IPL 2026 KKR vs SRH: Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad are face to face in the sixth match of IPL 2026. In this match being played at Eden Gardens, both the teams are trying their best to get the first win of the season. Read KKR vs SRH live score, head to head record and match updates.
The excitement of IPL 2026 is now gradually increasing. The sixth match of the tournament is being played at the historic ground Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where the teams of Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad are face to face. Both the teams did not have a good start this season, as they had to face defeat in their respective first matches. In such a situation, this match is being seen as a comeback opportunity for both the teams.
In this match, Sunrisers Hyderabad has decided to bat first after the toss. Now it will be interesting to see whether the Hyderabad team is able to score a big score or the Kolkata bowlers stop them quickly.
KKR has the upper hand in head to head record
A total of 30 matches have been played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL history. The dominance of Kolkata team is clearly visible in these matches.
- KKR has won 20 matches
- SRH has won 10 matches
However, in the last season the competition between the two teams was quite balanced. At that time both of them had given equal competition by winning one match each. Therefore, this time also the competition is expected to be tough.
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Kolkata Knight Riders squad
The command of Kolkata team is in the hands of experienced batsman Ajinkya Rahane. The team has a good mix of young and experienced players.
Squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakraborty, Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Mathisha Pathirana, Tejasvi Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Akash Deep, Blessing Muzarabani.
Sunrisers Hyderabad squad
This season, the captaincy of Hyderabad is with wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan. The team includes many aggressive batsmen and experienced bowlers.
Squad: Ishan Kishan (captain and wicketkeeper), Heinrich Klaasen, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Aniket Verma, Smaran Ravichandran, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Liam Livingston, Kamindu Mendis, Cranes Phuletra, Prabful Hulma, Hidon Carse, Jaydev Unadkat, Shivam Mavi, Harshal Patel, Ishan Malinga, David Payne, Harshal Patel Dubey, Amit Kumar, Zeeshan Ansari.
Why is this match important?
In a long tournament like IPL, the initial matches affect the entire season. Both the teams are eyeing to win this match and open their account in the points table. Kolkata team is playing on its home ground, so they will also get full support from the spectators. Whereas Hyderabad team will try to score big on the basis of its aggressive batsmen. Now it remains to be seen which team wins in this match of the Indian Premier League and gets the first win of the season.
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