KKR vs SRH Live: After completing a thrilling victory over the defending champions Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their next group stage encounter of the Indian Premier League. Ahead of the match, the two-time champions have the decision to make regarding their opening slot. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 Live Updates with Insidesport.IN
KKR vs SRH LIVE: Three-way battle for opening spot, Jason Roy frontrunner as Gurbaz & Litton Das in fray for opening spot vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Follow IPL 2023 LIVE
To note, KKR have so far persisted with Gurbaz at the top order and he has played some decent knocks for the Kolkata based franchise so far. He has featured in three matches and smashed 94 runs at a strike rate of 130.55. Further, the youngster has displayed glimpses of brilliance behind the stumps. However, the right-handed batter failed to get going in his last innings as he managed to score just 15 runs off 12 balls.
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The KKR team management might be tempted to bring in English opener Jason Roy in the fold but that means that the men in purple and gold will have to make a decision between Gurbaz and Roy. In another alternative, both Roy and Gurbaz can open the innings for KKR with Lockie Ferguson sitting out. However, it seems like that the Nitish Rana-led side will tinker with the winning combination. Apart from these two, Bangladeshi opener Litton Das can also be an option to keep in mid for KKR.