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
