KKR vs SRH Preview: In IPL 2025, KKR and Hyderabad will play one other for the first time. This season both teams are struggling. Thus far, the KKR and Hyderabad teams have failed to meet expectations. According to the points standings the KKR team is in tenth place. In terms of points, the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad is ranked eighth.
In terms of statistics, who is in the lead?
The advantage over Sunrisers Hyderabad has always belonged to the Kolkata Knight Riders. When you see the two teams’ head-to-head records, you will be astounded. When it comes to Sunrisers Hyderabad, KKR has won 19 games. However, against the Kolkata Knight Riders, Pat Cummins’ Hyderabad team has only won nine games. Meanwhile, since 2020, KKR has defeated Hyderabad 9 times out of 11.
This season, the Hyderabad team is different
The Sunrisers Hyderabad team is very different this season, despite the fact that the statistics favor KKR. The team’s spin and quick bowling departments are equally as good as their batting department. In this context KKR and SRH are playing a close match today.
KKR’s challenge from Harshal in the final overs
This season, KKR has been let down by its bottom middle order; players like Andre Russell and Rinku Singh have not been playing well. They will also be stopped on Thursday by Harshal Patel, who has taken two wickets in four T20 innings against Russell. In three innings, Harshal has claimed two wickets from Rinku Singh. Rinku has, however, amassed 31 runs with a strike rate of 172 against Harshal throughout this time.
Predictions for the Match
Regarding the Kolkata vs. Hyderabad match prediction, this match is expected to be a close fight. Although Sunrisers Hyderabad has a small advantage, losing to KKR at Eden Gardens is difficult for any team. The chasing team currently has a better chance of winning this game.
KKR vs SRH: Predicted playing 11
kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (capt), Wiaan Mulder/Adam Zampa, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Simarjeet Singh/Zeeshan Ansari
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