Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Eden Gardens on Friday in the 19th match of Indian Premier League 2023
The Knight Riders have won two of their three matches in the tournament so far. Sunrisers have lost two and won a game against Punjab Kings
KKR is currently placed fourth in the IPL 2023 points table, while SRH is at the ninth spot
After a sedate outing in the first two games, Venkatesh Iyer finally lived up to his potential against Gujarat. He scored 83 runs in 40 balls
Rinku Singh is expected to pull off another memorable innings after playing the greatest heist in T20 history by hitting match-winning 31 runs, including five sixes, in the last over against Gujarat Titans
Andre Russell has been an integral part of KKR since 2014, and he has played a crucial role in KKR’s success over the years. But this year, his performance has been under cloud. His power hitting will be in focus today
KKR ace bolwer Sunil Narine has performed well so far and has claimed 6 wickets this season at 14.83. He has been impressive in IPL 2023 with his figures reading 3/33, 2/16, and 1/40 so far
Aiden Markram is a solid player and can be dangerous if he strikes early. The SRH skipper is expected to come into his murderous groove against KKR
Bowler Marco Jansen performed exceptionally well with the ball for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Punjab Kings. Jansen picked up 2 wickets for just 16 runs in his quota of four overs. He is expected to restrict KKR to a low score
Bowler Marco Jansen performed exceptionally well with the ball for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Punjab Kings. Jansen picked up 2 wickets for just 16 runs in his quota of four overs. He is expected to restrict KKR to a low score
Harry Brook was bought for a hefty sum by SRH, but the England batter is yet to perform for his team. He opened the batting in the previous match, but failed to get going with only 13 off 14
KKR vs SRH Head to Head Record in IPL History
Total number of matches played: 23
Matches won by KKR: 15
Matches won by SRH: 8
SRH probable playing 11 vs KKR: Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan and Umran Malik.
KKR probable playing 11 vs SRH : Nitish Rana (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy
The IPL 2023 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be played at the Eden Garden on Friday
The match will start at 7.30 PM IST on Thursday and it will be telecast live on the Star Sports network. Online viewers can also tune into the action via the Jio Cinema app