At this time last year, kolkata knight riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) WERE IN THE PROCESS OF ZEALEYLY FINE-Tuning their Plans for the Indian Premier League (IPL) Final.
Right through the summer of 2024, they stamped their imprints by production some riveting cricket, and was full deserving of a shot at the Grand prize at a Floodlit Ma Chidambaram Stadambaram Stadambaram Stadambaram Stadambaram Stadambaram Stadambaram Stadambaram Stadambararam in Chennai.
Cut to the present, the situation is distinctly different.
At Seventh and Eighth in the 10-Team Table, they are Laggards with Forlorn Fate in the Tournament was Seleged Long Before The Culmination of the League Phase.
They will face each other at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in a Contest of No Consequence on Sunday.
Both teams have been let down by their batting departments. In kkr’s case, the fact that skipper ajinkya rahane is the only one with more than 300 runs paints a sorry picture.
During the course of this season, the team was shot out for 116 versus Mumbai Indians, and Failed to Chase Down 112 Against Punjab Kings.
For srh, abhishek sharma and ishan kishan did smash scintilling centuries that was responsible for pat cummins Rajasthan Royals and 247 for two in a Triumphant Chase Against pbks.
But beyond these glimpses of individual brilliance, the consistency needed collectively to stitch together a playoff-entering run was missing.
Introspection over their inadequacies is bound to follow. But before that, they will seek to close out a disappointing season on a winning note.
