Kolkata Knight Riders are expected to make some significant changes as they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. It was like a wake-up call for KKR as they were beaten by Delhi Capitals by 44 runs in their last game.
In the absence of Aaron Finch, KKR decided to test Ajinkya Rahane as an opener. Rahane impressed after scoring 44 runs in the first game against CSK. However, he failed to sustain the form and is now becoming a burden for the team. With Finch available for selection, the chances of him coming up the order are high.
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Finch’s inclusion in the playing XI means that Sam Billings will have to make room for Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sheldon Jackson. Apart from Finch, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Pat Cummins are the other three foreign players in the team.
Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad will be forced to make major changes in the team. Just two games back, SRH had achieved their winning streak. However, the team has suffered a major setback as Washington Sundar has suffered an injury and will be unavailable for the coming few matches.
In Sundar’s absence, Abdul Samad could be recalled as he can add some strength to the batting unit as well as play the role of the sixth bowler.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI Prediction:
Sunrisers Hyderabad Probable Playing XI: Shashank Singh, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Janssen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Probable Playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Aaron Finch, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson, Rasikh Salam, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Team:
Sunrisers Hyderabad Team: Saurabh Dubey, Fazlak Farooqui, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Aiden Markram, Washington Sundar, R Samarth, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Marco Janssen, Sean Abbott, Shreyas Gopal, Glenn Phillips , Vishnu Vinod, Umran Malik, Jagdish Suchit, Karthik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Romario Shepherd, Shashank Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders Team: Ashok Sharma, Pratham Singh, Abhijit Tomar, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana, Shivam Mavi, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Chamika Karunaratne, Baba Inderjit, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Aman Khan, Umesh Yadav, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh
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