Squads –
KKR –
Dinesh Karthik (c), Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine, Chris Green, Eoin Morgan, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Tom Banton, Varun Chakravarthy
SRH –
David Warner (c), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake,Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Fabian Allen, Holder, Priyam Garg, Sandeep Bavanaka, Sanjay Yadav, Virat Singh
Team News –
KKR –
– The Knight Riders lost their 1st game of season against MI by 49 runs. Bowling first they gave a lot of runs which ensures MI reached a target of 190+ with their main bowlers being very expensive. Chasing the target KKKr was already on the back foot from the powerplay and as a result failed to chased .
– They can make 1-2 changes especially in the bowling department bringing in Prasidh Krishna for Sandeep Warrior and Left arm spinner M Siddharth for Nikhil Naik.
– Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Pat Cummins will be their likely 4 foreign players.
– Shubhman Gill and Sunil Narine will open the Innings for KKR. Narine provides the best attacking start a team needs while Gill can build a long innings. Both were out cheaply but are quality batters and will be eager for a big one this game.
– Nitish Rana will bat at 1 down. Rana is a very attacking Batsman and was very consistent scoring 350+ runs last season. He can also bowl. He scored 18 ball 24 runs last game.
– English t20 captain Eoin Morgan will bat 2 down. He is one of the best hitters in world cricket and is also a great captain. His performance will be the key for KKR this season.
– Andre Russell and Dinesh will bat in middle and be involved in finishing the game. Russell can be promoted any day. Kartik promoted himself to no 3 last game scoring 30 runs.
– Sunil Narine amd Kuldeep Yadav will lead the spin attack. Left arm spinner M Siddhart can get a game .
– Pat Cummins, P Krishna/S Warrior, Shivam Mavi and Andre Russell will be likely leading the pace attack. Warrior and Pat Cummins was too expensive last game. Cummins will keeo his place but warrior can be removed this game.
SRH –
– Sunrises are known as one of the most consistent team in IPL having world class batters like Warner, Williamson and bowlers like Rashid and Bhuvi with them.
– Theu didn’t played Williamson last game which resulted in a weak middle order which collapsed like a house of cards from 121-3 they were all-out for 153.
– Mitchell Marsh injured himself in last game amd us ruled out of the competition. Jason Holder has been named his replacement.
– Their Likely 4 foreign players will be David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson and Rashid Khan.
– Jonny Bairstow and David Warner the most explosive opening pair in IPL 2020 will open the innings. Bairstow scored a brilliant 64(41b) last game while warner was in the dugout with a unfortunate runout.
– Mr Consistent Kane Williamson will bat 1 down. Kane has been consistently performing for SRH with being the leading scorer in 2018 season.
– Manish Pandey will bat 2 down followed by Vijay Shankar at 3 down. Pandey can hit the ball big as well as slowly play till the last while Shankar goes the airel way directly.
– Sanjay Yadav can get a game in place of Priyam Garg. He is a Tamil Nadu player in domestic circuit and has been excellent with both bat and his slow left arm spin .
– Abhishek Sharma and Rashid Khan will lead the spin attack. Rashid was wicketless last game.
– Bhubaneswar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan and Sandeep/Siddharth Kaul will be leading the pace attack with assistance of Vijay Shankar somewhere in between.
Probable XI –
KKR –
Shubhman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (c, wk), Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Sivam Mavi, M Siddharth/S Warrior
SRH –
Jonny Bairstow (wk), David Warner (c), Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg/T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvaneswar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma/Siddharth Kaul.
Pitch Report –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Pitches at Abi Dhabi are generally at the slower side giving assistance to spin more than pace.
Average Score : 140.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Jonny Bairstow ( Open + wk, very important player, 112run knock against Aus recently, 445 runs last IPL, 64(21b) last game, Must have )
Dinesh Karthik ( 1/3 down, had a decent IPL 2019 with 242 runs at a SR of 143, 30 runs last game)
BAT –
David Warner( Opener, among top 3 impactful Batsman in IPL history, 533 runs in 12 games against KKR, Must have)
Eoin Morgan ( 2 down, English team t20 captain, 6000+ t20 runs in 271 games , 66(45) against pak recently, very experienced, Must have )
Kane Williamson( 1 down, averages 65 against RCB with 262 Runs in 5 Innings, Must have today will likely play)
Manish Pandey( 2 down, a busy player, 344 runs in just 11 innings last IPL, Run a ball 34 last game, Must)
Shubman Gill( Opener, very talented, can play big innings, 294 runs in 13 innings last IPL, however SR is poor of 122)
Tom Banton ( Opener, strikes the ball at 154 in t20s, very good form , 71,20,46 in 3 t20s against Pak, must have if plays)
Priyam Garg ( Middle order, Indian u19 team captain, 239 runs with SR of 133 in t20s)
ALL –
Andre Russell ( 3-4 down + 3-4 overs of pace, one of the best hitters in t20 cricket, 510 runs at SR of 202 in IPL 2020 also 11 Wickets with bowl ,1w last game)
Sunil Narine ( Open + off spin, mystery spinner, very experienced, 386 T20 Wickets with 10 in last IPL, 1w last game, Must have )
M Nabi ( Middle order + off spin, one of best Allrounder in t20 cricket, can play the game )
Nitish Rana ( 1 down, very excellent domestic season along with 350 runs with SR of 143 last IPL, Must have , he may also bowl )
Vijay Shankar ( RHB ,3 down, part time pace, late hitting, 244 runs last season, 1w last game)
Sanjay Yadav ( LHB + Orthodox, excellent TNPL 2019, 244runs + 3w in 7 games)
BOWL –
Rashid Khan( Leggie, 7 Wickets in 8 games against KKR , wicketless last game, Must have )
Bhuvi ( Medium pacer, death overs expert, coming after a big injury gap, 19w in 15 games against KKR, Must )
Pat Cummins ( Pacer, world class bowler, 97 t20 wickets on his name, bowls at 145+ ks , 0w with bowl but 33(12b) with bat)
Kuldeep Yadav ( Chinnaman, mystery bowler and a must have choice from KKR , 115 t20 Wickets in 90 innings, was wicketless + very expensive last game, Must have )
P Krishna ( Pacer, raw pace, bowls upto 145ks, poor last IPL with just 4 Wickets in 11 games, good at 8cr , will bowl in death, can play this game )
K Nagarkoti ( Pacer, bowls with an average pace of 144, 11 Wickets in 9 list A games, should be a punt pick if plays)
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm fast, 19 Wickets for SRH last season, Must if plays)
Sandeep Sharma( Swing bowler, medium pace, can be deadly in powerplay, 95 IPL wickets for him)
Siddharth Kaul ( Medium pacer, good death bowler, 49 IPL Wickets in 44 games, didn’t played last game)
S Mavi( Pacer, 5 Wickets in IPL, eco in very high close to 10, 2 Wicket maiden against MI last game )
M Siddharth( Slow left arm, 5 Wickets in tnpl 2019, can also bowl in powerplay)
C/VC Options –
KKR –
Andre Russell
Sunil Narine
Eoin Morgan
SRH –
David Warner
Jonny Bairstow
Kane Williamson
Rashid Khan