SRH vs KKR: Why is Lockie Ferguson Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match? Check KKR Playing 11

The important news update coming from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) camp is that they are not playing overseas pacer Lockie Ferguson in their 10th encounter of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) season against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) being hosted at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The Kolkata Knight Riders ended up losing by a margin of 7 wickets in their last match of the ongoing T20 tournament at the hands of Gujarat Titans. KKR are currently placed at the 8th spot on the points table with a total of 3 victories and 6 defeats.

SRH vs KKR: Why is Lockie Ferguson Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match?

Incidentally, the Kolkata Knight Riders have still not kept premier fast bowler Lockie Ferguson in the starting XI for today’s SRH vs KKR match. However, he is part of the five substitutes but KKR cannot use him as an Impact Player in this game as they are already playing with four overseas players, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Jason Roy and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. He has only played three matches for his new team, managing to take just one wicket so far. His economy rate has also been on the higher side, standing at over 12.

“We’ll bat first. Looks like a good wicket, hopefully we’ll post a good score and then restrict them. We’re not thinking too much ahead, just have to take game-by-game. We have had injuries in many games, but they’re back now. We’re playing an extra batter due to the impact rule, need to get those 10-15 extra runs. Two changes – Jason Roy is back in place of David Wiese, Vaibhav Arora replaces Jagadeesan,” said Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana during the toss.

KKR Playing 11

1. Jason Roy
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
3. Venkatesh Iyer
4. Nitish Rana (C)
5. Rinku Singh
6. Andre Russell
7. Sunil Narine
8. Shardul Thakur
9. Harshit Rana
10. Vaibhav Arora
11. Varun Chakravarthy

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Lockie Ferguson IPL 2023 Price

In preparation for the IPL 2023 auction, the Kolkata Knight Riders made a big move by trading for New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson at a whopping price of INR 10 Crore. Ferguson’s previous team, the Gujarat Titans, parted ways with the talented player. Ferguson was impressive during the IPL 2022 season, taking 12 wickets in 13 games with an economy rate of less than 9. The Kolkata Knight Riders will hope that Ferguson’s skills will help them in their upcoming campaign.

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