Ashish Ranjan
SRH vs KKR IPL 2023: On Thursday (May 4) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 47th match of the Indian Premier League 2023. Sunrisers have won only three of their first eight games and are presently in second-to-last place in the points table. After losing three consecutive games, they triumphed against Delhi Capitals in their previous contest.
While batting first against the Capitals, the Sunrisers scored 197 runs in 20 overs, losing six wickets. Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen played pivotal roles with the bat and each scored fifty runs. Abhishek scored the most runs for his team with 67 off 36 deliveries. In the middle overs, the bowlers took wickets and helped the team win by nine runs.
Three times out of nine contests, Kolkata Knight Riders have crossed the finish line victorious. In the prior match against Gujarat Titans, while batting first and losing seven wickets in 20 overs, KKR scored 179 runs with a loss of seven wickets on the strength of a fifty by Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The batsmen were unable to defend this total, allowing the Titans to win by seven wickets in 17.5 overs.
Each team has played 24 contests to this point. KKR have won 15 matches compared to SRH’s nine. Three of the last five matches between KKR and SRH have been won by the home team. In their first encounter of the season, SRH scored 228 runs in 20 overs while losing four wickets. KKR could only score 205 runs and succumbed by 23 runs. In the tournament, Harry Brook achieved his first century and was named Player of the Match.
SRH VS KKR IPL 2023: PITCH REPORT
This season, four matches have been played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, with an average first innings score of 171 runs. In three of the four games contested here, the team batting first has been victorious. Consequently, the team that wins the toss may prefer to bat. This season, pace bowlers have taken 62.5% of the wickets on this pitch, while spin bowlers have taken the remaining 37.5%.
SRH VS KKR IPL 2023: H2H RECORDS
| Teams | Matches Won |
| KOL | 15 |
| HYD | 9 |
SRH VS KKR IPL 2023: TOP PICKS
Rahmanullah Gurbaz: Last game, the wicketkeeper-batsman made his second fifty of the season. He scored 81 runs off of 39 deliveries, contributing to KKR’s total of 179 runs.
Nitish Rana: In nine innings, he has scored 233 runs at an average of 25.88 and a strikeout rate of 152.28. In the previous match against Sunrisers, he led KKR in scoring with 75 runs off 41 deliveries.
Andre Russell: The 35-year-old all-rounder has scored 142 runs at a strike rate of 146.39 in nine contests. Additionally, he has claimed six wickets at an average of 21.
Aiden Markram: In the previous match against KKR, the captain of Sunrisers scored 50 runs off of 26 balls. In seven games, he has scored 132 runs at a strikeout rate of 138.94.
Abhishek Sharma: In the previous game against the Capitals, he scored his first fifty of the season. He scored 67 runs off of 36 balls while hitting 12 fours and one six.
SRH VS KKR IPL 2023: PROBABLE PLAYING XI
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
Jason Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (C), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Harry Brook, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik
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