Sunrisers Hyderabad will square off against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 47th match of the ongoing IPL 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Thursday. SRH has managed three wins in the eight matches they have played and they are currently in ninth place in the standings.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders also find themselves in the same boat as SRH. The Nitish Rana-led has managed only three wins in the nine games they have played and thus they are in eighth place in the points table.
In fact, SRH has had a 1-3 win-loss record while playing at home as they haven’t been able to make the most of their own conditions and they will be looking to better their performance at home.
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Andre Russell has scalped 95 wickets in the 107 matches he has played in the IPL. Thus, the all-rounder is five wickets away from completing 100 wickets.
KKR’s experienced fast bowler Tim Southee has taken 47 wickets in 54 IPL matches and the Kiwi pacer needs another three more scalps to complete 50 wickets in the tournament.
KKR batter Venkatesh Iyer has amassed 848 runs in 31 IPL matches and he requires another 152 runs to complete 1000 runs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s batter Mayank Agarwal has hit 92 sixes in the tournament so far and needs another eight sixes to complete 100 sixes.
Rahul Tripathi has mustered 1968 runs in 84 IPL matches. Thus, the right-hander is 32 runs away from reaching the 2000-run mark in the tournament. Tripathi has scored 194 fours in the competition thus far.
T Natarajan has scalped 44 wickets in 42 IPL matches. Ergo, the left-arm seamer needs another six wickets to complete the feat of 50 scalps.