SRH Playing XI vs KKR: KKR vs SRH LIVE – After two consecutive defeats, Sunrisers Hyderabad are back to winning ways. While SRH would be unwise to tinker their combination, Aiden Markram is aware of the struggles of Harry Brook. The English batter despite setting Pakistan Super League on fire has had poor returns in IPL 2023. He is likely to be dropped for young Abhishek Sharma for Kolkata Knight Riders clash on Friday. The other change could be adding an additional spinner instead of a pacer. Adil Rashid could be set for a return at the Eden Gardens. Follow Indian Premier League LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Harry Brook has returned scores of 13, 3 and 13 in his three innings. That he cost a bomb at Rs 13.25 Crore means SRH would want him to perform at every game. But so far, Brook has failed to live up to his reputation. For England, he has been in fiery form, scoring 809 runs in just 10 innings at 80.90 average. He has slammed four centuries and 3 fifties in those 10 innings.
However, on his maiden IPL campaign, he has turned out to be a big money flop so far. With SRH aiming to continue the winning momentum, they need a good start from the openers. Brook has also struggled against spin and as Eden Gardens is set to aid a bit of spin, SRH could choose to go with Abhishek Sharma to open with Mayank Agarwal.
SRH Playing XI vs KKR: What to expect in KKR vs SRH?
- SRH went with a four-prong pace attack against Punjab Kings in Hyderabad.
- Even though that yielded excellent result, SRH would prefer horses for courses.
- One of Marco Jansen or T Natarajan could be benched for Adil Rashid.
- In the opening, they need a solid start with Abhishek Sharma likely to open with Mayank.
- The other option for SRH will be to bring in Abdul Samad if he is fit.
- Samad did not feature against PBKS but with Brook struggling, he can slot in the middle-order with Aiden Markram opening the innings with Mayank.
- In the bowling department, SRH will go with three pacers and bring in a spinner in Adil Rashid.
Mayank Markande did an excellent job, picking up 4 wickets for just 15 runs. He is certain to keep his spot after the rich returns.
“Very happy to get an opportunity. My role is to take wickets in the middle overs. I bowled slowly and fortunately got the wickets. With the impact rule, you should always be prepared. The talks with Adil Rashid have helped me. During the red-ball season, I worked hard with Aavishkar Salvi. I rate this performance very high, happy to contribute,” Markande said after the game.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh(w), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Adil Rashid, Heinrich Klaasen, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mayank Markande, Mayank Dagar, Marco Jansen, Abhishek Sharma, Upendra Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Akeal Hosein, Vivrant Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Sanvir Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Samarth Vyas
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