Abhishek Sharma dey on fire dis season for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Di boy don score 425 runs for 9 matches, with strike rate wey pass 200. E dey second for di Orange Cap race, and e don already score one century and three fifties. Di knocks wey e don play na serious impact. For one match against Delhi Capitals, e score 135 not out off 68 balls, with ten fours and ten sixes. For anoda match against di same team, e score 104 off 47 balls. For anoda game, e hit 45 off 24 for a big chase of 244. E don show say e strong against spin too, with 235 runs at very high average. E even don equal Virat Kohli for most T20 centuries by an Indian. E get partner wey be Travis Head, wey don say Abhishek na di best spin hitter wey e don see.
On di oda side, Sunil Narine dey do different job for Kolkata Knight Riders. E dey keep runs down for dis high-scoring season. E dey keep tings tight even for flat pitches. E often finish im four overs for under 30 runs. E also don take key wickets like Sai Sudharsan for one match. E dey close to reaching 200 IPL wickets.
Di clash between Abhishek Sharma and Sunil Narine na simple one. One dey attack hard from ball one. Di oda dey try slow everytin down. Abhishek dey for top form dis season. E get 425 runs for 9 matches and score very fast. E like hitting spin and don already smash over 200 runs against spinners. E play with freedom and no dey hold back for di powerplay. Narine dey do di opposite job. E dey keep tings tight. E focus on dot balls and small changes for pace and line.
For dia past meetings, Abhishek get di edge. E don score 49 runs off 23 balls against Narine and no be dismissed by am for di IPL. Dat show say e read Narine well and no dey fear to attack. Dis battle go mostly happen for di powerplay. If Abhishek attack and get runs early, SRH go take control. If Narine keep am quiet and build pressure, KKR fit still stay for di game.
Di match dey for Hyderabad, wey be batting-friendly ground dis season. Dat slightly help Abhishek more. But Narine’s control fit still make difference if e get im lengths right.
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders start di season for similar way. But tings don go different since den. SRH don win five matches for row and dey look strong now. KKR still dey try recover after poor start. Rinku Singh don be di main player for KKR. E don score 215 runs for eight innings and play key knocks for dia recent wins. For dose games, e even come earlier dan usual and still finish well. But di problem na say di rest of di batting no dey consistent. Dat fit hurt dem against SRH. Dia bowling, wey look weak for di start, now na one of di best, especially for di end of di innings. Dem get di best numbers for death overs dis season. Bowlers like Eshan Malinga and oda don dey very accurate with yorkers and dey take wickets regularly. Dis mean say KKR no fit depend only on late hitting. Dem need runs earlier for di innings. If dem leave too much for di end, SRH bowlers fit shut dem down. SRH look settled for both batting and bowling.
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