Andre Russell walked off gingerly off the field after bowling his second over in the match. The West Indian all-rounder was looking in discomfort and was on the ground while bowling the 7th over of the match. He returned to the field again and then while bowling the 19th over got himself injured. Be was taken off my the support staff. This is surely a concerning side for the KKR franchise.
Russell injured
Injuries have been a constant thing in Russell’s illustrious career. Despite his recurring injuries, the franchise has backed the all rounder every time. They would hope that the injury is not serious and it is just a little bit of a cramp. However, the extent of the injury is still unknown.
Nitish Rana, the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders, decided to bowl first against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens on Friday after winning the toss. The starting lineup for KKR hasn’t changed, however, Washington Sundar has been replaced by Abhishek Sharma for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The Knight Riders are currently in third place in the points standings after winning two of their first three games. The Sunisers started the season with two losses before picking up their first win of the year against the Punjab Kings in their previous match.
Harry Brook is closing on his first ton in the IPL and looking absolutely unfazed in the innings. KKR has four points in three games, including two victories and a loss, and is presently at fourth in the IPL 2023 points standings. With two points from three games, including a win and two losses, SRH are ninth in the rankings. With Nitish Rana at the helm, KKR started their season with a loss to the Punjab Kings but quickly recovered with two victories in a row. While everything was going on, Aiden Markram’s SRH had a losing start to their season before ultimately picking up their first victory over PBKS.
Playing XI: Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), N Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
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