Saturday, 23 Mar KKR vs SRH Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key Match Factors – KKR vs SRH

• Teams should opt to field first after winning the toss. Eden Gardens has been a high-scoring venue and hence, the chasing sides will have every chance of going past the finish line.
• Cummins has not led a T20 team, but having earlier played for KKR, he will be familiar with his opposition. Hence, he can bring all his experience to the fore and help the Sunrisers.
• Andre Russell has played plenty of game-changing knocks for the Knight Riders, and if he tees off, it would be tough for SRH to stop him
• KKR have some quality spinners in their ranks. SRH’s fate will depend a lot on how their batters tackle the likes of Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Suyash Sharma.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Preview - IPL 2024 - 23/03/2024

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are set to cross swords with the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match No.3 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. The Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host the exciting contest.

The Knight Riders are the 2-time champions, having won the tournament back in 2012 and 2014. But since then, the Men in Gold and Purple have had their ups and downs. In 2021, Eoin Morgan led them to the final where they lost to MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

After joining KKR in 2011, Gautam Gambhir changed the complexion of the team. But after he left before the 2018 seasons, the Knights have struggled. Apart from Morgan, KKR have had Dinesh Karthik, Shreyas Iyer, and Nitish Rana as their skippers, but none of them have been able to take their team to glory.

Shreyas will again get a chance this season after missing the previous edition due to injury. Gambhir, in the meantime, has returned to KKR, this time as a mentor.

The Sunrisers, on the other hand, named Pat Cummins as their skipper after buying him for INR 20.50 crore in the auction. He replaced Aiden Markram, who failed to take the Sunrisers through to the playoffs last time around.

However, Cummins is yet to lead a T20 team and it remains to be seen how he performs. SRH also bought Wanindu Hasaranga, who can be a world beater on his day. They also have the likes of Glenn Phillips and Marco Jansen, who both can be destructive on their day.