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Peter Green - April 2, 2025
The Orange Army began this season with a big 44-run win against Rajasthan Royals in a high-scoring match. However, they lost their next two games and are now in 8th place in the standings.
Meanwhile, the defending champions KKR have had a disappointing start, winning only one game and losing two. They are currently at the bottom of the table.
The Indian Premier League rivalry between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad has been competitive. They have clashed 25 times, with KKR leading 16-9 in wins.
At KKR’s home ground, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the teams have met 9 times. KKR holds the advantage here as well, securing 6 victories compared to SRH’s 3.
Notably, in their last encounter at Eden Gardens on April 14, 2023, SRH triumphed by 23 runs. In that match, Harry Brook’s maiden IPL century propelled SRH to a formidable total of 228/4. Despite efforts from KKR’s Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh, KKR fell short, finishing at 205/7.
Captain- Ajinkya Rahane
Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh , Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Player- Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Captain- Pat Cummins
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Zeeshan Ansari, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami
Impact Player- Adam Zampa, Wiaan Mulder
Angkrish Raghuvanshi (KKR): Raghuvanshi has been the most consistent batsman in KKR’s top order. In the first three games, he scored at least 22, including two 30+ scores. His consistency is a key strength for KKR.
Travis Head (SRH): Head has scored 136 runs in his first three games for SRH, with scores of 69, 47, and 22. He is in great form this season and is expected to continue performing well, especially against KKR’s weak bowling attack.
Heinrich Klaasen (SRH): Klaasen has been crucial in SRH’s middle order. He scored 92 runs in his first three games, with his lowest being 26 against LSG, where he was unlucky to get run out.
Both teams have had a poor start this season. Kolkata Knight Riders had the weakest start as they have not managed to deliver an impressive performance in any of the department so far this season. Despite playing at home, KKR’s poor form and weak bowling make them unlikely to win.
The strong batting lineup of SRH will face KKR’s weak bowling attack on Thursday. Despite losing their last two games, SRH has shown consistency in batting, with players like Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen performing well. SRH’s strong batting lineup, combined with KKR’s weak bowling and poor form, makes them the safer betting option.
SRH has managed to score over 103.5 runs in two of their three games this season. The only time they fell short was against LSG, where they scored 96 runs in the first 10 overs.
Klaasen has been in excellent form this season. His contributions in the middle order have helped SRH post strong totals early on. His lowest score so far is 26 runs, making him a solid pick for this bet.
