Sunrisers Hyderabad will go head to head against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 25th Match of the IPL 2022 on 15th April at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
KKR has been going pretty well this season, they are at the 2nd spot on the table with 3 wins in 5 matches while SRH won the last 2 matches to end their 2 match losing streak from the start of the season.
SRH’s worries have lowered a little after Abhishekh Sharma’s fine knocks in the last 2 matches and the return of Kane Williamson’s form.
Rahul Tripathi and Nicholas Pooran are batting decently and Aiden Markram is also trying to get into form to join them and strengthen the middle order.
With Washington Sundar being injured, it might make way for Shreyas Gopal or Jagadeesha Suchith to come into the playing 11 in this match. We are rooting for Gopal’s entry to the playing 11, he is a quality spinner.
T Natarajan is bowling pretty well but he needs support from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umran Malik. Jansen has played 2 matches and picked 2 wickets, he can be a good asset in the bowling unit if he keeps picking wickets.
Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Aiden Markram, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal / Jagadeesha Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Player | Matches | Runs | Average |
---|---|---|---|
Kane Williamson | 67 | 1992 | 39.06 |
Abhishek Sharma | 26 | 380 | 21.11 |
Rahul Tripathi | 66 | 1485 | 27.00 |
Nicholas Pooran | 37 | 679 | 23.41 |
Aiden Markram | 10 | 227 | 37.83 |
Player | Matches | Wickets | Economy |
---|---|---|---|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 136 | 146 | 7.32 |
T Natarajan | 28 | 28 | 8.25 |
Umran Malik | 7 | 5 | 9.31 |
Marco Jansen | 4 | 4 | 7.29 |
Shreyas Gopal | 48 | 48 | 8.04 |
KKR is having one of the best combinations this season. The runner-up of the last season is looking stronger this season.
Aaron Finch might join the KKR playing 11 to replace Ajinkya Rahane who looks out of form after the first match. Finch’s good form will beef up the top order for KKR. Finch and the in-form batter, Venkatesh Iyer will provide a good start to the team.
KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer is also getting into a good form and he along with Nitish Rana and Sam Billings are taking good care of the middle order to ramp up the innings when Russell and Narine come to bat.
Pat Cummins made a heroic entry into this season by showing batting skills and scoring 56 runs off just 15 deliveries. He has joined the strong all rounders unit along with Andre Russell and Sunil Narine. Both Russell and Narine are in good touch and are a crucial part of the playing 11.
Varun Chakravarthy is failing to impress this season but his talent has definitely cemented his place in the playing 11. Umesh Yadav is the top wicket taker of KKR side with 10 wickets so far.
Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Sam Billings (wk), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Umesh Yadav, Rasikh Salam, Varun Chakaravarthy
Player | Matches | Runs | Average |
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Venkatesh Iyer | 15 | 467 | 35.92 |
Shreyas Iyer | 92 | 2498 | 31.62 |
Aaron Finch | 87 | 2005 | 25.71 |
Sam Billings | 27 | 429 | 18.65 |
Nitish Rana | 82 | 1889 | 27.38 |
Sunil Narine | 139 | 970 | 15.40 |
Andre Russell | 89 | 1830 | 30.00 |
Player | Matches | Wickets | Economy |
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Umesh Yadav | 126 | 129 | 8.43 |
Varun Chakravarthy | 36 | 40 | 24.63 |
Pat Cummins | 39 | 40 | 8.47 |
Sunil Narine | 139 | 147 | 6.67 |
Andre Russell | 89 | 75 | 9.10 |