KKR vs SRH: IPL 2023 Records & Stats at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will travel to Kolkata as they both lock horns against each other in match number 19 of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the famous Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 14^th April 2023.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will be coming into the contest after a thumping win over Punjab Kings in their third game. Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants hammered SRH in their first two games, but they marked a strong comeback in their third game courtesy of a splendid bowling display from Mayank Markande, who rattled the PBKS batting line-up with his best bowling figure of 4/15 in four overs. It was followed by some solid batting performances from Rahul Tripathi (74*) and skipper-Aiden Markram (37*). SRH are now placed 9^th in the points table with two losses in three games. SRH would look to continue the winning momentum.

Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, will be coming into the contest on the back of some extraordinary performances. From being defeated against PBKS by 7 runs margin (DLS method) to imposing an emphatic win over RCB by 81 runs in their second game, to Rinku’s five sixes masterclass summarizes KKR’s journey so far. It was an all-round performance for KKR as each and every individual chipped in with valuable contributions when needed. Spinners showed their class in the second game against RCB as they accounted for 9 wickets. KKR might play Jason Roy in the upcoming games to add the balance at the top-order. They would now look to continue the winning run.

KKR vs SRH Head to Head Record:

Both teams have met on 23 occasions with KKR ending on the winning side in 15 occasions and SRH winning the rest 8 games.

IPL Records and Stats at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata

Spin bowlers have thoroughly enjoyed bowling at this venue as they average 26.7 compared to pacers who averages 31.7. Spinners have bowled at an economy of 7.4 and pacers have bowled at 8.0 economy. 47 out of 79 games have been won by teams chasing at this ground. Teams winning toss have preferred batting second at this venue. A cracking of a contest is expected in the clash between KKR and SRH. In the last game played here KKR spinners accounted for 9 wickets

 KKR vs SRH Strategy and Match-ups

Abhishek Sharma has been brilliant against all KKR bowlers, this might tempt Markram to play Abhishek Sharma in the game against KKR and might open the bat to counter attack. Another interesting match-up is between Washington Sundar and Nitish Rana. Sundar has dismissed Rana twice in 19 balls, giving away just 23 runs. Adil Rashid has troubled Andre Russell in T20s with one dismissal in 19 balls and has given only 14 runs.

Highest and Lowest Totals:

SRH's highest total against KKR is 209 and lowest total for SRH against KKR is 115.

KKR's highest total against SRH is 187 whereas their lowest total is 130

KKR vs SRH Players to Watch Out For:

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): 

Andre Russel, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): 

Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Mayank Markande

Full Squad of Both Teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad:

Nitish Rana (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, N. Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh and Jason Roy.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad:

Aiden Markram (c), Abdul Samad, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kartik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T. Natarajan, Umran Malik, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanvir Singh, Upendra Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akeal Hosein and Anmolpreet Singh.