As the 12th edition of Indian Premier League kick starts, the 2nd game of the IPL 2019 will witness Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad stand against each other in their opening clash at iconic cricket stadium Eden Garden on 24th March. Both the teams had an amazing season last year until they both struggled in the last hurdle of their competition. KKR lost in the Eliminator stage, while SRS finished their season as runner up to CSK.
Now, both the teams would be looking forward to work on their mistakes and are expected to give a tough competition ahead this season. We all know, KKR is stuffed with a lot of spin talents, such as Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, and Kuldeep Yadav, but Sunrisers doesn’t stand low and have Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan and this time, Shahbaz Nadeem to make their team out of the box.
Coming onto batting line-up, Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn will open up a solid inning for KKR, followed by Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Kartik, Nitish Rana, and Andre Russell.
The return of David Warner to SRH is like icing on the cake. SRH even added New Zealand opener, Martin Guptill to strengthen their batting line up, followed by Kane Williamson, Shakib, Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda, and a new entry Abhishek Sharma.
When and Where:
SRH vs KKR, Indian Premier League, 2019
Eden Garden, Kolkata
March 24th, 2019
Last meeting at Venue:
West Indies 109/8 lost to India 110/5, T20 Match, November 4, 2018
Last five Matches:
SRH: L, W, L, L, L
KKR: L, W, W, W, W
Squad:
SRH: Kane Williamson (C), David Warner, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Shreevats Goswami, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddharth Kaul, Yusuf Pathan, Martin Guptill, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Ricky Bhui, Abhishek Sharma, Vijay Shankar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Natarajan, Basil Thampi, Billy Stanlake
KKR: Dinesh Karthik(C), Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Carlos Brathwaite, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Prithvi Raj, Piyush Chawla, Sandeep Warrier, Shrikant Mundhe, Harry Gurney, KC Cariappa, Joe Denly, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Nikhil Naik.
Team News:
SRH:
Martin Guptill, Jonny Bairstow, and Wriddhiman Shah have been added in team list for this season. David Warner is also back in action and is expected to play tomorrow.
KKR:
Joe Denly, Yarra Prithviraj, Shrikant Mundhe, Nikhil Naik, Anrich Nortje, Lockie Ferguson, Harry Gurney, and Carlos Brathwaite have made their place in the team through IPL auction.
Probably Playing 11:
SRH: David Warner, Kane Williamson Vijay Shankar, Manish Pandey, Wriddhiman Shah, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Siddarth Kaul, Bhuvnehwar Kumar, Yusuf Pathan, Khaleel Ahmed.
KKR: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Kartik, Andre Russel, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Rinku Singh, Lockie Ferguson
Pitch Report: Average score at Eden Garden is 170 and batting second here is more preferable. Spinners have an extreme advantage here and can turn the game all around.
SRH vs KKR Dream11 Grand League Teams:
Team 1:
D Karthik (Wk)
R Uthappa
S Gill
N Rana
M Guptill
K Williamson
S Narine (c)
Shakib-Al-Hasan
S Kaul
B Kumar
Rashid Khan (vc)
Team 2: Spinners have a great history at Eden Garden
W Saha
C Lynn
S Gill
D Warner
K Williamson
A Russel
S Narine
M Nabi (c)
K Yadav (vc)
K Ahmed
Rashid Khan
Team 3:
D Karthik (wk)
R Uthappa
D Warner
K Williamson (vc)
A Russell (c)
Shakib-Al-Hasan
K Yadav
L Ferguson
K Ahmed
S Kaul
B Kumar