IPL 2022: Key Players & Match Ups In Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Clash

SRH vs KKR IPL 2022: Key Players and Matchups in the clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders.

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SRH vs KKR IPL 2022: Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to take on Kolkata Knight Riders in a high-intensity clash on Friday (April 15th).
Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their first two matches this season but bounced back with a win against defending Chennai Super Kings and went on to hand Gujarat Titans their only defeat this season till now. 

Kolkata Knight Riders on the other hand have won 3 out of 5 matches this season till now and are placed second on the points table. However, they were defeated in their last encounter by Delhi Capitals and would be looking to bounce back with a win today.

Here are a few key players and matchups from tonight's match that may decide the outcome of the match.

 

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Williamson against KKR bowlers

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson already has scored a fifty in this IPL and has scored 107 runs for SRH in 4 matches till now. KKR bowlers Pat Cummins & Sunil Narine have not dismissed Kane Williamson even once in all of T20 cricket. KKR's leading wicket-taker this season, Umesh Yadav, has dismissed Williamson only once while the batter has a strike rate of 197 against this pacer. However, Williamson's strike rate comes down to 81 against Sunil Narine and it'd be interesting to see how KKR bowlers take on Kane Williamson, who'd most probably be anchoring the innings while Abhishek Sharma plays the aggressor. 

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar against Shreyas Iyer & Aaron Finch

Sunrisers Hyderabad's lead bowler, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, has managed to keep Aaron Finch (who may feature in tonight's match) and Shreyas Iyer silent with his swing bowling. Finch and Iyer, both have a strike rate of 85 against Bhuvi. Finch has faced 53 deliveries against Bhuvneshwar in the 12 T20s and has been dismissed thrice. The onus would fall on Bhuvneshwar Kumar if Finch gets to open for Kolkata Knight Riders and to keep Shreyas Iyer quiet, who scored a fifty in the last match for KKR. 

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It'd be interesting to see the battle between these two teams, one of which boast of a good team and a captain while the other rides on pure raw talent to make their way further in the tournament.