Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) host struggling Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) within the forty seventh match of the Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal on Thursday, May 4. SRH returned to profitable methods as they beat Delhi Capitals of their final recreation by 9 runs. But this was their solely third win of this season after eight video games as they discover themselves within the ninth place within the factors desk. On the opposite hand, KKR suffered a heavy seven-wicket defeat towards Gujarat Titans of their final recreation whereas defending 179 runs. Nitish Rana-led facet is at the moment positioned within the eighth place within the factors desk with simply three wins from seven video games. Both groups want a win to stay within the race for the playoff qualification in IPL 2023.
Pitch Report – SRH vs KKR
The pitch at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal affords a batting-pleasant floor in T20 cricket. In IPL, the typical first innings rating right here is 158 and 166 from 4 video games this season. The floor is probably going to present quantity of moisture due to mild rain for the final two days in Hyderabad, which can assist tempo bowlers with a brand new ball.Â
Will Toss Matter?
Yes, it would. There is a forecast for mild showers and cloudy skies throughout the recreation. So, groups are probably to choose to bowl first after which chase the goal in accordance to circumstances.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad – The Numbers GameÂ
IPL Stats
Total matches: 68
Matches gained batting first: 30
Matches gained bowling first: 38
Average IPLÂ Stats
Average 1st Innings scores: 158
Average 2nd Innings scores: 147
Score Stats for T20I matches
Highest whole recorded – 231/2Â (20Â Ov) by SRH vs RCB
Highest rating chased – 217/7 (19.5 Ov) by RR vs DC
Lowest rating recorded – 80/10 (19.1 Ov) by DC vs SRH
Full Squads –
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(wk), Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Akeal Hosein, Umran Malik, Marco Jansen, T Natarajan, Vivrant Sharma, Glenn Phillips (wk), Mayank Dagar, Samarth Vyas, Anmolpreet Singh, Adil Rashid, Kartik Tyagi, Upendra Yadav, Sanvir Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nitish Reddy
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: N Jagadeesan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, David Wiese, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Jason Roy, Anukul Roy, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Kulwant Khejroliya, Vaibhav Arora, Aarya Desai, Johnson Charles (wk)