Playing XI for both teams
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Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik (w / c), Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi
Hyderabad sunrises: David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (w), Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Mohammad Nabi, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan
Captains to the draw!
David warner: “We’re going to hit. I don’t think much is going to change over the course of this game. Nabi comes in for Marsh, Saha comes in for Vijay Shankar and Sandeep Sharma misses when Khaleel comes in.”
Dinesh Karthik: “We somewhat agree with the decision to go bowling. A couple of changes. We have Nagarkoti and Varun instead of Sandeep and Nikhil.”
TOSS NEWS: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner wins the draw and opts to bat against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi.
Launch report: “A bright sun in the middle. There is a more pronounced green grass cover. We haven’t seen much swing with the new ball, it will be interesting to see how it goes. The only advantage on the ground is that the wind will push the ball when you hit it but overall it’s a beautiful surface, “said Ian Bishop and JP Duminy.
Match facts
– SRH has a 3-2 lead against KKR when it comes to head-to-head matches
– David Warner scored 152 runs, including two fifty, in the last 2 games against KKR. Had a strike rate of over 167
– Mighty Andre Russell averages under 15 against SRH
The players of both teams are in the middle, warming up before the start. We are less than 15 minutes from launch.
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After sustaining an ankle injury during the first game, SRH Mitchell Marsh’s all-rounder is out for the remainder of the tournament. Antillean Jason Holder has been hired as his replacement and will soon join the team in the United Arab Emirates.
Both Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their respective tournament starters to Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore respectively and will now seek to set their course on the right track.
Hello and welcome to TimesofIndia.com’s live coverage of Match 8 IPL 2020 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi.
Advance
Captain Dinesh Karthik’s tactical nous will be put to the test once again when Kolkata Knight Riders take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their second IPL match here on Saturday.
Much was expected of a revamped Kolkata Knight Riders setup, but it seemed Karthik didn’t learn from his past mistakes and made some inexplicable decisions that led to his complete capitulation against the Mumbai Indians.
Once again, the batting position of their biggest hitter Andre Russell became the topic of conversation in his 49-run loss to the Mumbai Indians.
The Jamaican, who was his best player last season with 510 runs from 249 deliveries and the tournament’s highest hit rate of 204.81, was seen at No. 6, but by then the task had become extremely difficult.
World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan, who was tied up to reinforce the shaky middle order, couldn’t do much either, as the order rate had surpassed 13 by the time he hit bat at No. 5.
Also in bowling, there was a tactical error in retaining his roulette ace Sunil Narine until the last over of the power game.
One day her biggest purchase, Pat Cummins, failed miserably, Narine had a chance only when her IPL ‘bunny’, Rohit Sharma, was well prepared.
It really defied logic to see such a defensive strategy in a team now coached by the Kiwi great Brendon McCullum, known for his aggressive mentality.
Hyderabad, known for putting a balanced side in the park, lacked strength and experience in its middle order, failing miserably against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Needing only 43 runs from the last five overs, SRH lost its last seven wickets for 32 runs to lose the game by 10 runs.
If that wasn’t enough, the injury to his SUV Mitchell Marsh has compounded his misery.
Captain David Warner, having been sent off in an unfortunate way at the non-forward end, will be eager to get into action, while it remains to be seen if Kane Williamson has recovered from his injury to bolster the hitting department.
SRH bowling has always been impressive and it looks like the expert group may bring in Mohammed Nabi to bowl alongside his partner Rashid Khan, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead the pacing attack.
Squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (captain and goalkeeper), Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narineo, Patin Morgan Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Tom Banton (Wicketkeeper), Rahul Tripathi, Chris Green, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik (Wicketkeeper), Ali Khan.
Hyderabad sunrises: David Warner (Captain), Jonny Bairstow (Wicketkeeper), Kane Williamson, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mitchell Marsh, Fabian Allen, Vijay Shankar, Sanjay Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (Wriddhiman Saha Saha), Shreevats Goswami (Wicketkeeper), Bavanaka Sandeep, Basil Thampi, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Billy Stanlake, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma.
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