Pat Cummins returns to silence another away crowd. The Sunrisers, once again, were pretty active in the auction, buying some recent superstars. They have a new captain as well in Pat Cummins, along with Travis Head, while their overseas contingent looks very strong.

The Knight Riders had an active auction of their own. Shreyas Iyer, their captain, returns and Mitchell Starc comes back to the IPL as well after nine years. Their middle-order is an aspect that will be pretty scary to watch with the likes of Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, and Nitish Rana capable of picking their bowlers well.

KKR vs SRH Match Details

Date: March 23rd, 2023

Time:  7:30 PM IST

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

KKR vs SRH Weather Report

Cloudy weather is expected for the game with temperatures moderate.

KKR vs SRH Pitch Report

The Eden Gardens is likely to take some spin with the track looking on the drier side. Batting first would be a better option.

KKR vs SRH Head-to-Head

Stats	Matches	KKR Won	SRH Won	NR
Overall	25	16	9	0
At Eden Gardens	9	6	3	0
In the last Five Matches	5	3	2	0
In 2023	2	1	1	0

KKR vs SRH Predicted Playing XII

SRH Playing XI

Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Heinrich Klaasen, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed/ Mayank Markande, Pat Cummins, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Impact Player: T Natarajan

KKR Playing XI

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora/ Chetan Sakariya, Suyash Sharma. Impact Player: Manish Pandey

KKR vs SRH Key Players

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer returns without a central contract. He missed out last season and in his absence the Knight Riders did have a tough time, missing out on somebody to bridge the innings between the openers and the finishers. With him back though the middle-order now looks a lot better against both spin and pace.

Heinrich Klaasen

Heinrich Klaasen was easily the best player for the Sunrisers last season. The Sunrisers have always had a good set of player but utilizing their talent has been a concern as was the case with Klaasen who was deployed late. He is a renowned spin hitter and will be eager to get out and get going.

SRH’s Top Five Batters Last Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Heinrich Klaasen	12	448	49.78
Rahul Tripathi	13	273	22.75
Mayank Agarwal	10	270	27
Aiden Markaram	13	248	22.55
Abhishek Sharma	11	226	20.55

KKR’s Top Five Batters This Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Rinku Singh	14	417	59.25
Nitish Rana	14	413	31.77
Venkatesh Iyer	14	404	28.86
Jason Roy	9	285	35.63
Andre Russell	14	227	20.64

SRH’s Top Five Bowlers This Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	14	16	26.56
Mayank Markande	10	12	25
T Natarajan	12	10	41
Marco Jansen	8	10	26.7
Umran Malik	8	5	43.4

KKR’s Top Five Bowlers This Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Varun Chakravarthy	9	20	21.45
Sunil Narine	14	11	34.81
Suyash Sharma	14	10	32.1
Shardul Thakur	8	7	31.42
Andre Russell	10	7	24.57

KKR vs SRH, Battles to Watch

Pat Cummins vs Shreyas Iyer: The wounds from the World Cup are likely to remain fresh for Shreyas Iyer. From being dismissed by Cummins for four in that Final, Shreyas Iyer will now be walking out with Cummins for the toss.

KKR vs SRH Match Tips

Both sides have a few trump cards up their sleeves. Looking at overall balance though, SRH could start favorites considering they get their combination right.

Match Prediction: Sunrisers Hyderabad Will Win the Match