SRH Vs KKR Head-To-Head Record, IPL 2026: Predicted XIs, Hyderabad Pitch Report And Rain Forecast

Sunrisers Hyderabad head into Sunday’s IPL clash against Kolkata Knight Riders riding strong momentum, aiming to extend their impressive run and move further up the table. SRH are on a five-match winning streak now and, overall, with six victories from nine games, they sit comfortably in third place.

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KKR, meanwhile, have endured a difficult campaign under Ajinkya Rahane but arrive with renewed belief after back-to-back wins, though they remain near the bottom in eighth position. SRH’s strength lies in their formidable batting depth. Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen have been among the tournament’s leading scorers, while Ishan Kishan has delivered impactful performances capable of shifting

games rapidly. Travis Head also returned to form with a fluent 76 in a successful chase against Mumbai Indians.

Contributions from Nitish Kumar Reddy and Salil Arora have further strengthened their lineup. KKR’s bowlers face a stern challenge against such firepower. SRH’s attack has also improved with the return of captain Pat Cummins.

Having already beaten KKR earlier, SRH will be brimming with confidence. However, KKR’s recent resurgence means the three-time champions cannot be taken lightly despite the concerns.

SRH Vs KKR Head-To-Head

• Matches played: 31.
• SRH won: 11.
• KKR won: 20.

SRH Vs KKR IPL Results

Winner	Margin	Venue	Date
KKR	48 runs	Kolkata	14 April 2013
KKR	5 wickets	Hyderabad	19 May 2013
KKR	7 wickets	Hyderabad	18 May 2014
KKR	4 wickets	Kolkata	24 May 2014
SRH	16 runs	Visakhapatnam	22 April 2015
KKR	35 runs	Kolkata	4 May 2015
KKR	8 wickets	Hyderabad	16 April 2016
KKR	22 runs	Kolkata	22 May 2016
KKR	22 runs	Delhi	25 May 2016
KKR	17 runs	Kolkata	15 April 2017
SRH	48 runs	Hyderabad	30 April 2017
KKR	7 wickets	Bengaluru	17 May 2017
KKR	5 wickets	Kolkata	14 April 2018
KKR	5 wickets	Hyderabad	19 May 2018
KKR	14 runs	Kolkata	25 May 2018
KKR	6 wickets	Kolkata	24 March 2019
KKR	9 wickets	Hyderabad	21 April 2019
KKR	7 wickets	Abu Dhabi	26 September 2020
KKR	Tied (Won In Eliminator)	Abu Dhabi	18 October 2020
KKR	10 runs	Chennai	11 April 2021
KKR	6 wickets	Dubai (DICS)	3 October 2021
KKR	7 wickets	Pune	15 April 2022
KKR	54 runs	Pune	14 May 2022
KKR	23 runs	Kolkata	14 April 2023
KKR	5 runs	Hyderabad	4 May 2023
KKR	4 runs	Kolkata	23 March 2024
KKR	8 wickets	Ahmedabad	21 May 2024
KKR	8 wickets	Chennai	26 May 2024
KKR	80 runs	Kolkata	3 April 2025
SRH	110 runs	Delhi	25 May 2025
KKR	65 runs	Kolkata	2 April 2026

SRH Vs KKR Top Stats, Records And More

• Highest team total: 278/3 by SRH in 20 overs on May 25, 2025, in Delhi (Batting first).
• Lowest total: 113-all out in 18.3 overs by SRH in Chennai on May 26, 2024 (Batting first).
• Biggest win (by wickets): SRH won by 9 wickets in Hyderabad on April 21, 2019, after chasing down 160 in 15 overs.
• Biggest win (by runs): 110 runs by SRH in Delhi on May 25, 2025 (Defending 278).
• Most runs: 619 runs in 15 innings by David Warner for SRH.
• Highest score: 126 off 59 by David Warner for SRH on April 30, 2017.
• Most sixes: 26 each by David Warner (15 innings) and Andre Russell (17 innings).
• Most 50+ scores: Four each by David Warner (one century, 3 fifties) for SRH and Nitish Rana (four fifties) for KKR.
• Most wickets: 25 wickets by Andre Russell for KKR in 20 innings.
• Best bowling figures: 4/38 by Karn Sharma for SRH.
• Most matches: 28 matches by Sunil Narine for KKR.

SRH Vs KKR IPL Match: Hyderabad Pitch Report

The lowest innings total at this venue this season has been from SRH when they struggled to 156/9 in their tournament opener against Lucknow Super Giants. However, since then SRH batters have been on a rampage posting 216/6, 194/9 and 242/2 in their next three matches at this venue – all culminating in victories. It’s a high-scoring ground. Chasing is considered preferable given the dew, but interestingly, SRH have won all three games here this season while defending.

SRH Vs KKR: Hyderabad Weather Forecast

SRH Vs KKR Predicted XIs

SRH Probable XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Nitish Reddy, Pat Cummins (captain), Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga

Impact subs: Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone, Harshal Patel, Smaran Ravichandran, Shivang Kumar

KKR Probable XI: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi

Impact Subs: Varun Chakravarthy, Navdeep Saini, Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Singh

SRH Vs KKR IPL Match Details

When: The contest will be held on May 3 (Sunday).

Where: The match will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Start Time: First ball at 3:30 PM IST.

SRH Vs KKR Live Streaming Details

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SRH Vs KKR: Full Squads

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madushanka, Eshan Malinga, Shivang Kumar, Smaran Ravichandran, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Krains Fuletra, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, RS Ambrish

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Tim Seifert (wk), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Finn Allen, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Navdeep Saini, Rahul Tripathi, Matheesha Pathirana, Umran Malik, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Sarthak Ranjan, Rachin Ravindra, Prashant Solanki, Blessing Muzarabani, Saurabh Dubey, Daksh Kamra