SRH vs KKR Match 45 of IPL 2026 Preview

Kolkata Knight Riders will face the dominant Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, 3 May 2026, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Now, the results for the playoffs are obvious this season. SRH is positioned at number three on the points table after winning six games out of nine. KKR is stuck at 8 after 8 games because it has won just two games this season. The Knight Riders displayed a very ordinary performance in IPL 2026. SRH was dangerous in the absence of skipper Pat Cummins, while SRH is more dangerous in his presence. KKR has found its momentum in the last two games, and now they are confident to face SRH. Here is the SRH vs KKR match 45 of IPL 2026 preview.

SRH vs KKR Head-to-Head Record

Matches: 31

SRH Won: 11

KKR Won: 20

Although KKR remained dominant in the previous seasons, SRH’s performance in this season is stunning. SRH is complete both in batting and bowling, and this will be a one-sided competition on Hyderabad soil.

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KKR Weak Zone

KKR entered this season with a fragile bowling unit for batting-friendly Indian pitches. The spin-heavy bowling unit of KKR is not meeting the requirements of high-scoring pitches in IPL. Now, the important thing about this contest is that the Hyderabad pitch is more feasible for the pacers. Kartik Tyagi is the only pacer of KKR who got the most wickets for them, which are 9 in eight games. In contrast, SRH’s pacer Eshan Malinga has bagged 15 wickets in this season. In terms of batting, Rinku Singh is the only batter who has fought for KKR, while the other batters have failed to support him.

SRH Impact Players

Heinrich Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma are the two big pillars of SRH, who have a major role in the success of SRH in this season. Abhishek Sharma gave an explosive start to his side, while H Klassen made the middle overs’ game. A Sharma holds the second position for most runs in this season with 425 runs. On the other side, H Klassen made the third most runs in this season after 9 games for his team. He is the best answer for the spin attack of KKR due to his form against spin. Klassen made 414 runs with an average of 59 in this season and has played a major role in dominating the opponents.

Hyderabad Pitch Report

The pitch for the SRH vs KKR match of IPL 2026 will be batting-friendly and support pacers. The chasing team can hope to win easily on this pitch in hazy sunshine with 38°C temperature.

SRH Probable 11

Pat Cummins (C)

Travis Head, Sakib Hussain, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan (wk), Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Eshan Malinga.

KKR Probable 11

Ajinkya Rahane (C)

Tim Seifert (WK), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakravarthy.