KKR vs SRH IPL 2024: Former Champions Clash in Season Opener, Live Score & Team Line UP

LIVE SCORE

The second match of the IPL 2024 double header features the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

KKR Looking to Reignite Past Glory

• Two-time IPL champions KKR haven't reached the playoffs in the last two seasons.
• Gautam Gambhir's return as mentor and Shreyas Iyer's comeback as captain aim to revive past success.
• The team boasts the IPL record for the longest winning streak (10 matches).

SRH Hoping for a Fresh Start

• Pat Cummins, the second-most expensive IPL buy, takes over captaincy from Aiden Markram.
• Strong batting additions include Glenn Phillips and Travis Head.
• Allrounders like Washington Sundar and Marco Jansen provide depth.
• Heinrich Klaasen as finisher and a potent pace attack featuring Umran Malik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Jaydev Unadkat bolster the squad.
• SRH, like KKR, haven't won the IPL in a long time (8 years).

A Match Filled with Promise

Both teams are desperate to shed past struggles and emerge victorious. This clash between former champions promises to be an exciting season opener.

Team Line-Up

KKR Squad

• Batsmen: Shreyas Iyer (c), Srikar Bharat, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramandeep Singh, Nitish Rana, Sherfane Rutherford, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer
• All-rounders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Sakib Hussain
• Wicket-keepers: Anukul Roy, Philip Salt
• Bowlers: Vaibhav Arora, Dushmantha Chameera, Harshit Rana, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi

SRH Squad

• Batsmen: Jaydev Unadkat, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Pat Cummins (c), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Glenn Phillips, Nitish Reddy, Marco Jansen, Abhishek Sharma, Upendra Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Agarwal
• All-rounders: Abdul Samad
• Bowlers: Akash Maharaj Singh, Wanindu Hasaranga