Last season’s finalists, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, will look to get their IPL 2025 campaigns back on track when they face off at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
While defending champion KKR was skittled out for just 116 against Mumbai Indians in its previous game, Sunrisers were thrashed by Delhi Capitals, with their batting lineup unable to replicate the heroics from last season.
Here is how the two teams are likely to line up for the match:
KKR Predicted Playing XI
Batting first: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (WK), Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spaense, Spaense, Varun Chakaravarthi.
Bowling first: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (WK), Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Vaiun Chakaravarthy, Vairabhav Arorarara.
Impact Player options: Vaibhav Arera/Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandney, Mayank Markande, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali.
SRH Predicted Playing XI
Batting first: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari.
Bowling first: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampaa.
Impact Player options: Travis Head/Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder.
KKR vs SRH Fantasy Team
WICKETKEEPERS
Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock
BATTERS
Travis Head (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Aniket Verma
ALL-ROUNDERS
Sunil Narine (vc), Nitish Kumar Reddy
BOWLERS
Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshal Patel, Adam Zampa
Team Composition: KKR 4:7 SRH Credits Left: 9.5
THE SQUADS
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya rahane (C), Rinku Singh, Quinton De Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russel, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anuk Roy, Moen Ali, Chetan Sakariya.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (C), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen, Nitish Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Rahula Chahar, Adam Zampa, Atharava Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder.
