Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2021 3rd Match – Blitzpools Prediction, Fantasy XI Tips & Probable XI

In the 3rd Match of the IPL 2021, Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) will be playing against Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) to open their season campaign on Sunday. 

SRH v KKR, IPL 2021 3rd Match: Match Details

• Date – 11th April 2021
• Time – 7:30 PM IST
• Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 

SRH v KKR, IPL 2021 3rd Match Match Preview:

Sunrisers Hyderabad has a lot of options in the top order. David Warner will likely open with Jonny Bairstow. There will be a tossup between Kane Williamson and Mohammad Nabi since SRH lacks a decent finisher and the Afghanistan all-rounder can provide a few overs with spin as well. Manish Pandey will be the key player for Hyderabad in the middle-order. 

Rashid Khan will be X-factor since he can play a good little cameo with the bat and will be breathing fire with the ball. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be leading the pace bowling department with T Natarajan as his deputy. 

Kolkata Knight Riders look like a balanced team on paper. Their top-order is most likely to be an Indian trio of Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, and Nitish Rana. Shakib Al Hasan will be the key player with both bat as well as the ball. Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, and Andre Russell will be their finishers with Sunil Narine coming in at number 8. 

KKR has a young bowling attack with Prasidh Krishna as the lead pacer while either Kamlesh Nagarkoti or Shivam Mavi as the second seamer. Varun Chakravarthy will be crucial in the middle-overs. 

Kolkata Knight Riders have an upper hand over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the past. KKR is looking more balanced on the paper than SRH and it would take something special from Hyderabad to beat them. 

 

SRH v KKR, IPL 2021 3rd Match Head-to-Head(H2H):

• Total – 19
• Sunrisers Hyderabad – 7
• Kolkata Knight Riders – 12

SRH v KKR, IPL 2021 3rd Match Team News: 

• Sunrisers Hyderabad - Jason Roy will be unavailable for the first game since he will be in quarantine. 
• Kolkata Knight Riders - All players are available for selection in the first game. 

SRH v KKR, IPL 2021 3rd Match Pitch Report: 

In the first match played here between RCB and MI, the pitch wasn't easy to bat on. The ball was gripping and turning. The team winning the toss might want to bat first here and look to post a huge total as the pitch will become tough to play shots as the game goes on. 

SRH v KKR, IPL 2021 3rd Match Probable Playing XI:

• Sunrisers Hyderabad - David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson/ Mohammad Nabi, Manish Pandey, Abdul Samad/Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Shahbaz Nadeem/Jagadeesh Suchith 
• Kolkata Knight Riders - Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Shakib Al Hasan, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi/Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy 

SRH v KKR, IPL 2021 3rd Match Blitzpools Fantasy XI:

• Wicket-keepers - J Bairstow(C), D Karthik
• Batsmen - D Warner, S Gill, M Pandey, R Tripathi
• All-rounders - A Russell, S Al Hasan(VC)
• Bowlers - Rashid-Khan, B Kumar, V Chakravarthy

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