IPL 2026: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Preview Odds & Predictions

Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 45 of the 2026 Indian Premier League at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday, May 03.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Preview

The Sunrisers Hyderabad are moving in the right direction at the moment as they come into this one on the back of an impressive five-match winning streak. They continued their sensational form by beating the Mumbai Indians at their own home ground by six wickets while chasing a target of 244 runs. SRH's batting department during their last game was quite impressive, with Travis Head chasing 76 runs from 30 balls while Heinrich Klaasen chased 65 runs from 30 balls. They are sitting in the third spot in the point standings with 12 points from nine games.

Sunrisers Hyderabad XI

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (WK), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (WK), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (C), Harsh Dubey, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga.

Kolkata Knight Riders Preview

The Kolkata Knight Riders are riding high with performance at the moment, as they have claimed an impressive two match winning streak in recent games. The Knight Riders began their season on a difficult note as they suffered a five-match losing streak. However, they have now claimed wins against the Rajasthan Royals and the Lucknow Super Giants. They produced a super-over win against the Lucknow Super Giants, with Angkrish Raghuvanshu chasing 52 runs from 29 balls. KKR sits eighth in the IPL points table with five points from eight games and an NRR of -0.752.

Kolkata Knight Riders XI:

Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Allah Ghazanfar

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Prediction

I consider SRH as the favorite to win this game, considering their terrific form at the moment, winning each of their last five matches in a row. Based on this, my prediction is a win for Sunrisers Hyderabad with 1xBet offering 1.60 odds.