IPL 2024 Qualifier 1: KKR Vs SRH Match Predictions And Playing Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, May 21. KKR topped the league stage, losing only three of their 14 games. SRH secured the second spot after defeating Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their final league match.

The two teams began their IPL 2024 campaign against each other on March 23, with Kolkata narrowly defeating Hyderabad by four runs. Chasing a target of 209, SRH fell short, finishing at 204/7 in 20 overs.

KKR Squad IPL 2024: Shreyas Iyer (c), Srikar Bharat, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramandeep Singh, Nitish Rana, Sherfane Rutherford, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Vaibhav Arora, Dushmantha Chameera, Harshit Rana, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sakib Hussain, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Philip Salt, Allah Ghazanfar

SRH Squad IPL 2024: Pat Cummins (C), T Natarajan, Jaydev Unadkat, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, 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, Abdul Samad, Akash Maharaj Singh, Umran Malik, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Wicket-keeper: Heinrich Klaasen

Batter: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh

All-rounder: Andre Russell and Sunil Narine

Bowler: Varun Chakravarthy, Pat Cummins and Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Captain: Travis Head

Vice-captain: Shreyas Iyer

KKR vs SRH Playing 11 IPL 2024 Qualifier 1

KKR Playing 11 vs SRH: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy

KKR Impact Substitute Options: Nitish Rana, Manish Pandey Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Vaibhav Arora

SRH Playing 11 vs KKR: Abhishek Sharma Travis Head Nitish Reddy Heinrich Klaasen (wk) Abdul Samad Shahbaz Ahmed Sanvir Singh Pat Cummins (c) Bhuvneshwar Kumar Vijayakanth Viyaskanth and T Natarajan

SRH Impact Substitute Options: Rahul Tripathi Glenn Phillips and Washington Sundar

KKR vs SRH Head-to-Head

Matches: 26

KKR Won: 17

SRH Won: 9

KKR vs SRH Match Prediction

Kolkata Knight Riders were the most consistent team during the league stage but face a challenging test against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The venue is significant for SRH captain Pat Cummins as he led Australia to an ODI World Cup victory there last November.

A break in momentum for KKR could be a concern as their last two games were abandoned due to rain. In contrast SRH chased down a target of 215 against PBKS with ease on Sunday and defeated LSG by ten wickets in their penultimate game.

The conditions at Narendra Modi Stadium may favour SRH's batting and pace attack. KKR have relied heavily on their openers' success. However Phil Salt has returned to England and Sunil Narine has struggled recently being dismissed for under twenty runs in three of his last four innings.

KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 Qualifier 1 Details