SRH vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2026: Knight Riders await Sunrisers test in Hyderabad; will Matheesha Pathirana make cut?

On a roll after winning five back-to-back matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Kolkata Knight Riders at home on Sunday in an afternoon clash of IPL 2026. KKR, who started with five losses in their first six games are trying to get back to their feet with two consecutive wins.

With SRH unlikely to tinker with their winning combination, all eyes will be on KKR's playing XI, especially on Matheesha Pathirana. The Sri Lankan pacer who has missed the first five games for KKR due to injury, has been with the squad for more than a week now and it will be interesting to see if Ajinkya Rahane wants to bring in Pathirana.

With Rovman Powell, Cameron Green and Sunil Narine all performing, the only option for KKR to bring in Pathirana will be in place of opener Tim Seifert, who is yet to fire. But the KKR think-tank won't like to unsettle the opening combination again. That means, Pathirana will have to wait more.

When & where to watch Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders?

Star Sports is the official broadcasters of IPL 2026. The SRH vs KKR clash in IPL 2026 will be telecast live on all Star Sports channels in Hindi, English and other regional languages. Live streaming of SRH vs KKR IPL 2026 clash will be available on JioStar from 3:30 PM IST.

SRH vs KKR head-to-head in IPL

KKR enjoy a healthy 19-11 head-to-head record against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL. Only one game ended in a tie, which was won by KKR via Super Over. In their previous encounter, Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 65 runs against KKR in Kolkata.

SRH vs KKR probable playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (c/wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Pat Cummins, Harsh Dubey, Praful Hinge, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Tim Seifert (WK), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora.

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