The Kolkata Knight Riders are all set to host the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens on Saturday, March 23 for Match 3 of the 2024 Indian Premier League season. The upcoming fixture is the campaign opener for both franchises.
The Kolkata Knight Riders finished seventh on the table last season. They won seven and lost seven matches, ending up with fourteen points. Ahead of the 2024 edition, Shreyas Iyer returned to the franchise, after missing the last season due to injury. He will be leading the Knight Riders.
Meanwhile, the Sunrisers Hyderabad have appointed Pat Cummins as their captain. Pat Cummins has enjoyed great success as Australia’s captain in the recent past. He will be keen to change Sunrisers Hyderabad’s fortunes in the 2024 season. They finished last on the points table in 2023, winning just four matches.
Match Details
Details – Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Match 3, IPL 2024
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date and Time – March 23, 7.30 PM IST
Broadcast & Live Streaming – Star Sports and Jio Cinema
Head-to-Head Record
The Sunrisers Hyderabad leads in the head-to-head battle against the Kolkata Knight Riders. They have won 16 matches, while the Kolkata Knight Riders have emerged winners only on nine occasions. Knight Riders defeated the Sunrisers by five wickets in the previous encounter between the two teams.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata is likely to offer some help to the spinners. The captain who wins the toss is likely to bowl first, as the chasing team has won more matches at Eden Gardens.. 164 is the average first-innings total at the venue.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) – Predicted Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Washington Sundar, Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Umran Malik
Fantasy Selection – KKR vs SRH
Team 1 – Heinrich Klaasen, Philip Salt, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Travis Head, Andre Russell, Aiden Markram, Umran Malik, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Team 2 – Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Travis Head, Andre Russell, Aiden Markram, Varun Chakravarthy, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
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