Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 3rd clash of the IPL 2024. The match is set to take place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 23rd March 2024.
KKR finished off the last stage at 7th position on the points table. They managed to win 6 matches out of 14 fixtures and played the whole season under the captaincy of Nitish Rana in the absence of full-time skipper Shreyas Iyer who was injured. Iyer is back for the 2024 season.
SRH had a poor run in the 2023 edition as they finished at the bottom of the table with 4 wins in 14 matches. They have roped in Aussie skipper Pat Cummins for a whopping price of INR 20.50 crore and appointed him as the captain of the side, replacing Aiden Markram.
Let’s take a look at the detailed head to head record between KKR and SRH as they face each other for the 26th time in the IPL.
Matches Played | KKR Won | SRH Won | NR | |
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IPL | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
At Kolkata | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Last 5 Matches | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
IPL 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad entered the IPL in the year 2013 and Kolkata Knight Riders has been part of the league since its beginning in 2008. Till now, KKR and SRH have faced each other 25 times out of which KKR has the upper hand with 16 wins while SRH has managed to win on 9 occasions.
In the last season, both the teams faced off twice and won 1 match each. Both the matches were won by the team batting first. In the first match SRH won by 23 runs and in the second encounter KKR won by just 5 runs.
In the last 5 head to head matches, KKR has won thrice while SRH won on 2 occasions, once in 2023 and earlier in 2022.
Coming to the venue, the next head to head will take place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata which serves as the KKR home ground. KKR and SRH have faced each other 9 times at Eden Gardens and the home team KKR has the edge over SRH with 6 wins while the remaining 3 matches were won by SRH.
KKR | SRH | ||
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Highest score vs SRH | 205 | Highest score vs KKR | 228 |
Lowest score vs SRH | 101 | Lowest score vs KKR | 115 |