Summary of this article
Both teams have lost the first match of IPL 2026
KKR have won 20 out of the 30 matches played against SRH so far
The match will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will cross swords against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in match 6 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Both teams have lost their first matches one-sidedly and would want to make a comeback by winning the match. SRH lost the tournament opener against RCB by 6 wickets with 26 balls to spare.
Despite losing both their openers - Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma early- SRH managed to get past 200 against RCB; however, their bowling led them down.
On the other hand, KKR posted a mammoth 220 runs on board against Mumbai but eventually lost by 6 wickets. Kolkata also felt a bit short in the bowling department as they had world-class spinners - Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine couldn't create an impact with the ball.
KKR lost their key pacer, Harshit Rana, and Akashdeep Singh before the tournament, and the poor form of Chakravarthy over the last month has added to their woes.
KKR Vs SRH, IPL 2026: Match Facts
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal
Date: April 2, Thursday
Time: 7:30PM (IST)
Captains: Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Ishan Kishan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
On-field umpires: Vinod Seshan & Saidarshan Kumar
3rd Umpire: Nitin Menon
Current Standings: SRH (9th) KKR (7th)
KKR Vs SRH, IPL 2026: Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Kartik Tyagi, Saurabh Dubey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, Rahul Tripathi, Umran Malik, Daksh Kamra
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, David Payne, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Shivang Kumar, Liam Livingstone, Smaran Ravichandran, Sakib Hussain, Shivam Mavi, Zeeshan Ansari, Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse, Praful Hinge, Krains Fuletra, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar
KKR Vs SRH, IPL 2026: Head-To-Head
Both teams have come against each other 30 times in the history of IPL. KKR have won 20 out of these matches, while SRH have emerged victorious in the remaining 10 matches. Meanwhile, at Eden Gardens, KKR have won 8 out of 11 matches against SRH.
KKR Vs SRH, IPL 2026: Do You Know
- Ishan Kishan's strike rate as a captain in 165.7. He has the second highest strike rate among all the captains with over 1000 T20 runs, second only to Thisara Perera.
- Since 2023, Ajinkya Rahane is operating at an average of 77.71 in the powerplay
- David Payne held the record for the most T20 wickets (304) at the time of his IPL debut, surpassing the previous mark set by Adil Rashid, who had 232.
What is the currents standing of KKR and SRH in the IPL 2026 points table?
KKR and SRH are at the 7th and 9th place respectively in IPL 2026.
What is the head-to-head record of KKR and SRH in IPL?
KKR have won 20 out of the 30 matches played against SRH so far
