The spotlight turns to a thrilling encounter in IPL 2026 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Take Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) On Thursday (April 2) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Both teams are looking for their first win, but despite being the sixth match of the season, there is already extra pressure on this match.
KKR are coming into this game after a disappointing defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI), where their batting shine was diminished due to bowling struggles. Thanks to the aggressive start from Finn Allen and Ajinkya Rahane and the subsequent strong innings, the team looked to be in control after scoring a huge score of 220 runs. cameron green. However, their inability to defend such a big score raised serious concerns in the death overs. Injuries to key Indian fast bowlers Harshit Rana and Akash Deep as well as the absence of Mathisha Pathirana have further weakened their bowling attack. As a result, KKR will rely heavily on Vaibhav Arora, overseas fast bowlers and their spin unit to perform well under pressure.
SRH finds itself in a similar situation Lost their opener to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Despite posting an impressive 201/9, SRH failed to stop a strong RCB batting lineup. Captain Ishan Kishan led from the front and scored 80 runs in 38 balls, in which Aniket Verma supported him well. Once again, SRH’s recurring issue of closing out high-scoring matches came to the fore.
SRH vs KKR, IPL 2026: Probable playing XI of both teams
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakraborty, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani.
Impact Player Sub: Anukul Roy/Umran Malik
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Harsh Dubey, David Payne, Ishan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat
Impact Player Sub: Harshal Patel/Zeeshan Ansari
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IPL stats and records at Eden Gardens
- Matches played: 100
- Matches won by batting first: 42
- Matches won while batting second: 57
- Matches won by winning the toss: 51
- Matches won after losing the toss: 48
- Matches without result: 1
- Highest individual score: 112 not out by Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bangalore) vs Lucknow Super Giants
- Best bowling figures: 5/19 by Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) vs Punjab Kings
- Highest team innings: 262/2 (Punjab Kings) vs Kolkata Knight Riders
- Lowest team innings: 49 (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) vs Kolkata Knight Riders
- Highest Run Chase: 262/2 (Punjab Kings) vs Kolkata Knight Riders
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