Indian Premier League (IPL) three times Kolkata Knight Riders will take charge Sunrisers Hyderabad In an epic encounter on the iconic Eden Garden, Kolkata On 02 April.
Both the teams are making a comeback after disappointing defeats in their respective IPL opening matches. KKR lost to arch-rivals Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring encounter at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Sunrisers HyderabadOn the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of IPL 2026 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Therefore, both sides will want to open their account by bringing their A game to this game.
KKR vs SRH: Toss Update
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane After winning the toss on their home ground, they decided to bowl first. Despite the less experienced bowling attack, Rahane said he is backing the performance of his bowlers in this encounter. Rahane claimed that there was rain in Kolkata recently and this was the main reason behind choosing to bowl first.
Pat Cummins not included in playing eleven vs KKR
Sunrisers Hyderabad's regular captain Pat Cummins was once again not named in the playing eleven by SRH due to his back strain Injury. Despite being included in the SRH team, the Australian fast bowler has not got approval to bowl in the IPL. He is expected to play in the second half of the tournament.
KKR vs SRH: What did the captains say?
Ajinkya Rahane, KKR captain
“We are going to bowl first. There is always room for improvement but there are a lot of positives. We don't usually see this much grass, rain and that's why we wanted to bowl first. Not sure about the dew because there is wind around. It should be good for 40 overs. He is doing everything he needs to do. He should be bowling soon. Going with the same team.”
Ishan Kishan, SRH captain
“We would have bowled first. But batting first, we have to see the ball and play accordingly. We have to bring our best game. You have to go out and get the basics right. The only point I would say is execution, we need to stay calm even if we are not in very good positions. We will try to keep it simple in this game. I don't know yet, but he should be ready soon, he makes a big difference with the bat as well. We have one change – Shivang comes in. He has bowled well in the nets while keeping the wicket-taking options open and we are giving him a chance.
KKR vs SRH: Playing 11
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh (vice-captain), Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakraborty, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (captain), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, David Payne
Influential players: Harshal Patel, Liam Livingstone, Ishan Malinga, R Smaran, Saqib Hussain
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