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Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 6th match of IPL 2026 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Both teams will enter this game after losing their opening matches.
Ajinkya Rahane will lead KKR, while Ishan Kishan will captain SRH. KKR will look to bounce back after losing to the Mumbai Indians at Wankhede, and SRH will aim to recover after their defeat against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Both sides will rely heavily on their top orders. SRH will depend on Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan, while KKRβs top order already showed form with a 200+ total in their first game.
However, both teams failed to defend big scores, which will put focus on their bowling units. KKR will have a slight edge based on head-to-head record, winning 4 of the last 5 matches, including wins while chasing and defending.
Ishan Kishan is in strong form after his 80 off 38 and will get enough time at the crease with SRHβs aggressive top order around him, which will help him score another solid 25+ run innings.
The betting tip is...
Ishan Kishan - Over 25.5 runs
61 %
39 %
Kolkata Knight RidersSunrisers HyderabadFinn Allen was preferred over Tim Seifert, and he justified the decision at the top alongside Ajinkya Rahane. Allen scored 37 runs off 17 balls, while Rahane led from the front with 67 off 40 balls.
Cameron Green did not bowl but contributed 18 runs off 10 balls. Angkrish Raghuvanshi played a solid knock of 51 off 29 balls, and Rinku Singh finished with 33 not out off 21 balls. The batting unit delivered strongly with a total of 220/4.
However, the bowling unit failed to defend the score. Vaibhav Arora, Sunil Narine and Kartik Tyagi picked up one wicket each. Varun Chakravarthy and Blessing Muzarabani went wicketless. Mumbai Indiansβ openers built a 100+ partnership and chased the target in the final over.
Allen, Rahane and Raghuvanshi are the key batters.
Predicted Lineup: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Blessing Muzarabani, Kartik Tyagi (Impact)
Sunrisers Hyderabadβs top order of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Ishan Kishan looked aggressive on paper. However, Head and Abhishek failed to get going in the first match.
Ishan Kishan held the innings together with a strong knock of 80 runs off 38 balls, hitting 8 fours and 5 sixes at a strike rate of 210. Heinrich Klaasen contributed 31 runs off 22 balls, while Aniket Verma added a quick 43 off 18 balls. Most of the batters lost their wickets against right-arm pacers.
In bowling, wickets did not come easily. David Payne picked up 2 wickets for 35 runs in 3 overs. Jaydev Unadkat and Harsh Dubey took 1 wicket each. The bowling unit conceded runs consistently and failed to control the opposition.
Abhishek, Tim Head and Kishan are the key batters.
Predicted Lineup: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (c, wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Eshan Malinga, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, David Payne (Impact)
Both teams will enter this match with similar strengths. Their batting units will look strong, but their bowling will need to improve after failing to defend big totals.
The chasing side will have a slight advantage due to expected dew at Eden Gardens. This will make conditions easier for batters in the second innings.
Ishan Kishan will be a key player for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He already showed form with a quick 80 in the first match and handled pressure well. With Head and Abhishek playing aggressively early, Kishan will get time to settle and then accelerate.
His composure and shot selection will help him build another impactful innings. He will likely be the main contributor with the bat for SRH in this game.
