IPL 2021: Match 3 – SRH v KKR – Match Prediction & Playing XIs

SRH v KKR Toss: Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elect to bowl

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders: 

Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

Both teams have their set of challenges. KKR has a win percent of 22% at Chennai while SRH is yet to register their first win. KKR’s opening pair is under the pump after not so potent shows.

SRH POSITIVES:

–  Bowling Attack edge over KKR – Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s impressive record against KKR.

– David Warner’s prolific record against KKR – His last 5 knocks: 48*, 36, 67, 85, 126

– Vijay Shankar playing in home conditions at Chennai.

KKR POSITIVES:

– Andre Russell effect – looks much fitter than previous season.

– Varun Chakravarthy X-factor with the ball

– Shakib Al Hasan back in KKR colors

PREDICTION:

Sunrisers Hyderabad to chase down any thing below 165