KKR relying on sunil Narine, Andre Russell – what are their strengths and weaknesses?
KKR will rely on sunil Narine and Andre Russell for the first qualifier against Sunrisers hyderabad today.
In the IPL 2024 cricket series, kolkata Knight Riders have won 9 of the 14 matches they have played, lost 3 of them and 2 matches have not been decided. Also, kolkata Knight Riders became the first team to advance to the play-offs. Similarly, Sunrisers hyderabad have won 8 and lost 5 out of 14 matches they have played and are at the 2nd position in the points table.
Also, one match was inconclusive. kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 runs in the 3rd league match between the two teams this season. In response to this, Sunrisers hyderabad are expected to play in today's match.
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As far as KKR is concerned, only sunil Narine, Philippe salt and Andre Russell have been strong for the team. But Philip salt has returned to the country. In this match, KKR will rely only on west indies players sunil Narine and Andre Russell. Both have done well both in batting and bowling.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is expected to replace Philippe salt in this match. Also, Harshit Rana has bowled well and taken more wickets.
Sunil Narine has scored 461 runs in 12 innings. Similarly, he has taken 15 wickets in bowling. varun Chakraborty took 18 wickets and Harshit Rana took 16 wickets. Similarly, Andre Russell has scored 222 runs in 12 matches. In this, he has scored maximum 64* runs. In bowling, he has taken 15 wickets in 13 matches.
KKR Strengths:
Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, venkatesh Iyer and Angrish Raghuvanshi.
KKR Weakness:
No Philip Salt. Mitchell Starr should take more wickets. In the 3rd league match between kolkata and hyderabad, hyderabad lost by 4 runs. KKR captain should realize his responsibility in this match and play aggressively to score runs.
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