The ball might do a little bit for the fast bowlers in the initial stages of the match at Eden Gardens, but it will get easier to bat as the match progresses.
KKR are coming into this game on the back of a magnificent win against GT where Rinku Singh smashed 5 sixes in a row to win the game from the home team
Nathan Ellis has been very impressive in the first two matches but with Kagiso Rabada available for selection, it will be interesting to see their combination for this encounter.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the only IPL side that did not have a captain, has named South African batsman Aiden Markram as their captain for the season.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Pretoria Capitals will face each other in the third match of the SA20 league to kick off their respective tournament campaigns on January 12
With Kane Williamson out of the team, they need to hunt for a new captain. These are some potential candidates who could lead SRH in IPL 2023.
On Sunday, October 30, South Africa clinched a 5-wicket victory against India and now sit firmly on top of the points table with a net run rate of +2.772.
Rahul Tripathi (71) played a match-winning knock for SRH vs KKR in the IPL 2022 clash on Friday.
The second day of the IPL auction ahead of the 2022 season got off to quite a slow start as only three players were picked from the first lot.
Rassie van der Dussen was the star of the show for South Africa, clobbering an unbeaten 94 off just 60 balls with Aiden Markram’s rapid 52* off 25 supremely impressive as well.