The sixth match of the Indian Premier League 2026 will feature Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens Stadium. It is set to start at 7:30 PM IST and promises to be a thrilling game as both teams will be keen to start well. Both these sides suffered a loss in the opening match and will be keen to bounce back. In this article we will break down the toss prediction, match winner chances and head to head record between these two popular IPL teams.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Details
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Detail |
Information |
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Match |
KKR vs SRH 6th Match |
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Series |
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Date |
2 April |
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Time |
7:30 PM IST, 10:00 AM ET |
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Venue |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
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Live Streaming and Broadcast |
Jio Star, Star Sports |
KKR vs SRH Toss History and Match Details
| Match | Series | Date | Toss | Result | Venue |
| KKR vs SRH • 3rd Match | IPL 2024 | Monday, March 23 | SRH won toss, opted to bowl | KKR won by 4 runs | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| KKR vs SRH • Qualifier 1 | IPL 2024 | Thursday, May 21 | SRH won toss, opted to bat | KKR won by 8 wickets | Ahmedabad, Narendra Modi Stadium |
| KKR vs SRH • Final | IPL 2024 | Tuesday, May 26 | SRH won toss, opted to bat | KKR won by 8 wickets |
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| KKR vs SRH • 15th Match | IPL 2025 | Friday, April 3 | SRH opted to bowl first | KKR won by 80 runs |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| KKR vs SRH • 68th Match | IPL 2025 | Monday, May 25 | SRH opted to bat first | SRH won by 110 runs |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
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Team |
Last 5 Matches Form |
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) |
L, W, W, W, NR |
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) |
L, L, NR, L, W |
KKR vs SRH Overall Toss Records
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Total Matches |
KKR wins |
SRH wins |
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30 |
17 | 13 |
KKR vs SRH Head to Head Records
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Stats |
KKR |
SRH |
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Matches Played |
30 |
30 |
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Won |
20 |
10 |
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Lost |
10 |
20 |
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No Result |
0 |
0 |
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Highest Score |
208 |
278 |
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Lowest Score |
101 |
113 |
KKR vs SRH Predicted Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga
KKR vs SRH Toss Winner
According to Sports Tiger expert predictions, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane is expected to win this toss and choose to bowl first in this match. This decision is because Eden Gardens is a high scoring venue and chasing teams have a better chance of doing well at this venue.
Toss Winner:- Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR vs SRH Match Winner
When it comes to match prediction, Kolkata Knight Riders have a better squad in this contest against Sunrisers Hyderabad. KKR will be playing at their home ground and also have the better H2H record against SRH so based on the current form, KKR are expected to win this match.
