SRH vs KKR, Brabourne Stadium. Kolkata Knight Riders are yet to win a match here at Brabourne, and they lost all three games played here. In contrast, Sunrisers Hyderabad played only one and won that match. At least on paper, SRH has the upper hand. Rahane's poor form continues, and he is likely to be replaced by Finch.

SRH faced a significant blow because Sundar is not available. Shreyas Gopal is the most suitable replacement for Sundar. The batting order is still Achillie's Heel for SRH. Winning one match with unchanged 11 doesn't mean issues are solved. Williamson must understand that he should not be opening. Tripathi and Markram are the ones who should be. Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed Rahane 6 times in the T20s! 4 of them were ducks! Even Finch struggled to play against Bhuvi. Williamson is yet to be dismissed by Cummins and Narine in the T20s. Only Umesh Yadav has dismissed Williamson from the current KKR squad.

Opening woes continue for KKR as Rahane and Iyer continue their poor form. It is time for KKR to give Rana a chance to open. He is well suited for an opening role. The good news for KKR is that Sundar will not be playing tonight, and he troubled almost all the KKR batters. That is why Rana should open alongside V Iyer. Finch can replace Rahane, but Billings will miss his spot, which is not suitable for KKR. Even Billings can open the batting. In short, we will see a new opener for KKR tonight.

At Brabourne Stadium:

MatchesWonLost
SRH110
KKR303

SRH vs KKR H2H:

Batting 1st WonBatting 2nd Won
SRH43
KKR68

H2H Player Stats:

MIR100s50s30sAvg.SR
A Rahane171639704126.47105.87
S Iyer131337802534.36113.86
N Rana (for KKR)9928602031.78131.80
K Williamson9922301227.88128.90
A Finch101020502125.63123.49
R Tripathi6619901133.17163.11
A Russell111011600112.89148.72
S Narine1899800012.25160.66
N Pooran559700124.25146.97
A Samad336700033.50163.41
A Markram111800018.00112.50
V Iyer1180008.0057.14
A Sharma2280008.0061.54

 

MIWER
B Kumar1818208.11
U Yadav (for KKR)88117.93
U Yadav (vs SRH overall)1515129.04
S Narine1818106.46
T Southee6687.92
A Russell111189.24
W Sundar6677.86
S Gopal66510.00
T Natarajan3349.45
V Chakravarthy4447.44
P Cummins3336.42

 

Venue Stats:

(Overall T20 stats)

MIR100s50s30sAvg.SR
A Rahane7715101125.17143.81
S Iyer226301031.50140.00

 

MIWER
A Russell2248.00
B Kumar1138.00
S Narine1125.25
U Yadav22210.50

 

Probable Playing 11:

Rahane will likely be replaced either by Finch, or Rana will be promoted to open.

KKR: V Iyer, A Finch/A Rahane, S Iyer (C), N Rana, S Billings/S Jackson (WK), A Russell, P Cummins, S Narine, R Salam, U Yadav, V Chakravarthy

W Sundar is not available. S Gopal, A Samad, and J Suchith are ideal replacements.

SRH: R Tripathi, A Markram, K Williamson (C), A Sharma, N Pooran (WK), S Singh, M Jansen, B Kumar, S Gopal, T Natarajan, U Malik

Fantasy Picks:

WK – N Pooran
Batters – K Williamson, S Iyer, N Rana, R Tripathi
AR – A Russell, V Iyer
Bowlers – B Kumar, P Cummins, U Yadav, T Natarajan

Punt picks – B Kumar, N Rana, S Billings, A Markram

Common C/VC – K Williamson, S Iyer, A Russell, P Cummins

Punt C/VC – B Kumar, N Rana, R Tripathi, S Gopal

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Players vs Players:

SRH Batters vs KKR Bowlers:

K Williamson:
vs U Yadav – 1W

R Tripathi:
vs Russell – 1W

N Pooran:
vs Russell – 4W
vs Narine – 2W
vs Nabi – 1W
vs Chakravarthy – 2W

A Markram:
vs Narine – 1W
vs Russell – 1W

A Sharma:
–

KKR Batters vs SRH Bowlers:

A Rahane:
vs B Kumar – 6W
vs Natarajan – 1W
vs Gopal – 1W
vs Sundar – 1W

S Iyer:
vs B Kumar – 3W
vs Gopal – 2W
vs Sundar – 2W
vs Tyagi – 1W

V Iyer:
–

S Billings:
vs Gopal – 1W

S Jackson:
vs B Kumar – 1W
vs Sundar – 1W

N Rana:
vs B Kumar – 2W
vs Natarajan – 1W
vs Gopal – 1W
vs Sundar – 2W

A Russell:
vs B Kumar – 2W
vs Natarajan – 1W
vs Tyagi – 1W
vs Karunaratne – 1W

S Narine:
vs B Kumar – 1W
vs Sundar – 1W
vs Gopal – 1W

A Finch:
vs B Kumar – 3W
vs Gopal – 2W
vs Sundar – 1W
vs A Sharma – 1W

Interesting Records:

  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed Rahane 6 times (4 ducks) and Finch 3 times (2 ducks).
  • Finch will play for the ninth IPL franchise if included in the playing 11.
  • KKR has the opening pair with the lowest strike rate of 99 in the IPL 2022.