Kolkata Knight Riders will host Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League 2023 Match 19 tomorrow. Second match of the season to be played at the Eden Gardens, it will be the fourth match for both these teams. While KKR have won twice and lost once thus far, SRH have won one and lost a couple of matches at this point in time.
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Having faced each other twice in the last season of the biggest T20 league around the world, Kolkata and Hyderabad will be resuming their rivalry after 11 months. Kolkata, who had won their last match against Hyderabad, have won four out of their last five matches against them.
Stellar contributions across both the innings by all-rounder Andre Russell had played a titular role in KKR defeating SRH by 54 runs in Pune last time round.
All in all, Knight Riders have had an upper hand over Sunrisers over the years. 15 victories across 23 outings clearly label them as the better of the two teams in KKR vs SRH Head to Head Records. Readers must note that the visitors have a disappointing record at this venue. However, their average innings total is better than the hosts in all matches played between them.
KKR vs SRH Head to Head Record in IPL History
Total number of matches played: 23
Matches won by KKR: 15
Matches won by SRH: 8
Matches played in April: 9 (KKR 4, SRH 5)
Matches played on Friday: 4 (KKR 2, SRH 2)
Matches played at Eden Gardens: 8 (KKR 6, SRH 2)
KKR average score against SRH: 152
SRH average score against KKR: 154
Most runs for KKR: 366 (Nitish Rana)
Most runs for SRH: 100 (Aiden Markram)
Most wickets for KKR: 13 (Andre Russell)
Most wickets for SRH: 22 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar)
Most catches for KKR: 5 (Andre Russell)
Most catches for SRH: 5 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar)
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 13, 2023
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).