Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) host the struggling Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 47th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL) on Thursday, 4 May at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal. SRH returned to winning ways, defeating Delhi Capitals by nine runs in their last game. But this was only their third win of the season after eight matches as they are ninth in the points table. KKR, on the other hand, suffered a crushing seven-wicket defeat in their last game against Gujarat Titans while defending 179 runs. The Nitish Rana-led side are currently eighth in the points table with three wins from seven matches. Both the teams need a win to stay in the race for playoff qualification in IPL 2023.
Pitch Report – SRH vs KKR
The pitch at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal provides a batting friendly surface in T20 cricket. In the IPL, the average first innings score here in four matches this season is 158 and 166. Light rains over the last two days in Hyderabad are expected to provide a good amount of moisture to the surface which will help the fast bowlers with the new ball.
Will the toss matter?
yes i will Light rain and cloudy skies are forecast during the game. Hence, teams are likely to prefer to bowl first and then chase down the target as per the conditions.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad – The Numbers Game
ipl stats
Total Matches: 68
Matches won batting first: 30
Matches won bowling first: 38
average ipl stats
Average 1st innings score: 158
Average score in 2nd innings: 147
Score statistics for T20I matches
Highest Total Recorded – 231/2 (20 overs) by SRH vs RCB
Highest Score Chased – 217/7 (19.5 overs) by RR vs DC
Lowest Score Registered – 80/10 (19.1 overs) by DC vs SRH.
full squad
Sunrisers Hyderabad Team: Mayank AgarwalAbhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, aiden markram(C), Heinrich Klaasen(wk), Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar KumarAkeal 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 NarenShardul Thakur, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Suyash Sharma, Mandeep Singh, jason royAnukul Roy Tim Southee, Umesh YadavLockie Ferguson, Kulwant Khejroliya, Vaibhav Arora, Aarya Desai, Johnson Charles (wk)