Eden Gardens, Kolkata, is ready to showcase the enthralling encounter between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the most dominant faction in this IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
The match is ready to take place on 3rd April 2025, and both teams suffered a huge defeat in their previous contest. DC beat SRH by 7 wickets, and MI defeated KKR by 8 wickets. Now, both the teams are looking to secure a win and get ahead in the points table to reach the playoffs, Currently, SRH and KKR stand at 8 and 10, respectively.
So here are our predictions for the KKR vs SRH match and who we think would turn out to be the game changer in this contest.
Eden Gardens has an excellent outfield and is regarded as the best venue to chase down runs. In terms of current form opening batsmen, Travis Head, middle order batsmen Heinrich Klaasen, and Aniket Verma are performing superbly for SRH.
Talking about KKR, players like Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi are performing consistently. These batsmen could be your top choice in a fantasy booking platform, however, we personally feel the chasing team would have more advantage, so make sure you customize your dream team accordingly.
KKR has been struggling with their bowling lineup, they failed to defend their total against RCB in the opening match and against MI as well. Similarly, SRH failed to defend their total against DC and LSG, but both teams are well-equipped with experienced bowlers.
With a pitch like Eden Garden, there will be an advantage to the spinner, especially to the mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and the newly joined spinner Zeeshan Ansari, who took 4.0 – 42/3 in the last match.
You can also watch out for Adam Zampa and fast bowlers like Mohammed Shami and Spencer Johnson.
There are tons of strong contenders for the most valuable player between KKR vs SRH, all eyes would be on young, talented batsman Abhishek Sharma, who is explosive with the bat and can bowl economical overs if conditions permit.
KKR is filled with all-rounders like Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and Moeen Ali, who have contributed significantly in the past with bat and ball. Pat Cummins, the SRH captain, can take wickets and provide batting depth as well; someone who has been a significant personality in cricket.
Our final predictions for the contenders of MVP in the KKR vs SRH match are Andre Russell, Abhishek Sharma, and Sunil Narine.
SRH is the most dominant team that started its reign of terror from 2024, where they scored the highest runs in power play, 125/0 against DC. Meanwhile, KKR has the upper hand over SRH, as in the previous four encounters, they have been victorious.
Even if we look at the head-to-head stats, KKR turns out to be the stronger side:
| KKR | SRH | |
| Matches Played | 28 | 28 |
| Won | 19 | 9 |
| Loses | 9 | 19 |
| Highest Score | 228 | 208 |
| Lowest Score | 113 | 101 |
KKR has home-ground advantages; as per the current scenario, they are the favorites to secure 2 points on the table. Place your bets now with Reddy Anna Book and create the best fantasy team for your upcoming match.
