Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Preview & Prediction | IPL 2025 | League Stage
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Having each lost two of their three group games so far, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad are both under pressure leading into this one.
Date & time: Thursday April 3rd 2025: USA PT – 7:00am / USA ET – 10:00am / UK – 3:00pm
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
Weather: Clear skies and hot temperatures at the start of play with highs of 33c.
How to watch: USA – Willow TV / UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / Australia – Foxtel
Kolkata Knight Riders Preview: Mumbai hoodoo continues
Kolkata Knight Riders must be sick of the sight of Wankhede Stadium by now. Their 12th IPL visit to the home of Mumbai Indians saw them fall to their tenth defeat and in comprehensive fashion. KKR could only manage 116 before they were bowled out after 16.2 overs, gifting Mumbai Indians a straightforward run chase, which they completed with eight wickets and a whopping 7.1 overs to spare.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Preview: Back-to-back defeats
After winning their first game in such dominating fashion with the bat, Sunrisers Hyderabad have since fallen to consecutive losses, putting them under pressure heading into this away fixture. Defeat by five wickets at the hands of Lucknow Super Giants was followed up by a seven-wicket loss against Delhi Capitals, in which a lack of cutting edge with the ball ultimately cost SRH.
Kolkata Knight Riders Betting Analysis
Whilst he hasn’t yet made a decisive impact in this season’s IPL, it feels like only a matter of time before Venkatesh Iyer stamps his mark on the tournament with a big innings. A player of his quality, bought for big money at auction shouldn’t be kept quiet for long and from a betting perspective, it’s about backing Iyer at the right time. Against an SRH side who have struggled from a bowling perspective, a smart play may well be to utilise the ‘Batter Milestones’ market and back Iyer to score 20+ runs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Betting Analysis
Whilst he comes in down the order, overseas batter Heinrich Klaasen has the ability to cause carnage with the bat and did just that against Delhi Capitals last time out, smashing 32 from 19 balls at number six. That knock included two maximums and it’s this trait where Klaasen has developed his fearsome reputation. The South Africa white ball international is one of the most dangerous six-hitters in the entire game and should be backed to hit over 1.5 match sixes in this one.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Expert Prediction
Sunrisers Hyderabad are capable of scoring big runs. But if their bowling cannot tighten up and increase their level of potency, then winning games will remain difficult for them. Having lost two on the bounce, confidence may be low on their side as well and Kolkata Knight Riders need to try and take advantage of that. Whilst KKR have been at far from their best so far, they have a high ceiling and know the importance of getting two points at Eden Gardens. In what could be a tight affair, back the hosts to edge it.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Top Tip: Kolkata Knight Riders to win
