Kolkata Knight Riders take on Sunrisers Hyderabad today (April 14) at the Eden Gardens in Match 19 of IPL 2023– here are the predicted XIs for the two matches, team news and match prediction for KKR v SRH.
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KKR v SRH, live score: Follow the live scorecard here
The match will begin at 7.30pm IST.
KKR vs SRH: IPL 2023 team news
KKR have won two out of three games and are fourth in the points table. However, both their wins have come on the back of unexpected individual brilliance instead of complete team performances. They would be hoping that Rinku Singh’s heroics in the last game will gel the team together and propel them to play at their best.
Liton Das will be available for KKR starting this game, and they might think about including either him or Jason Roy at the top as opening has been their biggest area of concern of late. To do that, they will have to bring in an Indian fast bowler like Vaibhav Arora or Kulwant Khejroliya in place of Lockie Ferguson.
SRH registered their first win of the season in their previous game against PBKS. They seem to have finally got their combination right, with Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, and Heinrich Klaasen taking care of the middle order, and Marco Jansen and Mayank Markande getting off to good starts with the ball in the previous game. They have, however, had three different partners for Mayank Agarwal at the top and would hope that their latest choice, Harry Brook, comes good sooner rather than later.
IPL 2023: Tomorrow’s matches
RCB v DC – 3.30pm IST
LSG v PBKS – 7.30pm IST
IPL 2023: Yesterday’s matches
PBKS v GT – Gujarat Titans won the match by six wickets
KKR v SRH: Predicted XIs for today’s IPL match
KKR XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma.
SRH XI: Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik.
KKR vs SRH: IPL prediction for today’s match 19
KKR, despite being weaker on paper, have won more games than SRH, who are arguably the strongest team on paper. KKR’s come-from-behind victories in their last two games would have instilled a lot of confidence in the team and the fact that this is a home game for them makes them the favourites.
