IPL2022 performances: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) made a comeback after losing their first two matches in the IPL2022 season, winning back-to-back matches in the last two. In this series, KKR lost two matches and won three. When the teams last met on the field, they were beaten handily by DC, who won by a score of 44 runs.
SunRisers Hyderabad: L L W W
Kolkata Knight Riders: W L W W L
Head to Head: The Kolkata Knight Riders have a better IPL record than their rivals. Kolkata has won 14 of the 21 IPL matches between the two teams, while Hyderabad has won the remaining 7.
Match: SRH vs KKR, 25th Match, IPL2022
Date: Friday, April 15, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Team News
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Washington Sundar was injured in the last match. In the last 4 matches, SRH played with 4 pacers and Sundar. Shreyas Gopal or Jagadeesha Suchith can replace him.
Probable Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sam Billings will have to make way for Sheldon Jackson if KKR decides to drop Rahane to make room for Aaron Finch. They can replace Rasikh Salam, who only bowled one over in the previous encounter, with the extra batsman. If necessary, V Iyer and Nitish Rana can bowl a few overs.
Probable Playing XI: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane/Aaron Finch, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sam Billings/Sheldon Jackson, Rinku Singh, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
Matchups
Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Shreyas Gopal: Rana and S. Iyer are both effective against spinners. Gopal played only three matches in the previous IPL and was unable to play in the first four matches of this series. Shreyas Iyer finds leg spinners a challenge. It’ll be interesting to see how he approaches him.
Andre Russell Vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Andre Russell scored 35 runs in 13 balls against Bhuvi in the death overs (16-20) with a strike rate of 269.2. Bhuvi was able to get him out once. As an experienced bowler, Bhuvi should bowl well in the death overs.
SRH middle-order Vs KKR mystery spinners: In this IPL, Sunil Narine had a 4.85 economy rate and a 24.25 average. Although Narine only took four wickets this season, he has been more economical. Rahul Tripathi has a fantastic record against Narine, having scored 53 runs in 33 balls with a strike rate of 160.6 and never being dismissed.
Key Players and Fantasy Picks
Batters: Kane Williamson, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi
Wicketkeeper: Nicholas Pooran
All-Rounders: Pat Cummins, Andre Russell
Bowlers: T Natarajan, Shreyas Gopal, Sunil Narine, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Captain: Andre Russell
Vice Captain: Rahul Tripathi
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