Ahmedabad: Today marks a significant event for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as they prepare to face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium in the IPL 2024 Qualifier 1, aiming to secure a berth in the final. Adding to the team’s morale, co-owner and Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan will be in attendance, expected to cheer fervently and lead the chant of “Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo”.
On Monday, following his participation in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Mumbai, Shah Rukh Khan, accompanied by his son AbRam, traveled to Ahmedabad to support KKR in this pivotal match.
Numerous images shared on SRK’s fan pages capture the duo arriving at Ahmedabad airport.
Today’s IPL clash between KKR and SRH at Narendra Modi Stadium promises to be an action-packed encounter, featuring two standout teams of the season known for their aggressive batting and high-scoring performances.
KKR concluded the season atop the standings with nine wins, three losses, and two no results, accumulating 20 points. In their latest fixture on May 11, they secured an 18-run victory over Mumbai Indians.
Inclement weather forced the abandonment of KKR’s final two league stage matches against Gujarat Titans (GT) and Rajasthan Royals (RR).
SRH secured the second position with eight wins, five losses, and one no result, accruing 16 points. In their last league match on Sunday, they defeated Punjab Kings by four wickets.
The winner of today’s clash secures a direct berth in the final, while the defeated team will have another opportunity in Qualifier 2 to vie for a spot in the championship match.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad includes Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Mayank Markande, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh.
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad features Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, Srikar Bharat, Sherfane Rutherford, Dushmantha Chameera, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sakib Hussain, Suyash Sharma, Allah Ghazanfar, Chetan Sakariya.
