Kamal Ghorui
For KKR, this match marks the start of a vital home phase. With three fixtures scheduled within a week and another on April 19 before a lengthy break due to state elections, the three-time champions will be keen to capitalise on familiar conditions. Historically dominant at Eden Gardens, KKR have won 54 of their 95 matches at the venue, but their current campaign has begun on shaky ground.
More concerning, however, has been the performance of their spin duo, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy. Chakravarthy leaked runs without much success, while Narine was underutilised, raising questions about KKR’s ability to control the middle overs.
SRH encounters similar problems following their loss in the opening match. Although they have a strong top order with Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Travis Head, their bowling unit found it difficult to defend a score over 200.
KKR vs SRH Predicted Playing XI:
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI: Finn Allen (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (C & WK), Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Aniket Verma, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga.
KKR vs SRH Head-to-Head:
Matches played: 30
KKR won: 20
SRH won: 10
No result: 0
KKR vs SRH Last Five Matches:
SRH won by 110 runs at Delhi – 2025
KKR won by 80 runs at Eden Gardens – 2025
KKR won by 8 wickets at Chennai – 2024
KKR won by 8 wickets at Ahmedabad – 2024
KKR won by 4 runs at Eden Gardens – 2024
