Prediction for SRH vs KOL Dream11 Contest - Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch and Weather report for the clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 25 of the IPL 2022 season.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, after losing their first two games have bounced back strongly and have won two games in a row. They defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets and then defeated the Gujarat Titans by 8 wickets as well in their last match. Abhishek Sharma and Kane Williamson have looked good at the top.
Abhishek Sharma has been the aggressor while Kane tends to whole one end and others play around him. Rahul Tripathi has been exceptional for them at number 3, he attacks from ball one and changes the game situation in just a few deliveries. Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram have been in good form as well. SRH’s batting has done well in the last two games and will look to continue that in the upcoming games.
Their bowlers have been excellent in the last two. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up 2 wickets against Gujarat. T Natarajan has been excellent and has picked 2 wickets in every game till now. Umran Malik too has bowled really well. Washington Sundar has been consistent with his off-spin. Marco Jansen has been economical as well in the two games that he has played. SRH’s bowlers are in top form at the moment.
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Kolkata Knight Riders are having a great time in IPL 2022 so far. They are at the 2nd position in the points table with 3 wins and 2 defeats in 5 games. KKR were defeated quite dominatingly by the Delhi Capitals in their last game by 44 runs. KKR bowlers had a bad day and it affected them badly.
Ajinkya Rahane has failed miserably in all the games except the first one and he needs to perform for KKR to do well. Venkatesh Iyer has shown signs of coming back to form as well. Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant knock in the last game. Sam Billings has been good as well. Russell and Pat Cummins are the finishers for KKR.
Umesh Yadav is their strike-bowler and has picked wickets with the new ball in every match except the last game. Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy have been their main strength in the middle-overs. Pat Cummins has been expensive till now but he is a champion bowler. Rasikh Salam has been good with the new ball as well. KKR’s bowling is in good form as well.
Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 25, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Date and Time: 15th April 2022, Friday, 7:30 PM IST
Brabourne Stadium has been one of the best venues for batting in this IPL so far. The average first innings score here is 190 runs. DC scored 215 in the last game played here. There will be some assistance for the pacers with the new ball and some purchase for the spinners as well before dew settles in. Chasing sides have won 8 out of 16 games played here. Teams will look to chase after winning the toss.
Sunrisers are in good form winning their last two games but KKR is a more balanced side with X-factor players. Kolkata Knight Riders are expected to win this game.
Washington Sundar is out injured, Abdul Samad or Shreyas Gopal might replace him in the lineup.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (c), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Aiden Markram, Shashank Singh, Abdul Samad/Shreyas Gopal, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
KKR may look to bring in Rinku SIngh for one of Ajinkya Rahane or Nitish Rana
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana/Rinku Singh, Sam Billings (wk), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Rasikh Salam, Varun Chakravrthy
Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas Iyer scored a brilliant 54 in the last game. Iyer has looked in great touch in IPL 2022. He will bat at number 3 for KKR. Iyer will be a top captaincy choice for this match.
Andre Russell: Russell will contribute with both bat and ball. He is bowling an over or two in the death overs and is one of the hardest hitters in the shortest format. He can give lots of points and will be an excellent captaincy pick for this game.
Kane Williamson: Kane Williamson has scored runs in the last two games and it looks like he’s coming back to form. Kane scored 57 runs in the last game. He will hold one end and will look to bat till the end. He can fetch a lot of points with his batting. Kane will be an excellent captaincy option for this match.
Abhishek Sharma (8.5 Credits): Abhishek Sharma has been in good form in the last two games. He scored 75 against CSK and 42 in the last game. Abhishek will look to play his shots in the first 6 overs. He is a good budget pick at 8.5 credits.
Aiden Markram (8.5 Credits): Aiden Markram will bat in the middle-order for SRH. He will be a key player for SRH against the spin duo of KKR. Markram is a good player of spin bowling and is in good form as well. He is another top budget pick for this game.
Umran Malik: Umran Malik will be an excellent differential option for your fantasy team in this game. Malik is the fastest bowler in IPL 2022 and bowled well in the last game. He can make batters uncomfortable with his pace. He will bowl in the middle-overs for SRH and can give points in heaps with his bowling. Malik will be a good
If SRH Bats First: C – Shreyas Iyer , VC – T Natarajan
If KKR Bats First: C – Rahul Tripathi, VC – Pat Cummins
If SRH Bats First: C – Andre Russell, VC – Kane Williamson
If KKR Bats First: C – Sunil Narine, VC – Washington Sundar
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