Hyderabad: The two rhythmic teams will face each other in the night. Sunrisers face Hyderabad in Uppal Kolkata Knight Riders (SRH vs KKR). KKR have won two matches after a disappointing start. On the other hand, current IPL(IPL 2026) Sunrisers Hyderabad have won five matches in a fast pace. KKR have a tough challenge ahead of them to stop Ishan Kishan. To win the match, it is necessary to stop the destructive batting line of the Orange Army. For that purpose, Matheesha Pathirana (Matheesha Pathirana) can become the big hope of KKR. But the question is will he play against the Sunrisers?

Pathirana joined the KKR camp on April 19. The very next day he was down to practice at the Eden Gardens, passing the fitness test. After almost a week last Sunday, KKR took on the Lucknow Super Giants. A week had passed since joining the team, having already received the fitness clearance. So naturally everyone expected the Lankan star to play in that match. His inclusion would undoubtedly have boosted KKR’s bowling attack. But to everyone’s surprise, KKR decided to keep Pathirana out of the field. So naturally the question is whether Pathirana will play in tomorrow’s match?

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Team of the match (Tim Southee) was asked about Pathirana’s Sunday match. However KKREven the day before the match, the bowling coach did not confirm anything about Pathirana’s game. Instead, Southi continued to speculate and said that a decision will be made about Pathirana’s game after understanding the situation. He said, ‘He has been with the team for some time. We will take a decision based on the situation.’

Besides, Southee also accepts that it will be quite challenging for the KKR bowling line-up to stop the Sunrisers batting line-up. So Southee said to take wickets in the beginning to stop them. “The teams that have been able to take early wickets are able to build the foundation of their innings well. For Sunrisers, it is important to win the power play by taking quick wickets. We know how devastating players like Heinrich Klaasen can be in Sunrisers’ top order and then in the middle order. But it’s going to be a good challenge for our bowlers.’ like him