Match Preview Both the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be aiming to bounce back from their recent defeats in IPL 2025 when they clash against each other on Thursday. The match is scheduled to be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on April 3. Kolkata Knight Riders The reigning Indian Premier League (IPL) title holders are badly struggling with their form in the IPL 2025. They were hammed by Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets in their last encounter. They have played three matches so far in the tournament and have registered just a single victory, which came against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati. After the departure of Shreyas Iyer, KKR's middle-order lineup has gotten worse. With the likes of Rinku Singh and Andre Russell, the team is struggling to build momentum. They are currently sitting at the bottom of the IPL 2025 points table. However, they are gearing up to host their second home game of the IPL 2025 tournament against Sunrisers Hyderabad. They will be aiming to bounce back and register a win here. Royal Challengers Bengaluru Sunrisers Hyderabad, meanwhile, have lost their last two matches and have lost their team form as well. They are looking to bounce back in the competition, but their major flaw with their bowling is that they are inconsistent in scalping regular wickets. In the last match against DC, they were bowled out for just 163 runs, and later, DC chased it down with 7 wickets in hand. With the crucial matches lineup in the segment, they will look to rectify their mistake and make some changes to their lineup. Match Details KKR vs SRH Match Details Venue Eden Gardens, Kolkata Date and Time 3 April, 7:30 PM IST Live Broadcast Details Star Sports Live Streaming Details JioHotstar (app and website) Pitch Report The surface at Eden Gardens has always favoured the bowlers with pace and bounce. The average first innings score at this surface is 199 (till last year), this shows it will be a batting-friendly track where teams batting first will have an advantage over teams fielding first. It is worth mentioning that dew also plays a crucial role as a deciding factor at this venue. With the dew in the second innings, it becomes hard for the bowlers to grip the ball and bowl at an ideal length. Head-to-Head Record H2H Records - KKR vs SRH in IPL Total Matches 28 Won by Kolkata Knight Riders 18 Won by Royal Challengers Bengaluru 9 Tied 1 No Result 0 Probable Playing XI Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakravarthy. (Impact Subs - Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy) Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Reddy, Abhinav Manohar, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari. (Impact Subs - Jaydev Unadkat, Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Atharva Taide, Wiaan Mulder) Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the last four matches at this venue, the toss-winning teams had decided to bowl on all four occasions. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch Out of 159 T20 matches played at this venue, the batting first teams have registered 72 wins to their name while the fielding first sides have registered 86 victories. By looking at the recent toss history and stats at this venue, it will be fair to say that fielding first teams have more advantage as compared to batting first. Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: Kolkata Knight Riders (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 60-70 SRH Total: 190-210 Match Winner: Sunrisers Hyderabad Scenario 2 Toss Winner: Sunrisers Hyderabad (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 55-60 KKR Total: 180-200 Match Winner: Kolkata Knight Riders Who will win the match between KKR vs SRH? With both teams are on similar conditions, it will be tough to determine the winner of this match but after looking at the head-to-head stats, KKR is way ahead of SRH in their one-on-one encounters. Both teams met three times in last season and KKR won all the three matches comfortably. We believe that Kolkata will win this match and take their campaign back on the winning direction.