Inconsistent Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) tackle one another in an important Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL) match 47 on Thursday, May 4. SRH ended their three-match dropping streak with a formidable 9-run win over Delhi Capitals of their final recreation. Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen produced spectacular fifties to assist SRH submit an enormous complete of 197/6 whereas batting first after which Mayank Markande shone with a two for 20Â to limit Delhi to simply 188/6.Â
Despite a win, Aiden Markram-led aspect stays within the ninth place within the factors desk with simply three wins from eight video games in IPL 2023. Harry Brook and Rahul Tripathi have struggled to supply consistency on the high whereas final season’s main wicket-taker Umran Malik is enduring a poor season with simply 5 wickets from seven innings. Spin all-rounder Washington Sundar is dominated out of the rest of the season as Akeal Hosein made his debut within the final recreation.
Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders suffered their sixth defeat of the season as they misplaced towards reigning champions Gujarat Titans by seven wickets within the final recreation. Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed 81 off 39 to assist Kolkata rating 179 runs whereas batting first however Gujarat eased to the goal in simply 17.5 overs. KKR’s bowling woes proceed as Umesh Yadav stays unavailable for this fixture whereas Shardul Thakur is anticipated to play however once more will be restricted to solely bowling.
Match Details
Match:Â IPL 2023, Match 47
Venue:Â Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Time:Â 7:30 PM IST
Broadcast and Live Streaming:Â Star Sports Network and JioCinema
Probable Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad:Â Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Harry Brook, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Akeal Hosein, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Kolkata Knight Riders: Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Jason Roy, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana
Pitch and Weather Report
The pitch at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium favors batters in T20 cricket with a mean first innings rating of 158 in IPL. Spinners have loved just a little assist from the floor this yr however moisture is anticipated for this recreation as a consequence of latest rain showers in Hyderabad. The Pacers will get pleasure from good motion on the ball however followers can count on a excessive-scoring conflict.
There is a forecast of a cloudy sky in the course of the match time. Temperature is prone to hover round 25-28 diploma Celsius throughout recreation time and there’s a 5% of probability of rain within the latter levels of the sport.
Predictions
Best Batter of the Match: Abhishek Sharma
The younger Indian opener smashed 67 off simply 36 with the assistance of 12 fours and one six towards Delhi Capitals within the final recreation. Abhishek showcased his expertise once more as senior batters struggled towards Delhi’s tempo assault. Abhishek additionally recorded 32 off 17 towards KKR within the first leg this season and will be wanting ahead to a different impactful knock on Thursday.
Best Bowler of the Match: Mayank Markande
The Indian spinner has been the perfect bowler for Sunrisers Hyderabad this season up to now. Once once more he emerged as the perfect bowler with two wickets for 20 towards Delhi Capitals within the final recreation. Markande is main the bowling chart for SRH with 10 wickets from simply six innings at a formidable financial system fee of 6.41 in IPL 2023.
Who will win the Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
