Riders of the Knights of Calcutta (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) open their campaign in the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by facing each other. The KKR vs SRH match will be the third game of IPL 2024 and is scheduled to take place at Eden Gardens.
Both teams had a disappointing campaign last season as they missed out on the playoffs. KKR finished at seventh place in the points table with six wins and eight losses. On the other hand, SRH finished in 10th place in the ten-team competition after winning only four of their 14 league matches.
They haven’t really managed to perform well in recent seasons and will look to do well this season. While KKR has not won the title since winning it in 2014, SRH’s last victory came in 2016. With their sights set on the title, both teams will look to get their respective campaigns off to a winning start.
KKR vs SRH: Impact Players
Speaking of the toss, newly appointed SRH captain Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl first. Speaking after the coin toss, the Australian star said: “We are going to have a bowl, the wicket looks pretty good. Jansen, Klaasen and Markram are the other three. “This is my first game with the Sunrisers, it has been amazing from camp to the run-up and confidence is really high in the group.”
On the other hand, KKR captain Shreyas Iyer said: “I feel fantastic (talking about his recovery from a back injury). I have been training well and also played some matches. The spinners have bowled tremendously over the last few seasons and all of them are lethal in their own way. I see a bit of dryness on this wicket and I hope it helps you.”
Here are the impact players from both teams:
KKR: Suyash, Pandey, Arora, Raghuvanshi and Gurbaz.
SSR: Reddy, Washington, Malik, Phillips and Abhishek.