Squads –
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
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
Team News –
SRH –
– Sunrisers after winning back to back games lost both their last game against RR and CSK and now are in a must win situation with just 6 points in 8 games.
– 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. Both had 160 run opening partnership against KXIP and attacks from the word go.
– Manish Pandey will bat 1 down. His batting form is very much unpredictable. He can score big in 1 game and be flop in the other. He scored 54 last 2nd game and was out on 4 the other game.
– Mr Consistent Kane Williamson will bat 2 down. Kane has been consistently performing for SRH with being the leading scorer in 2018 season and looked back in form after 50 last game.
– U19 captain Priyam Garg will follow Williamson. Allrounder Vijay Shankar will bat in middle. Shankar will also contribute in bowling.
– Shahbaz Nadeem and Rashid Khan will lead the spin attack. Both were wicketless but bowled with good economy.
– Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan and Khaleel will be leading the pace attack. Natarajan has been bowling brilliantly at the death.
KKR –
– Knight Riders lost their last game in a one sided contest against MI and now are in a must win situation with 8 points from 8 games.
– Sunil Narine haa been reported for suspect action so he didn’t featured in last game and will likely be out for this game too.
– Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan, Sunil Narine/Chris Green/Lochie Ferguson (high) and Pat Cummins will be their 4 foreign players.
– Shubman Gill and Young Rahul Tripathi will open the innings. Tripathi scored 83 against CSK but failed in next 3 games completely. Gill is scoring runs but at a very slow pace.
– Nitish Rana will bat at 1 down. Rana is a very attacking Batsman and was very consistent scoring 350+ runs last season. Rana after scoring 58 against DC failed badly in next 4-5 games.
– Captain Eoin Morgan will bat 2 down. He is one of the best hitters in world cricket and has been in good form this season. He scored 39 last game.
– Andre Russell and Dinesh will bat in middle and be involved in finishing the game. Kartik played a captain’s knock scoring 58 against KXIP.
– Kuldeep Yadav(if plays) , Chris Green/Sunil Narine will lead the spin attack along with Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy. Varun has been bowling brilliantly this IPL.
– Pat Cummins, Lochie Ferguson/Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi and Andre Russell will be leading the pace attack.
Probable XI –
SRH –
Jonny Bairstow (wk), David Warner (c), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rashid Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma.
KKR –
Shubhman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (c, wk), Andre Russell, Lochie Ferguson/Chris Green/Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna/Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
Pitch Report –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Pitches at Abu Dhabi are generally at the slower side giving assistance to spin more than pace in 2nd innings.
Average Score : 168
Head to Head –
Total games : 19
SRH Won : 07
KKR Won : 11
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Jonny Bairstow ( Open + wk, very important player, 112run knock against Aus recently, 445 runs last IPL, 97 runs against KXIP recently, Must have )
Dinesh Karthik ( 1/3 down, had a decent IPL 2019 with 242 runs at a SR of 143, 58(29b) last 2nd game )
BAT –
David Warner( Opener, among top 3 batsman in IPL history, 38,45,28,60,52,48,9 runs last 7 games, Must have )
Kane Williamson( 2 down, one of the best white ball batsman, struggling with form, Punt small league pick)
Eoin Morgan ( 2/3 down, English team t20 captain, 6000+ t20 runs in 271 games , 42(29b), 34(23b),44(18b), 7(10b), 24(23b),39(29b) last 6 games, very experienced, Must have )
Shubman Gill( Opener, very talented, can play big innings, 294 runs in 13 innings last IPL, 70*(62b), 47(34b),57(47b) last 4 of 5 games , Must in batting section)
Tom Banton ( Opener, strikes the ball at 154 in t20s, very good form , 71,20,46 in 3 t20s against Pak, failed last game, dropped after playing 1 game)
Nitish Rana ( 1 down, very excellent domestic season along with 350 runs with SR of 143 last IPL, 26, 22,55, 9 last 4 games, poor form, he may also bowl )
Rahul Tripathi ( Opener, very attacking batsman, scores most of his runs in boundaries, 81(51b) against CSK, Must have)
Manish Pandey( 1 down, a busy player, 344 runs in just 11 innings last IPL, 54(44b) last 2nd game, unpredictable player)
Priyam Garg ( Middle order, Indian u19 team captain, 292 runs with SR of 141 in t20s, 53 runs against CSK game)
ALL –
M Nabi ( Middle order + off spin, one of best Allrounder in t20 cricket, will most likely not play )
Andre Russell ( 3-4 down + 2-3 overs of pace, one of the best hitters in t20 cricket, 510 runs at SR of 202 in IPL 2019 also 11 Wickets with bowl , 1w + 16 runs against RCB)
Sunil Narine ( Any position + off spin, mystery spinner, very experienced, 380+ T20 Wickets with 10 in last IPL, will likely not play)
Vijay Shankar ( RHB ,3 down, part time pace, late hitting, 244 runs last season, wicketless but bowled with good economy )
Abdul Samad( Middle order, big hitter of ball, can also bowl part time spin, 252R in 12 t20 innings)
Abhishek Sharma ( Slow left arm + 3 down, very good option at 8cr especially when bowling 2nd )
Sanjay Yadav ( LHB + Orthodox, excellent TNPL 2019, 244runs + 3w in 7 games)
BOWL –
Rashid Khan( Leggie, best spinner in world cricket, 2w last 2nd game, Must have)
Pat Cummins ( Pacer, world class bowler, 98 t20 wickets on his name, bowls at 145+ ks , wicketless but 53* with bat last game )
Kuldeep Yadav ( Chinnaman, mystery bowler and a must have choice from KKR, 115 t20 Wickets in 92 innings, just 1w in 3 games, didn’t played last game )
P Krishna ( Pacer, raw pace, bowls upto 145ks, poor last IPL with just 4 Wickets in 11 games, good at 8cr )
K Nagarkoti ( Pacer, bowls with an average pace of 144, 11 Wickets in 9 list A games, wicketless but was bowling beautifully, didn’t played last game)
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm fast, 19 Wickets for SRH last season, 2w last game )
Sandeep Sharma( Swing bowler, medium pace, can be deadly in powerplay, 97 IPL wickets for him, 2w against CSK last y)
Siddharth Kaul ( Medium pacer, good death bowler, 51 IPL Wickets in 45 games)
T Natarajan ( Left arm medium fast, 2w last game, excellent bowling at death )
S Mavi( Pacer, eco in very high close to 10, 7 Wickets in 6 games, death bowler for KKR, 1w last game)
M Siddharth( Slow left arm, 5 Wickets in tnpl 2019, can also bowl in powerplay)
Varun Chakravarthy ( Leg spin, mystery bowler with lot of variations, 1 Wicket last game, good at 8cr )
C/VC Options –
SRH –
David Warner
Jonny Bairstow
Rashid Khan
KKR –
Andre Russell
Eoin Morgan
Shubman Gill