| March 22, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Pat Cummins returns to silence another away crowd. The Sunrisers, once again, were pretty active in the auction, buying some recent superstars. They have a new captain as well in Pat Cummins, along with Travis Head, while their overseas contingent looks very strong.
The Knight Riders had an active auction of their own. Shreyas Iyer, their captain, returns and Mitchell Starc comes back to the IPL as well after nine years. Their middle-order is an aspect that will be pretty scary to watch with the likes of Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, and Nitish Rana capable of picking their bowlers well.
Date: March 23rd, 2023
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Cloudy weather is expected for the game with temperatures moderate.
The Eden Gardens is likely to take some spin with the track looking on the drier side. Batting first would be a better option.
Stats | Matches | KKR Won | SRH Won | NR |
Overall | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
At Eden Gardens | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
In the last Five Matches | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
In 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Heinrich Klaasen, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed/ Mayank Markande, Pat Cummins, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Impact Player: T Natarajan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora/ Chetan Sakariya, Suyash Sharma. Impact Player: Manish Pandey
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer returns without a central contract. He missed out last season and in his absence the Knight Riders did have a tough time, missing out on somebody to bridge the innings between the openers and the finishers. With him back though the middle-order now looks a lot better against both spin and pace.
Heinrich Klaasen
Heinrich Klaasen was easily the best player for the Sunrisers last season. The Sunrisers have always had a good set of player but utilizing their talent has been a concern as was the case with Klaasen who was deployed late. He is a renowned spin hitter and will be eager to get out and get going.
Players | Matches | Runs | Average |
Heinrich Klaasen | 12 | 448 | 49.78 |
Rahul Tripathi | 13 | 273 | 22.75 |
Mayank Agarwal | 10 | 270 | 27 |
Aiden Markaram | 13 | 248 | 22.55 |
Abhishek Sharma | 11 | 226 | 20.55 |
Players | Matches | Runs | Average |
Rinku Singh | 14 | 417 | 59.25 |
Nitish Rana | 14 | 413 | 31.77 |
Venkatesh Iyer | 14 | 404 | 28.86 |
Jason Roy | 9 | 285 | 35.63 |
Andre Russell | 14 | 227 | 20.64 |
Players | Matches | Wickets | Average |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 14 | 16 | 26.56 |
Mayank Markande | 10 | 12 | 25 |
T Natarajan | 12 | 10 | 41 |
Marco Jansen | 8 | 10 | 26.7 |
Umran Malik | 8 | 5 | 43.4 |
Players | Matches | Wickets | Average |
Varun Chakravarthy | 9 | 20 | 21.45 |
Sunil Narine | 14 | 11 | 34.81 |
Suyash Sharma | 14 | 10 | 32.1 |
Shardul Thakur | 8 | 7 | 31.42 |
Andre Russell | 10 | 7 | 24.57 |
Pat Cummins vs Shreyas Iyer: The wounds from the World Cup are likely to remain fresh for Shreyas Iyer. From being dismissed by Cummins for four in that Final, Shreyas Iyer will now be walking out with Cummins for the toss.
Both sides have a few trump cards up their sleeves. Looking at overall balance though, SRH could start favorites considering they get their combination right.
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