The 45th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 will feature Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi 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. Sunrisers Hyderabad have been doing well while Kolkata Knight Riders are struggling at the eighth position in the table. In this article we will break down the toss prediction, match winner chances and head to head record between these two popular IPL teams.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Details

Detail

Information

Match

SRH vs KKR 45th Match

Series

Indian Premier League 2026

Date

3 May

Time

3:30 PM IST, 6:00 AM ET

Venue

Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad

Live Streaming and Broadcast

Jio Star, Star Sports

SRH vs KKR Toss History and Match Details

Match Date Toss Result Venue
SRH vs KKR, 15th Match, IPL 2025 3rd April 2025 SRH opted to bowl first KKR won by 80 runs Eden Gardens
SRH vs KKR, 68th Match, IPL 2025 25th May 2025 SRH opted to bat first SRH won by 110 runs

Arun Jaitley Stadium

SRH vs KKR, 6th Match, IPL 2026 2nd April 2026 KKR opted to bowl first SRH won by 65 runs

Eden Gardens Stadium

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Team

Last 5 Matches Form

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

W, W, W, W, W

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

W, W, L, L, L

SRH vs KKR Overall Toss Records

Total Matches

KKR wins

SRH wins

31

   

SRH vs KKR Head to Head Records

Stats

KKR

SRH

Matches Played

31

31

Won

20

11

Lost

11

20

No Result

0

0

Highest Score

208

278

Lowest Score

101

113

SRH vs KKR Predicted Playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins(c), Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Tim Seifert(w), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi

SRH vs KKR Toss Winne

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 Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is a high scoring venue and chasing teams have a better chance of doing well at this venue.

SRH vs KKR Match Winner

When it comes to match prediction, Sunrisers Hyderabad have a better squad in this contest against Kolkata. SRH will be playing at their home ground and based on the current form, SRH are expected to win this match.