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]IPL 2026, Match 45: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the 45th match of Indian Premier League 2026 on May 3rd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad with the game set to begin at 3:30 PM.
Pat Cummins will captain SRH, while Ajinkya Rahane will lead KKR. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars likeAbhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Cameron Green and Tim Seifert. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Match | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
|---|---|
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Match Number | 45th T20 |
| Date | Sunday, 3 May 2026 |
| Time | 3:30 PM (IST) |
| Venue | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Broadcast (TV) | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
SRH vs KKR – Full Squad
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) |
|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma (All-rounder) | Ajinkya Rahane (C) (Batter) |
| Travis Head ✈️ (Batter) | Tim Seifert ✈️ (WK-Batter) |
| Ishan Kishan (WK-Batter) | Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Batter) |
| Heinrich Klaasen ✈️ (Batter) | Cameron Green ✈️ (All-rounder) |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy (All-rounder) | Rovman Powell ✈️ (Batter) |
| Salil Arora (Batter) | Rinku Singh (Batter) |
| Aniket Verma (Batter) | Anukul Roy (All-rounder) |
| Pat Cummins ✈️ (C, Bowler) | Ramandeep Singh (All-rounder) |
| Harsh Dubey (All-rounder) | Sunil Narine ✈️ (All-rounder) |
| Praful Hinge (Bowler) | Vaibhav Arora (Bowler) |
| Eshan Malinga ✈️ (Bowler) | Kartik Tyagi (Bowler) |
| Sakib Hussain (Bowler) | Varun Chakaravarthy (Bowler) |
| Amit Kumar (Bowler) | Manish Pandey (Batter) |
| Dilshan Madushanka ✈️ (Bowler) | Umran Malik (Bowler) |
| Gerald Coetzee ✈️ (Bowler) | Finn Allen ✈️ (Batter) |
| Harshal Patel (Bowler) | Matheesha Pathirana ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Jaydev Unadkat (Bowler) | Prashant Solanki (Bowler) |
| Kamindu Mendis ✈️ (All-rounder) | Tejasvi Dahiya (Batter) |
| Krains Fuletra (Batter) | Rahul Tripathi (Batter) |
| Liam Livingstone ✈️ (All-rounder) | Sarthak Ranjan (Batter) |
| Onkar Tarmale (Bowler) | Daksh Kamra (All-rounder) |
| RS Ambrish (All-rounder) | Rachin Ravindra ✈️ (All-rounder) |
| Shivang Kumar (All-rounder) | Blessing Muzarabani ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Smaran Ravichandran (Batter) | Saurabh Dubey (Bowler) |
| Zeeshan Ansari (All-rounder) | Navdeep Saini (Bowler) |
SRH vs KKR – Predicted Playing 11
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) |
|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma | Tim Seifert |
| Travis Head | Ajinkya Rahane |
| Ishan Kishan | Rinku Singh |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Rovman Powell |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | Cameron Green |
| Liam Livingstone | Sunil Narine |
| Kamindu Mendis | Ramandeep Singh |
| Pat Cummins | Anukul Roy |
| Harshal Patel | Varun Chakaravarthy |
| Gerald Coetzee | Umran Malik |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Kartik Tyagi |
| Impact Player: Aniket Verma | Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora |
