The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are set to face their arch-rivals and Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 final opponents, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 3. Both teams have endured a bumpy start to their IPL 2025 campaign, losing two of their three matches and managing just one win so far. Despite this, the rivalry between these two sides—albeit one-sided in KKR’s favour—has intensified since last season, raising the stakes for Thursday’s high-voltage encounter.
Match Details
- Date: April 3, 2025
- Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Toss Time: 7:00 PM IST
- Live Streaming: JioHotstar
- Live Telecast: Star Sports Network
Team Standings
- KKR: Currently at the bottom of the points table after two losses.
- SRH: Sitting at 8th place, with one win from two matches.
Head-to-Head Record
- Total Matches Played: 28
- KKR Wins: 19
- SRH Wins: 9
- Last Meeting: IPL 2024 Final, where KKR defeated SRH by eight wickets.
Pitch & Weather Conditions
- The Eden Gardens pitch is expected to be dry, favoring spinners like Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy.
- Batting-friendly surface, with an average first innings score of 160-180 runs.
- Weather: Partly cloudy, temperature between 27°C to 37°C, with no significant chance of rain.
Probable Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravarthy, and Vaibhav Arora.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Zeeshan Ansari, Aniket Verma.
