On March 23, Kolkata will host the IPL 2024 match between KKR and SRH. For both sides, it’s the first game of the season, starting at 8:00 pm IST. In the first round of the IPL 2024, Eden Gardens will host a single match.
Last season, KKR ended seventh while SRH finished last. The Kolkata Knight Riders have won 16 games overall in the 25 IPL games, compared to Sunrisers Hyderabad’s nine victories. Both at home and away, KKR has dominated SRH.
Team Analysis :
Kolkata Knight Riders
In the IPL 2024 auction, KKR added ten players. To acquire Mitchell Starc, who cost an incredible 24.75 crores to join the squad, they had to spend a fortune.
Another significant development for KKR ahead of IP 2024 was Gautam Gambhir’s return to the club as the team mentor. They definitely have what it takes to advance to the postseason and perhaps even win the championship. They participated in the 2021 IPL final and made the playoffs in the previous two seasons.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Six players were added by SRH in the IPL 2024 auction. Nonetheless, they paid more than 20 crores to have former KKR player Pat Cummins bat for them. Prior to the season, they also selected him captain.
Managing their foreign players would be a headache for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Eight of their elite international players are senior members of their respective national teams.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI :
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), VR Iyer, S Iyer (C), N Rana, RK Singh, AD Russell, SP Narine, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy, H Rana
BENCH : KS Bharat, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Sakib Hussain, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, AS Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, Vaibhav Arora, C Sakariya, D Chameera, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, PD Salt
Sunrisers Hyderabad
TM Head, Abhishek Sharma, RA Tripathi, AK Markram, H Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Pat Cummins (C), Shahbaz Ahmed, B Kumar, Umran Malik
BENCH : UD Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Sanvir Singh, M Jansen, Jaydev Unadkat, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, M Markande, T Natarajan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, K Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akash Singh, W Hasaranga
Key Factors :
Pitch Conditions
In recent years, the KKR track proved to be a batting-friendly wicket. On the other hand, Gautam Gambhir, who is making his comeback, would want to revert to the slow turners that brought him great success at home in his prime with the team.
The KKR spinners Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Auyash Sharma, and the new arrival Mujeeb Ur Rahman are all anticipated to contribute significantly to the spin-friendly Eden track.
Form and Fitness
A few players on both teams have not been playing well generally. Prior to the IPL, the Indian layers on both teams lacked a great deal of experience playing international cricket.
With SRH, there are no issues with fitness. Nonetheless, the KKR management has serious concerns about Shreyas Iyer’s health. For the opening game of the season, he was deemed fit by both the KKR and NCA medical teams. Before joining the team, he spoke with a Mumbai-based spin specialist who gave him advice on how to protect the ball without extending his leg too far forward.
Strategic Intelligence
By asking the pitch curators to prepare more wickets at home, Gautam Gambhir has already begun to demonstrate his tactical ability. His goal is to win every game they play at home.
Being an international captain, Pat Cummins’s tactical sense will be fascinating to see. It will also be interesting to see how much Shreyas Iyer picks up from Gautam Gambhir.
Score Prediction
| Team | 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 160-180 | 150-170 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 180-200 | 130-150 |
Recent Venue Records (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)
IPL Matches Played 86
Matches Won Batting First 35
Matches Won Batting Second 51
Matches Won Winning Toss 46
Average 1st Inns scores 155
Average 2nd Inns scores 137
Who Will Score Most Runs For KKR: Shreyas Iyer / Rinku Singh
Who Will Take Most Wickets For KKR: Sunil Narine / Mitchell Starc
Who Will Score Most Runs For SRH: Travis Head / Heinrich Klaasesn
Who Will Take Most Wickets For SRH: Bhuvneshwar Kumar / Washington Sundar
KKR vs SRH Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s IPL Match? IPL 2024, Match 3
Of the 25 games, KKR has won 16 of them at home. They are predicted to win the match at Eden Gardens because they have a superior understanding of the home field and a stronger spin attack.
Overview
Both clubs’ separate IPL 2024 campaigns begin with the KKR vs. SRH game. In the first half of the season, the Knight Riders play three games and the Sunrisers four. First phase runs through April 7.