Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) skipper Dinesh Karthik is facing a tough test of his leadership when the team face David Warner’s SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the eighth match of the IPL 2020 season at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Now in the all important toss, Sunrisers skipper David Warner has decided to bat first. KKR lost their first match against Mumbai Indians owing to some inexplicable decisions by Karthik that led to their complete capitulation.
Andre Russell’s batting position became the talking point in their 49-run loss to MI. On the other hand, Hyderabad also lacked strength and experience in their middle-order, failing miserably against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last contest. The KKR bowlers too need to raise the bar. Pat Cummins was snapped by the franchise for a whopping Rs.15.5 crore for this edition. However, the Aussie quick failed to prove his worth after being hammered for 49 runs from his three overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): S Gill, S Narine, N Rana, D Karthik, E Morgan, A Russell, P Cummins, S Mavi, K Yadav, K Nagarkoti, V Chakravarthy
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Mohammad Nabi, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan
