Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2026 Match Day 6 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Get the stats, playing XI, head-to-head records, and match predictions for the Indian Super League match between KKR vs SRH at 7:30 PM.
Both teams had a disappointing start to the 2026 season. The Knights and Hyderabad lost their opening matches.
The Ajinkya Rahane-led side lost their last game at Wankhede against the Mumbai Indians (MI). Defending their all-time highest score at Wankhede, 220.
But MI defeated KKR by 6 wickets another time. Mumbai Indians opted to bowl and conceded 220 in the first innings. And Rohit-Rickelton and Shardul made a record. They chased a 220-plus target and broke the jinx of 12 years to win the opening game.
The 67 and 51 of Rahane and Angkrish just faded out. The pure bowling collapse is visible at Wankhede. Can they come back stronger at home?
On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad also lost their opening game. SRH scored 201/9 while batting first. And Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) chased it down in 15.4 overs. From the Sunrisers’ camp, a bowling collapse was also visible.
Both sides walking into Eden Gardens on April 2 are hurting, and honestly, that makes this one more interesting than it looks on paper. Two teams with plenty of talent, two opening defeats, and two dressing rooms desperate to get off the mark. Something has to give.
KKR vs SRH Match Details
| Match | Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Stadium | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Date & Time | Thursday, April 2, 07:30 P.M. (IST) |
| Live Streaming | JioHotstar |
| Tickets | BookMyShow |
KKR vs SRH Head to Head Records
| Matches | 30 |
| KKR Won | 20 |
| SRH Won | 10 |
| No Result | Nil |
| Tie | Nil |
| Home Advantage Index (KKR) | 1.05 |
| Defensive Fragility Ratio | 0.48 |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Pitch Report
Last season, the team that batted first won four out of six games played at Eden Gardens. The average score was 195-205. As usual, Eden Gardens favours batters under the lights. But pacers got bounce and swing from this pitch. In the middle overs, spinners can take the game. Regrettably, KKR’s win rate in the IPL 2025 was 25%.
KKR vs SRH Weather Report
The temperature will be around 27-30 degrees Celsius in the evening. While there’s no rain on the horizon, expect the humidity to be a major player. The humidity exceeding 87%, players will be working up a sweat.
KKR vs SRH Playing 11 (Probable)
Kolkata Knight Riders
Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(C), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani
Impact Player: Kartik Tyagi /Manish Pandey / Umran Malik / Rovman Powell
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(C/WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone / Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, David Payne / Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat
Impact Player: Travis Head / Zeeshan Ansari / Shivam Mavi
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Stats
- Despite Eden Gardens having a reputation as a chaser’s ground, KKR has won 5 out of 7 victories against SRH here by batting first and defending. SRH has only chased down a target against KKR at Eden once in IPL history, back in 2018.
- Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy have quietly made this venue their own. Even in high-scoring seasons, the spin duo has kept their economy under 7.5 against SRH here. Narine alone holds the record for most IPL wickets at a single venue, 72 at Eden Gardens.
- The 2024 season opener here was something else entirely. KKR defended 208 to win by just 4 runs, with Russell smashing 64 off 25 balls and Klaasen going deep for SRH in a finish that had everyone on edge.
- For nearly a decade, no SRH batter had scored a century at Eden Gardens. Harry Brook ended that drought in 2023, hitting 100 off 55 balls, which still stands as the highest individual score by an SRH player at this ground.
- And then there is the other side of the coin. SRH holds the record for the largest winning margin in this fixture at Eden, crushing KKR by 110 runs in 2025 after posting a massive 278/3. When SRH clicks, they really click.
KKR vs SRH Prediction
This one is genuinely hard to call, and that is what makes it interesting. Two wounded sides, one home ground, and a lot of pride on the line.
The head-to-head tells you KKR hold a commanding 20-10 advantage over SRH across 30 meetings. At Eden Gardens specifically, they have defended more often than you would expect on this surface, winning 5 out of 7 victories by batting first.
That is not a coincidence. Narine and Varun Chakravarthy know this pitch inside out, and on a surface that is spinning more than it did in 2024, those two could make life very difficult for SRH’s top order.
SRH bring firepower. Abhishek Sharma, Klaasen, and Liam Livingstone can hurt any bowling attack. But when SRH’s bowling collapses, it collapses badly, and we already saw that against RCB.
KKR are at home, the spin conditions suit them, and Eden Gardens has rarely been a comfortable place for SRH. Rahane’s side needs this badly, and home pressure can do wonders for a team’s focus.
Prediction: KKR to win by 15 to 20 runs or 3 to 4 wickets.
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