SRH vs KKR, IPL 2023: Head to Head Record, Stats, and Pitch History at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

On 4 May 2023, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the ongoing IPL. The 47th match of the tournament will take place at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad. KKR are currently in the eighth spot with six points in nine games. But, SRH are in the ninth spot with six points in eight games. In the reverse fixture, SRH defeated KKR at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.  

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SRH vs KKR IPL 2023: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, Pitch Report

The pitch at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad provides some assistance to bowlers, especially spinners. But, still, it is known as a good pitch for batters to score freely. Maximum matches have been won by the chasing teams only. The average first innings score in IPL at this venue is 158. But, this season it has increased to 170.  

SRH vs KKR Records and Stats

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A total of 68 IPL matches have been played so far at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad. In those games, the teams batting first have won 30 matches while the teams batting second have won 38 matches. SRH have scored the highest run (231 vs RCB) on this ground while DC (formerly known as DD) have scored the lowest run (80 vs SRH).  

Head-to-Head Record

A total of 24 matches have been played between KKR and SRH. Among those games, SRH have won nine times while KKR have won 15 times. In the last five matches, KKR won three games while SRH have won the remaining two games. 

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Teams record at the venue

At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad,  six matches have been played between KKR and SRH. In those games, both SRH and KKR have won three games each.

All-time top-performers in SRH vs KKR

David Warner has the most runs (619) in this rivalry. Followed by him, Nitish Rana has 441 runs and Manish Pandey has 438 runs. In the bowling department, Bhuvneshwar Kumar tops the chart with 22 wickets. Followed by him, Andre Russell has 13 wickets while both Rashid Khan and Umesh Yadav have 12 wickets each.

Highest and lowest totals

Against KKR, SRH’s highest score is 228 while the lowest score is 115.

Against SRH, KKR’s highest score is 205 while the lowest score is 101.     

Players to watch out for

KKR: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Andre Russell, and Rinku Singh.   

SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, and Mayank Markande.

Full SRH vs KKR squads for both teams

SRH Squad: Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Aiden Markram (Captain), Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanvir Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akeal Hosein, and Anmolpreet Singh.

KKR Squad: Nitish Rana (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, and Jason Roy.