IPL 2026 KKR VS SRH Today Match Live: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be looking for a strong response from their spin attack when they face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Eden Gardens on Thursday, in a clash between two batting-heavy sides. The match comes at a crucial time for KKR, who are entering an important home phase with three games in seven days. With a long gap before their next home fixture in mid-May, building momentum now is vital. Despite historically dominating at Eden Gardens, KKR have had a shaky start this season, largely due to their weakened bowling lineup.

Injuries and availability issues have hit their pace attack hard, leaving gaps that were exposed in their opening loss where they failed to defend a big total. However, the bigger concern is the underperformance of their key spinners, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, who struggled to make an impact.

KKR may consider changes, with options like Rovman Powell available, while Cameron Green is currently limited to batting duties. The pitch is expected to offer assistance to both batters and bowlers, making it important for their spinners to deliver.

On the other hand, SRH are also searching for balance after a loss in their opener. Despite a strong batting lineup featuring Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Travis Head, their bowling has looked vulnerable, especially without Pat Cummins. Both teams will be eager to bounce back and find early momentum in the tournament.

HOW TO WATCH KKR VS SRH LIVE IN US AND CANADA

• Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Date: April 2, Thursday
• Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
• Channel: Willow TV
• Streaming: Willow TV App/Fubo/Sling TV
• Start Time: 10 AM ET

HOW TO WATCH KKR VS SRH LIVE IN UK

• Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Date: April 2, Thursday
• Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
• Channel/Streaming: Sky Sports
• Start Time: 3 PM BST

SQUADS

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh (vc), Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sarthak Ranjan, Tim Seifert, Rahul Tripathi, Daksh Kamra, Cameron Green, Sunil Narine, Rachin Ravindra, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani, Navdeep Saini, Prashant Solanki and Umran Malik.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Ishan Kishan (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R. Smaran, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Salil Arora, Shivang Kumar, Omkar Tarmale, Krains Fuletra, Praful Hinge, Amit Kumar, Sakib Hussain, Jack Edwards and Pat Cummins.