KKR vs SRH Result Match 6
Thursday, 2 April 2026 - SRH won by 65 runs
KKR vs SRH Result for 2 April
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs at Eden Gardens on 2 April 2026. This page now keeps the archived pre-match notes, while the live traffic route has moved to CSK vs PBKS on 3 April.
Expert Match Analysis
This is the IPL 2024 Final rematch — and it's happening at Eden Gardens where KKR are gods. In that 2024 final, KKR dismantled SRH comprehensively, shutting down the side that had posted 277/3 earlier in the tournament. Now SRH come back to Eden with Pat Cummins leading them and Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen at full power. Revenge or repeat — this is the fixture of the early stage.
Sunil Narine is the heartbeat of KKR at Eden Gardens. The mystery spinner is possibly in his final years at the highest level, and this crowd knows it. He opens the batting, bowls four overs of unplayable spin, and lifts the entire ground. Varun Chakaravarthy adds a second dimension of mystery spin in the middle overs — together they can strangle any batting unit. Cameron Green's return to IPL gives KKR a genuine pace-hitting all-rounder option.
For SRH, Travis Head and Klaasen are the blueprint — explosive powerplay, maximize batting depth, and let Cummins close games with pace. The key matchup: Chakaravarthy vs Head in the 8th-12th overs. If KKR can keep Head quiet in that window, the balance tilts their way. Eden's dew factor in the second innings marginally favors the chasing side. Projection: first innings 176-194 runs.
Official Result
Result Context
Sunrisers Hyderabad overpowered Kolkata at Eden Gardens. The active live handoff is now CSK vs PBKS on 3 April.
Head to head
SRH won by 110 runs
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Batters (Recent Stats)
Ajinkya Rahane, KKR
10 M • 305 Runs • 38.13 Avg • 144.54 SR
Angkrish Raghuvanshi, KKR
9 M • 222 Runs • 31.71 Avg • 138.75 SR
Abhishek Sharma, SRH
10 M • 406 Runs • 45.11 Avg • 200.00 SR
Heinrich Klaasen, SRH
10 M • 362 Runs • 51.71 Avg • 171.56 SR
Bowlers (Recent Stats)
Varun Chakravarthy, KKR
10 M • 14 Wkts • 7.97 Econ • 16.71 SR
Vaibhav Arora, KKR
10 M • 14 Wkts • 10.00 Econ • 15.21 SR
Pat Cummins, SRH
10 M • 13 Wkts • 7.91 Econ • 16.92 SR
Eshan Malinga, SRH
7 M • 13 Wkts • 8.93 Econ • 12.30 SR
Pitch Report
Eden Gardens, Kolkata typically offers a generally good batting wicket where wrist-spin and hard-length pace still matter in middle overs. The first 2-3 overs can assist seam if bowlers hit disciplined lengths, but scoring tends to accelerate once set batters adjust. Middle-overs control usually comes from pace variation and matchup bowling, especially against aggressive right-left combinations. In evening games, dew can reduce grip and make defending totals harder, so toss strategy often leans toward chasing. A practical first-innings benchmark in this fixture projects around 172 to 190.
Predicted Playing XI
KKR XI
- 1. Ajinkya Rahane (c)
- 2. Sunil Narine
- 3. Rachin Ravindra
- 4. Manish Pandey
- 5. Rinku Singh
- 6. Rovman Powell
- 7. Cameron Green
- 8. Varun Chakaravarthy
- 9. Harshit Rana
- 10. Matheesha Pathirana
- 11. Vaibhav Arora
SRH XI
- 1. Abhishek Sharma
- 2. Travis Head
- 3. Heinrich Klaasen (wk)
- 4. Pat Cummins (c)
- 5. Liam Livingstone
- 6. Nitish Kumar Reddy
- 7. Ishan Kishan
- 8. Harshal Patel
- 9. Jaydev Unadkat
- 10. Brydon Carse
- 11. Zeeshan Ansari
Dream11 Best Team — KKR vs SRH
Captain & Vice-Captain Picks
Captain: Sunil Narine — opens the batting AND bowls 4 overs of mystery spin at Eden Gardens. The highest Dream11 ceiling in this fixture. Vice-Captain: Travis Head — explosive SRH opener with the ability to take any attack apart inside 6 overs.
Team Composition
Recommended balance: 1 WK, 2-3 BAT, 3 AR, 3-4 BOWL. Must-picks: Sunil Narine (C), Travis Head (VC), Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma. Cameron Green and Rachin Ravindra add batting depth from KKR.
Budget Picks
Varun Chakaravarthy and Harshit Rana are value-for-money bowling picks — they free up credits for Head, Klaasen, and Narine at the premium end. Rinku Singh is a reliable budget finisher.