Sunrisers Hyderabad will field first as they take on Kolkata Knight Riders. Skipper Pat Cummins, who makes his debut for SRH, won the toss and opted to bowl first. The Australian is the second highest buy in IPL, with only KKR’s Starc ahead of him.
SRH Playing XI vs KKR
Mayank Agarwal
Rahul Tripathi
Aiden Markram
Heinrich Klaasen(w)
Abdul Samad
Shahbaz Ahmed
Marco Jansen
Pat Cummins(c)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Mayank Markande
T Natarajan
Impact subs: Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Abhishek Sharma.
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KKR vs SRH Pitch Report:
The Eden Gardens pitch underwent noticeable changes last year, with the introduction of grass cover resulting in increased bounce and pace, favouring the pacers. A sensible approach for batsmen on this pitch would be to capitalize on scoring opportunities during the powerplay overs. As the innings progresses and spinners come into play during the middle overs, batsmen can adjust their strategy accordingly.
