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IPL 2024, Final KKR vs SRH: Pat Cummins decides to bat in a high-octane clash

Sunday, 26-May-2024
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Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in the final of the ongoing Indian Premier League on Sunday at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.  The stage is set for an exhilarating showdown as both teams are filled with powerful batters. SRH will expect their openers to unleash their batting assault to power the side to a formidable score.

KKR, on the other hand, will be eager to make early breakthroughs and restrict Hyderabad to a manageable total. Mitchell Starc and Harshit Rana would be expected to chip in with breakthroughs for KKR. Overall, both teams are brimmed with confidence as they look to outplay each other to lift the coveted title. 

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan

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