PREVIEW OF KKR VS SRH

The first match of this edition is not the one that we would have probably expected. I am sure that nobody saw that coming and eventually the match turned out to be a one sided affair, but today there are two mouth watering contests on card and one can expect a much more interesting matches when compared to yesterday.

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS

KKR suffered a late blow when one of their fast bowler ANRICH NORTJE got injured and ruled out for the entire tournament. Earlier they have lost MAVI and NAGEKOTTI. The only known INDIAN pacer they have in their ranks in PRASIDH KRISHNA who had a break through season last year and even went on to play for INDIA A under RAHUL DRAVID. SUNIL NARINE who missed the PSL due to injury is back and running and is ready to play for KKR. The Australian discarded batsmen CHRISS LYNN will be eager to prove himself and he will hope that he once again falls in selector’s radar.They have LOCKIE FERGUSON and HARRY GURNEY and they have to choose from either one of them and both of them are quality bowlers in their own way.Then there is DRE RUS who can be a game changer at any moment of the game both with the bat and ball. The Indian core for them is super strong with UTHAPPA,GILL,RANA and the Captain himself.Their spin trio KULDEEP,CHAWLA and NARINE is the one that has to be feared by the opposition. The only concern they have is that how much of a threat NARINE,UTHAPPA and LYNN can be at the top of the order as they did not had a great season coming into this IPL, but still they will back their experienced players to come good and start the season with a bang.

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD

There is still no clarity that whether WILLIAMSON will play this game or not. Though SHAKIB has joined the team there is no news about his match fitness.Having said all these concerns ,these all will be blown away as the POCKET DYNAMITE DAVID WARNER takes the field for them.They have one of the most perfectly balanced side but yes, their balance will be destroyed once their foreign players return home at the end of April for world cup training camps but as of now they will be a team to beat. Though they may not have big INDIAN name in their ranks they have descent enough players who can play game changing innings with the likes of MANISH PANDEY, YUSUF PATHAN and VIJAY SHANKAR. They have strong core of INDIAN fast bowlers with the likes of BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR, KAUL and KHALEEL. They have quality spinners and all rounders. All in all they will be a hard team to beat.

The Eden pitch naturally has some bounce for fast bowlers and also helps spinners big time which is the exact thing both teams will be hoping for as they have very good spinners in their arsenal.

Overall this match will be a very interesting one and all eyes will be on DAVID WARNER.