IPL 2026, Match 6 - KKR vs SRH: Toss Update and Playing XI

KKR vs SRH is set to be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday evening during the sixth match of the IPL 2026.

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IPL 2026, Match 6 - KKR vs SRH: Toss Update and Playing XI
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The sixth game of the IPL 2026, the Kolkata Knight Riders vs SunRisers Hyderabad (KKR vs SRH) match has been scheduled at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. It will be their second match of the season, while Eden Gardens is set to host its first game of the IPL 2026. 

The three-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders started the new season with a defeat against Mumbai Indians (MI). The five-time winners Mumbai Indians finally ended their 13-year streak of losing the season opener after beating KKR by six wickets with five balls remaining. While KKR scored 220/4 in 20 overs, MI openers had a 148-run partnership to chase their record-breaking target in 19.1 overs after losing four wickets. 

On the other hand, SunRisers Hyderabad also started the new season with a comfortable defeat, as the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat the IPL 2016 winners by six wickets with 26 balls remaining. While SRH scored 201/9 in 20 overs, RCB chased down the target in just 15.4 overs after losing four wickets. 

IPL 2026, Match 6 - KKR vs SRH: Toss Update

Home team Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss, as their captain Ajinkya Rahane chose to field first, while Eden Gardens is hosting its first game of the IPL season. Meanwhile, SRH stand-in captain Ishan Kishan also clarified that he would choose to bowl first if he won the toss. 

See Also: Watch: Suryakumar Yadav recreates viral dance steps of 'Dhurandhar' movie ahead of MI vs DC IPL 2026 clash

IPL 2026, Match 6 - KKR vs SRH: Playing XIs

For this match, KKR haven't made any changes in the squad, while SRH are set to start with one change as Shivang Kumar has been added to the playing XI.

KKR playing XI

Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani, Kartik Tyagi

KKR Impact sub(s): Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Singh, Saurabh Dubey, Rovman Powell

SRH playing XI

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (Captain & wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, David Payne

SRH Impact sub(s): Harshal Patel, Liam Livingstone, Eshan Malinga, R Smaran, Sakib Hussain

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