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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Preview: Odds, Tips & Prediction

Date: April 3, 2025 Starting Time: 19.30 local time Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata Last meeting: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets (May 2024)

Charles Perrin
Charles Perrin

Last Updated: 2025-04-01

Chad Nagel

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Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders

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A tasty IPL clash awaits as the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Sunrisers Hyderabad face off at Eden Gardens. As anticipation builds for this match, we have located some IPL cricket betting odds for you to tuck into. Check out our in-depth IPL match preview along with tips and predictions.

The Knight Riders have a proud IPL history, having claimed three titles, and they will have a target on their backs as defending champions. Although they were ordinary against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their opening game, they bounced back in style with an eight-wicket win over the Rajasthan Royals.

Meanwhile, the Sunrisers Hyderabad are coming off back-to-back defeats against the Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals, so they could do with a confidence boost.

IPL betting sportsbooks will be packed with odds for this game, so let’s see how things are shaping up.

Pre-Game Odds and Win Probability

In terms of pre-match betting odds, the Knight Riders have been given the edge by the bookies. We have used the prices posted at the best online betting sites.

  • Kolkata Knight Riders: 81/100 (1.81) – 55.2%
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad EVENS (2.00) – 50%

Odds courtesy of N1Bet, subject to change.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Head-to-Head Record

As part of our KKR vs Sunrisers Hyderabad preview, we have highlighted how previous encounters unfolded. This might provide a few clues as to how this match might pan out.

Last five meetings (Indian Premier League)

  1. May 26, 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets

  2. May 21, 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets

  3. March 23, 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 runs

  4. May 24, 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 runs

  5. April 14, 20233: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 23 runs

Kolkata Knight Riders: Current Squad

To glean more insights in terms of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad predictions, we have run the rule over the three key players for each side, starting with the KKR.

Key Players

  • Quinton de Kock – The South African is often explosive, and he relishes attacking the new ball. An unbeaten 97 knock for KKR in their previous game against the Royals stifled their opponents, and he is usually in among the runs.
  • Sunil Narine – It was thought Narine’s absence for KKR would be a big loss as he missed the game with a stomach bug, however, he will be ready to make up for lost time and he is the dangerman. A specialist slow bowler, Narine has amassed over 180 wickets.
  • Ajinkya Rahane – Leading from the front as captain, Ajinkya Rahane might not be as explosive as IPL batsmen. He is, however, dependable and he has bagged over 4,700 runs in his career in the competition, paying testament to his consistency.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Current Squad

Sunrisers Hyderabad won’t roll out the red carpet, so let’s see who their biggest stars are then.

Key Players

  • Pat Cummins – We have seen Pat Cummins destroy teams with his devastating bowling spells for Australia, and he is a go-to man in search of wickets. Captain of SRH, Cummins’ best bowling figures in the IPL is 4/34 which is an excellent return.
  • Zeeshan Ansari – A googly expert, Zeeshan Ansari picked up three wickets for 42 runs against the Delhi Capitals on his SRH debut which bodes well. Kolkata Knight Riders, you’ve been warned!
  • Aniket Verma – Known for his bravery and attacking instincts, Aniket Verma smashed 74 off 41 balls against the Delhi Capitals, and when the stakes are high, he backs himself. He is just the type of batter you want in the middle order to step things up if an innings is slow!

Top Batsman for both teams

To bet on IPL games, you need to have a grasp of the stats. We have picked out the two key batsmen who could determine the outcome of this clash.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Quinton de Kock – While there might be some debate about this, especially when you consider what Narine brings to the team, De Kock has always impressed us. He’s a superb striker of the ball and he has an unerring confidence in his ability. Just as handy with the bat as he is with the gloves, snuffing out De Kock will be top of the SRH agenda.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Aniket Verma – He may be a rookie having only played three matches, but at the time of writing, he had a strike rate of over 205. He can also sniff out sixes, and he’s never afraid to take things on. KKR ought not to underestimate him!

Predicted Line-Ups

We’ve provided some predicted line-ups, which in turn, may influence our Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad betting odds:

Kolkata Knight Riders

  • Quinton de Kock
  • Sunil Narine
  • Ajinkya Rahane (c)
  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi
  • Rinku Singh
  • Andre Russell
  • Ramandeep Singh
  • Harshit Rana
  • Spencer Johnson
  • Vaibhav Arora
  • Varun Chakravarthy

Sunrisers Hyderabad

  • Abhishek Sharma
  • Travis Head
  • Ishan Kishan
  • Nitish Kumar Reddy
  • Aniket Verma
  • Heinrich Klaasen
  • Abhinav Manohar
  • Pat Cummins (c)
  • Wiaan Mulder
  • Harshal Patel
  • Mohammed Shami

Suggested Bets

Reputable cricket sites will be awash with IPL betting offers and bonuses to keep players engaged. We’ve highlighted a couple of suggested bets to check out before the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Sunrisers Hyderabad face off.

  1. First ball of the match to be a dot: There is always pressure on the first ball of any given cricket game, let alone IPL. A four or six gives the batting side an immediate confidence boost, while the fielding side can set the tone with a dot ball. We’ve gone with a dot ball for the first ball of the game here which is tempting (17/25 with 1xBet). 

Value Bets

IPL betting tips are worthwhile when you chuck in a value bet, so let’s see what has piqued our interest.

  1. Kolkata Knight Riders to win the toss & match: The Knight Riders have home advantage, and while they may have been hammered by seven wickets in their previous outing at Eden Gardens, we expect the KKR to make amends. KKR to win the toss and go on to beat the Sunrisers Hyderabad could be worth investigating (119/50 with 1xBet).

  2. Last digit between 4 and 6 in match score after first innings: This special isn’t widely available at sites for IPL betting. That said, it spices things up a bit for those looking for a unique market going into the interval. If KKR bats first, we think they will go all out and keep the run rate high. So, the odds for their first innings to finish in a digit between 4 and 6 could be worth pursuing (193/100 with BetWinner).

Prediction: Kolkata Knights to Win

Sunrisers Hyderabad find themselves in a bit of a sorry state at the moment. Although the Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a heavy defeat in their previous match, they boast an outstanding record against SRH.

There is serious batting power at the top order with Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine likely to dictate the innings. Well, the return of Narine is just what KKR need.

While KKR enjoyed emphatic wins in the space of a week in the 2024 edition, it could be a bit closer this time around. Nevertheless, we are backing KKR to seal victory.

Charles Perrin
Charles PerrinSports Writer

Charles Perrin is a highly experienced sports betting content writer with over six years of working with some of the leading sportsbooks in the UK, including bet365 and William Hill.

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