Preview: The Indian Premier League’s third match is sure to be a thrilling event. The two-time IPL champion Kolkata Knight Riders will square off against the IPL 2016 winners Sunrisers Hyderabad. Saturday’s first evening game of the doubleheader weekend is scheduled to take place. This epic match between Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will take place at Eden Gardens.
Prior to the upcoming season, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have made significant investments. After nine years away, Mitchell Starc is making his IPL comeback, and he got paid more than fair for his services. After almost ten years, the left-arm pacer will offer KKR supporters fresh hope for winning the championship. Gautam Gambhir’s comeback will give KKR fresh life because the guru is revered much at Eden Gardens.
Harry Brook scored a century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the same stadium during the team’s dismal 2023 campaign. Only a few weeks before the competition could start, Pat Cummins was named the team’s new captain. Kavya Maran hired the Australian skipper for a sum of INR 20.25 crores.
Indian Premier League 2024, 3rd T20 Match, IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time: Saturday, Mar 23, 7:30 PM
Pitch Report: This match is scheduled to mark the official opening of the Mullanpur. The field and conditions may alter once a few games are played on this surface, as the venue has only hosted a few domestic games. For bowlers, especially those skilled at using slower ball change-ups, it offers plenty of help. Teams might choose to use the new deck for bowling initially.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), VR Iyer, S Iyer (C), N Rana, RK Singh, AD Russell, SP Narine, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy, H Rana
Sunrisers Hyderabad
TM Head, Abhishek Sharma, RA Tripathi, AK Markram, H Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Pat Cummins (C), Shahbaz Ahmed, B Kumar, Umran Malik
