, S. Sharma, V. Chakravarthy, H. Rana.
SRH XI : T. Head, A. Sharma, R. Tripathi, A. Markram, H. Klaasen (WK), A. Samad, W. Sundar, P. Cummins (C), S. Ahmed, B. Kumar, U. Malik.
Prediction
Should be a good contest between bat and bowl as both of these sides will force victory. In the end I think home side should have the advantage.
