Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be seeking their first win of Indian Premier League 2020 when the two teams clash at th...
Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be seeking their first win of Indian Premier League 2020 when the two teams clash at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
While KKR went down to Mumbai Indians in their opener, SRH suffered a defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first game.
Russell’s batting position
Once again, the batting position of KKR’s biggest hitter Andre Russell became the talking point in the 49-run loss to Mumbai Indians.
The Jamaican, who was KKR’s highest run-getter last season with 510 runs and also had the tournament’s highest strike-rate of 204.81, was seen at No 6 but by then the task had become extremely difficult.
World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan, who was roped in to bolster the middle order, also could not do much as the asking rate had shot past 13 by the time he came to bat at No 5.
Karthik’s tactics
Karthik seemed to err by holding back Sunil Narine till the last over of the powerplay against Mumbai Indians. Narine was given a go only when his Rohit Sharma was well set.
Kolkata’s biggest buy, Pat Cummins, also had a forgettable day despite the late sixes he hit in the match.
Coach Brendon McCullum might want to force some changes for the men in...
