Kolkata Knight Riders face Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens in an IPL 2026 regular-season match. Both teams lost their opening games after scoring over 200 runs, exposing bowling weaknesses. KKR’s attack is missing key players, while SRH’s bowling remains one-dimensional. The contest returns to a high-scoring venue where both sides seek their first points of the season.
Toss & Conditions
The match will be played on the same surface used for the New Zealand–South Africa World Cup semi-final. It is a high-scoring pitch described as grassier than usual, expected to favor batters and produce heavy run totals.
Head-to-Head
In the last three meetings, KKR have won twice while SRH have won once.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders are 7th in the IPL regular season with 0 points and a record of 0 wins and 1 loss. They have lost their last three matches, including their opener against Mumbai Indians by 4 runs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad are 9th in the IPL regular season with 0 points and a record of 0 wins and 1 loss. They have lost their last match to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 2 runs.
Playing XI
News & Facts
- Brydon Carse missed SRH’s opening game against RCB due to a hand injury and remains unlikely to play.
- Pat Cummins is unavailable for SRH until the second half of IPL 2026 but continues to assist the team off-field.
- Ajinkya Rahane is set to play his 200th IPL match, becoming the 11th player to reach that milestone.
- KKR lead SRH 20-10 in IPL meetings and have won five of the last six encounters.
- No bowler has more T20 wickets at Eden Gardens than Sunil Narine, while Varun Chakravarthy ranks fourth with 34 in 24 games.
Key Stats
Prediction
Key stats favor KKR 5–2, with advantages in net run rate and bowling economy across all phases, while SRH lead in Elo and recent win rate. All four predictive models give KKR a narrow edge between 51% and 59%. Bookmakers align closely, pricing KKR at 55% (odds 1.69) versus SRH at 45% (odds 2.01). The decisive factors may be KKR’s superior powerplay and death-over economy against SRH’s stronger recent batting form.

