Here is the guide for match 6 of the IPL 2026 between KKR vs SRH to be played in Kolkata.
The first four matches of IPL 2026 have gone to the home teams, while the visiting teams haven’t really done well. Kolkata Knight Riders lost their match defending 220 runs against the Mumbai Indians, and now they’re about to play their first home game this season.
KKR is up against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday at 7:30 PM IST at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Ajinkya Rahane and the crew had a shot against MI, but their bowling just wasn’t on point, and they never had a grip on the game.
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SRH’s story isn’t much better. They scored 201 in their first match, but RCB easily chased it down in just 15.4 overs. Both teams didn’t show off their bowling skills in their opening games. Both KKR and SRH are coming off defeats in their previous encounters. SRH lost the season opener to defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 6 wickets on Saturday, while KKR lost the next game of this edition to Mumbai Indians (MI), also by 6 wickets on Sunday.
KKR vs SRH: Match Details
- Match: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Match 6, IPL 2026
- Match Date: April 02, 2026 (Thursday)
- Time: 7:30 P.M. (Indian Standard Time) / 2:00 PM GMT / 7:30 PM LOCAL
- Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
KKR vs SRH: Predicted XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cam Green, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani. (Impact Player: Kartik Tyagi).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (c & wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Salil Arora, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga. (Impact Player: David Payne).
Key Players to Watch
Ajinkya Rahane is set to play his 200th IPL match. He is the 11th player to reach that milestone. On his home ground, against a side he has consistently dominated, the milestone game could not be more fitting.
Finn Allen is KKR’s X-factor. The New Zealand opener hit an unbeaten 33-ball hundred against South Africa in the T20 World Cup semi-final at Eden Gardens last month. He has struck the most sixes (52) in T20S in 2026.
KKR vs SRH: Head-to-Head: KKR (20) – SRH (10)
KKR has a solid lead over SRH with a record of 20-10 in 30 IPL games. It’s one of the most lopsided records we’ve seen in the recent era of the tournament. KKR has grabbed 4 the last 5 matches against SRH. They played each other three times in 2024, including during the league, the Qualifier, and the final, and KKR won all of them.
When playing at Eden Gardens, KKR really shines, winning 8 11 matches. The standout moment was the 2024 IPL final, where KKR bowled out SRH for only 113 and chased it in just 10.3 overs, finishing with 8 wickets. It was the most amazing final in the history of the tournament.
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