Chennai: With fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar back in their ranks, SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) will take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday night here at MA Chidambaram Stadium in MA Chidambaram Stadium. ).
The franchise in Hyderabad, although more powerful and well-rounded and qualified for play-offs last year, has an inferior record against their colleagues in Kolkata.
SRH won just seven of the 19 meetings between them and lost 12.
Man to man in all divisions, however, they look much stronger than Eoin Morgan’s KKR.
David Warner and Jonny Bairstow have entered into several centuries of partnerships for SRH. Bairstow were in excellent form and have already warmed up after success in the recent series over limited overs against India.
The return of Indian tempo bowler Bhuvneshwar will intensify their bowling attack, who are already like Rashid Khan, Jason Holder and T Natarajan.
Bhuvneshwar missed part of last year’s IPL due to injury. The bowler of the right arm did well in the recent series over limited overs against England.
The SRH pace attack, as well as a spin attack, will be a challenge for KKR who struggled with their batting in the last IPL season in the UAE.
Andre Russell, hardworking KKR, failed to get the bat going, and it had a huge impact on their batting.
Much will depend on captain Eoin Morgan, batsmen Shakib Al Hasan and Shubman Gill, as well as Russell as KKR wanting to score big points in the first game of the tournament against a strong SRH bowling series.
KKR’s strongest point is their bowling, especially the spin bowling attack. They also included Harbhajan Singh for Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav and Shakib.
Pat Cummins will lead their bowling and Russell mixes the deliveries well. However, it is their batting that should get the opportunity.
Source: Telangana Today