03 May, 1:00 PM
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:169/3 (18.2)
KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders
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1.75Team total: KKR under 190.5 (runs)
500$ WIN In-form SRH with five wins in a row face a struggling KKR side battling batting woes and table position in Hyderabad. Explosive top order meets fragile visitors in a high-stakes clash.
1.75Total: under 387.5 (runs)
200$ WIN SRH arrive red-hot and settled. KKR arrive searching for an opening pair and a playing XI that fits. In Uppal, that usually decides everything.
1.92Team total: SRH over 197.5 (runs)
400$ LOSS Five wins on the bounce for SRH. KKR have lost four of their last five. The gulf in form is enormous.
1.75Team total: KKR under 190.5 (runs)
350$ WIN SRH ride a five-match winning streak averaging 226 per game. KKR are eighth, top-three misfiring, bowling unit gutted by injuries. Uppal could be brutal.
1.63SRH win
400$ LOSS With five consecutive wins and a terrifying batting lineup, Sunrisers Hyderabad look unstoppable. Can Kolkata Knight Riders find a way to halt the juggernaut?
1.63SRH win
500$ LOSS Sunrisers are on a five-match winning streak; Knight Riders are languishing near the bottom. Can a week-long break reset KKR's season?
Facts Radar
3:17 pm, 03.05ESPNcricinfo
SRH vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2026: KKR in front as SRH look to move to the top- SRH captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat against KKR in Hyderabad.
- Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH) is out with illness and misses this match.
- R Smaran (Karnataka) makes his IPL debut for SRH, replacing Nitish Kumar Reddy.
- Harsh Dubey (SRH) dropped from XI; Harshal Patel comes into the playing XI as seam-bowling allrounder.
- KKR made two changes: Finn Allen replaces Tim Seifert; Manish Pandey replaces Ramandeep Singh.
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi takes over wicketkeeping duties from Seifert for KKR.
- Matheesha Pathirana (KKR) misses another match despite being fit and bowling well in nets; second consecutive game missed.
- KKR bowling coach Tim Southee said Pathirana has been bowling well at nets on his return from injury.
- Finn Allen will come off the Impact Subs bench for KKR when they bat.
- Praful Hinge or Sakib Hussain likely to slot in as SRH's Impact Player when bowling.
- SRH have won five matches in a row; a win will take them to the top of the points table.
- KKR form: Won last two matches (WWLLL over last five), but still inconsistent.
- SRH quick Shivam Mavi is out injured; India U-19 allrounder RS Ambrish called up as replacement to the squad.
- Sunil Narine (KKR) is one strike away from 200 IPL wickets, would be first bowler to take 200 wickets for a single team.
- Travis Head (SRH) returned to form with 76 off 30 balls against Mumbai Indians after managing just one score above 40 in his first eight outings this season. Both SRH openers now appear to be in top form.
- Tim Seifert (KKR) has struggled for returns including back-to-back ducks before being dropped.
- Rinku Singh is KKR's top run-scorer this season with 215 runs in eight innings, including a crucial fifty vs RR and an unbeaten 83 off 51 vs LSG.
- SRH have the best death-overs economy rate (8.6) and strike rate (9.6 balls per wicket) this season. 25% of SRH's death-overs balls hit the stumps — highest among all teams.
- SRH bowlers Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, and Eshan Malinga have been particularly precise with their yorkers at the death.
- SRH Playing XI: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Travis Head, 3 Ishan Kishan, 4 Heinrich Klaasen, 5 Salil Arora(wk), 6 Aniket Verma, 7 R Smaran, 8 Pat Cummins(c), 9 Shivang Kumar, 10 Harshal Patel, 11 Eshan Malinga.
- KKR Playing XI: 1 Ajinkya Rahane(c), 2 Angkrish Raghuvanshi(wk), 3 Cameron Green, 4 Rovman Powell, 5 Manish Pandey, 6 Rinku Singh, 7 Anukul Roy, 8 Sunil Narine, 9 Vaibhav Arora, 10 Kartik Tyagi, 11 Varun Chakravarthy.
- Hot afternoon conditions in Hyderabad for this match.
3:16 pm, 03.05ESPNcricinfo
SRH bowl and hand debut to Smaran; KKR bring in Allen and Pandey- SRH captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat against KKR in Hyderabad.
- Nitish Kumar Reddy is out for SRH due to illness; R Smaran (Karnataka) makes his IPL debut in his place.
- Harsh Dubey dropped from SRH XI; replaced by seam-bowling allrounder Harshal Patel.
- SRH have won five matches in a row; a win on Sunday would take them to the top of the points table.
- Praful Hinge or Sakib Hussain is likely to be SRH's Impact Player when they bowl.
- KKR brought in Finn Allen in place of Tim Seifert and Manish Pandey in place of Ramandeep Singh.
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi takes over wicketkeeping duties from Seifert for KKR.
- Matheesha Pathirana misses his second consecutive match for KKR, though bowling coach Tim Southee says Pathirana has been bowling well in the nets.
- Finn Allen will come off the Impact Subs bench when KKR bat.
- SRH XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (wk), Aniket Verma, R Smaran, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga.
- KKR XI: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakravarthy.
8:46 am, 03.05Cricbuzz
IPL Pulse: Headshot- GT described as resurgent with wins on the trot; PBKS stung after their first defeat of the season.
12:49 am, 03.05ESPNcricinfo
KKR's misfiring batters come up against explosive SRH- SRH are unlikely to make changes to their winning combination.
- SRH probable XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (capt), Harsh Dubey, Eshan Malinga, Praful Hinge, Sakib Hussain.
- Matheesha Pathirana is fit and ready to go for KKR but did not play against LSG; KKR bowling coach Tim Southee said they will assess conditions before deciding.
- KKR probable XI: Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Tim Seifert (wk), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora.
- Match is on the same pitch that hosted SRH vs RR on April 13; all three prior matches on this wicket were won chasing, but SRH defended 216 vs RR with Hinge and Sakib sharing 8 wickets.
- Expected high of 39°C in Hyderabad on match day.
- Vaibhav Arora has joint-most wickets for KKR alongside Kartik Tyagi; Arora has dismissed Travis Head twice in four meetings, Abhishek once in six (keeping him to SR 78), and Ishan Kishan three times in five meetings.
- Ishan Kishan has been inconsistent: three fifties (80 vs RCB, 91 off 44 vs RR) but also three single-digit scores including two golden ducks.
- Eshan Malinga has 14 wickets in 9 innings at economy 9.2; his slower balls have yielded 4 wickets at economy 7.7.
- Heinrich Klaasen came into IPL fresh after a big gap in his cricketing programme and has been remarkably consistent in the first 8-9 games per assistant coach James Franklin.
- Tim Southee acknowledged SRH's dangerous top three and Klaasen through the middle, calling it a great challenge for KKR bowlers.
7:25 pm, 02.05Cricbuzz
KKR look to build on gains after week-long break- SRH have won 5 in a row across home and away venues.
- SRH assistant coach James Franklin confirmed no injuries in the SRH camp.
- Heinrich Klaasen is in amazing form, scoring at SR over 205 against Varun Chakaravarthy, and has aggregated over 100 T20 runs against Narine without being dismissed.
- SRH probable XII: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga.
- Harsh Dubey may keep his place despite expensive outing vs MI because KKR have a very right-heavy batting lineup (if Narine doesn't open).
- Praful Hinge practiced with red ball focusing on seam movement; could target KKR's weak top order with the new ball.
- KKR's top-three have the worst average (18.78) and second-worst strike rate this season. Season average for top-three batters is 34.5.
- Ajinkya Rahane averages 3.33 at SR 55.5 in the last 3 matches — out of form.
- Tim Seifert has returned ducks in each of last two outings.
- KKR have won back-to-back matches despite top-order struggles.
- KKR had a week-long break (only second game in two weeks), giving them time to reset.
- Sunil Narine had a long batting session in nets, potentially auditioning for the opener's spot again.
- Matheesha Pathirana is fit and available for KKR. Bowling coach Tim Southee said he's 'bowling well at training' but a call to play will be made after looking at conditions.
- If Pathirana plays, KKR would need to sacrifice an overseas opener or drop Rovman Powell, potentially bringing Rahul Tripathi or Tejasvi Dahiya into the mix — but no indications from nets that either would play.
- KKR probable XII: Rahane (c), Seifert (wk), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy.
- Vaibhav Arora has a favourable matchup against Abhishek Sharma with the new ball.
- Travis Head scores at SR of only 95.45 against Narine; Narine could take the new ball.
- Pitch #3 at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad — used previously for SRH vs RR and SRH vs CSK; both those games won by teams batting first. Could be a slowish pitch.
- Very hot conditions expected: temperatures as high as 40°C forecast for the afternoon.
- H2H overall: SRH 11 - KKR 20. In Hyderabad: KKR lead 4-3.
11:05 pm, 01.05Cricbuzz
KKR's season dented by contentious calls- KKR are in 8th place with 2 wins and 1 no result from 8 games.
- Matheesha Pathirana (bought for Rs 18 crore) has continued absence and is hurting the team, though he is still available.
- Mustafizur Rahman was banned pre-season by BCCI for reasons extraneous to cricket; KKR let him go on BCCI's advice and have not found a suitable replacement.
- Harshit Rana is injured and unavailable.
- KKR were fined INR 12 lakh for slow over-rate.
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi's controversial 'obstructing the field' dismissal and Finn Allen's disputed catch decision went against KKR.
- KKR's next three games are away: vs SRH on May 3, vs DC on May 8, vs RCB on May 13, before returning home for final three matches.
4:52 pm, 01.05ESPNcricinfo
SRH sign Ambrish as replacement for injured Mavi- SRH have signed India U-19 allrounder RS Ambrish as a replacement for Shivam Mavi, who has been ruled out of IPL 2026 with a groin injury.
- SRH have faced a spate of fast-bowling injuries: Pat Cummins missed the first four games; Jack Edwards was ruled out before the season with a foot injury; Brydon Carse and David Payne were ruled out early in the campaign.
- SRH have won their last five matches in a row and are currently third on the points table with 12 points from 9 games.
- SRH's next match is the day game on Sunday, May 3 against Kolkata Knight Riders at home.
4:17 pm, 01.05Cricbuzz
SRH sign RS Ambrish as Shivam Mavi replacement- Shivam Mavi has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2026 due to a groin injury and replaced by 18-year-old seam-bowling all-rounder RS Ambrish.
- RS Ambrish is a right-arm medium pacer and left-handed batter who was India's joint-highest wicket-taker (11 wickets) at the 2026 U19 World Cup.
- SRH are currently third in the table with 12 points and five consecutive wins.
- SRH's bowling unit has relied on young bowlers Praful Hinge (24) and Sakib Hussain (21), who have stepped up seamlessly this season.
- SRH next host KKR in Hyderabad on Sunday (May 3).
