IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to lock horns in the third match of the Indian Premier League 2024 at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The match is slated for 7:30 pm IST on Saturday (Mar 23).
With the clash of KKR and SRH, we will witness the clash of top-invested IPL stars Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. Also, Mitchell Starc is returning to IPL after nine long years, along with the return of Gautam Gambhir as the team’s mentor. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) had seen Harry Brook score a century at the same venue in an otherwise miserable 2023 campaign. Pat Cummins became the new skipper of the side just weeks before the tournament could begin
KKR vs SRH, IPL 2024: Head-to-head
Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad have met each other on 25 occasions in the history of the IPL with KKR dominating by winning 16 matches and SRH has won only 09 matches so far.
Total matches played: 25
Matches won by Kolkata Knight Riders: 16
Matches won by Sunrisers Hyderabad: 09
KKR vs SRH, IPL 2024: Pitch report
Eden Gardens has been famous for supporting both batters and bowlers on its pitch. Over the years, the captains have chosen to bowl first when they have won the toss. With three spinners on their side, KKR will star as favourites, and the likes of CV Varun and Suyash Sharma will look to put in another good performance.
KKR vs SRH, IPL 2024: Weather forecast
The weather conditions in Kolkata on Saturday will remain decent with temperature around 33 degrees in the daytime. There will be hazy sunshine and humid conditions. The conditions will be consistent in the afternoon around 33 degrees. It will drop down to around 27 degrees in the evening. The humidity is expected to be around 82 degrees which means players are expected to sweat a lot. There is no chance of rain in the evening.
KKR vs SRH, IPL 2024: Predicted playing XI
KKR: Venkatesh Iyer, Phil Salt (wk), Shreyas Iyer (capt), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.
SRH: Abhishek Sharma/Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Pat Cummins (capt), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik
KKR vs SRH, IPL 2024: Prediction
Considering both teams are making a fresh start and having splashed cash at the auction, it could be hard to call. However, with home advantage on their side and Mitchell Starc in their ranks, Kolkata Knight Riders just edge the contest and may make a winning start.
KKR vs SRH, IPL 2024: Match details
Match: IPL 2024, Match 3, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Live broadcast: Star Sports Network
Live streaming: JioCinema app