The Indian Premier League 2024’s third match is expected to be a huge event. The two-time IPL champion Kolkata Knight Riders will square off against IPL 2016 winners Sunrisers Hyderabad. This epic match between two of IPL’s most expensive signings Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will take place at Eden Gardens.
Weather Report
Saturday night’s weather in Kolkata will be ideal for a cricket match. The average wind speed will be about 11 km/h, and the temperature will drop to 27 °C. However, the humidity level of 72 per cent might pose some challenges for the players.
Pitch Report
Spinners will receive a lot of assistance on the challenging Eden Gardens pitch. Given their skill as spinners, KKR will opt to provide SRH with a spinning track. Pursuing the target will therefore become challenging. Proceed to bat if you win the toss.
KKR vs SRH Head-to-Head
Kolkata Knight Riders: 16
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 09
Injury Update
KKR have a full-strength side with each player available for selection. Shreyas Iyer returns to lead the side after missing the last edition of Indian Premier League due to injury. Sunil Narine and Phil Salt are expected to play a big part.
For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Wanindu Hasaranga will miss the game as the all-rounder is busy fulfilling national duty. Other than the Sri Lankan star, all other players are expected to be available for selection.
KKR vs SRH Probable Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Henrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Pat Cummins (C), Shahbaz Ahmed, Bhuvaneswar Kumar, Umran Malik
KKR vs SRH Top Player Picks
Top Wicketkeeper Pick: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Top Batter Pick: Rinku Singh
Top All-Rounder Pick: Andre Russell
Top Bowler Pick: Sunil Narine
KKR vs SRH Dream11 Expert Prediction
- Keeper – Heinrich Klaasen
- Batters – Travis Head, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh (c)
- All-rounders – Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Aiden Markram, Shahbaz Ahmed
- Bowlers – Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (vc), Varun Chakravarthy
Editors pick
