IPL Playoffs Kick-Off: KKR vs SRH – Battle for the Final Awaits! The highly anticipated IPL playoffs begin today at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad! Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the league toppers with a dominant 20 points, lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), who finished a close second with 17 points.
The stakes are high in Ahmedabad! Victory for either side guarantees a coveted spot in the final, while the loser gets a second chance in Qualifier 2. This is just the beginning of an electrifying playoff series. Stay tuned for Wednesday’s high-voltage battle between Rajasthan and Bangalore, all at the mighty Narendra Modi Stadium!
KKR vs SRH Head-to-Head Records:
KKR leads the table as well as the power but SRH is also not the one who backs off easily with breaking the highest record of IPL this season twice, SRH has put down a show that can’t be taken down so easily. While KKR showed strength with a solid record against SRH, winning 17 out of 26 IPL matches. They also lead 2-1 in the playoffs. Can they continue winning with Shreyas Iyer as captain? Get ready for an intense showdown!”
| Teams | Matches Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Highest Score | Lowest Score |
| Hyderabad | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 228 | 101 |
| Kolkata | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 208 | 115 |
As per the Head-to-Head records, KKR has always been in the lead but those stats can’t decide their fate in today’s match.
IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Clashes
This season KKR hosted SRH in the third game of the league stage, this was the only match between these two sides this season at Eden Gardens and KKR won that match by 4 runs. Andre Russell was announced as the player of the match. In this match Heinrich Klaasen troubled Kolkata with a fast 63 runs even though Harshit Rana gave away 26 runs in the second-to-last over, he defended 13 runs and secured the win for his team.
KKR vs SRH Last Playoff Records:
When it comes to the playoffs KKR has been a part of eight playoffs and SRH has played seven of them. KKR and SRH faced each other in three back-to-back playoffs with the recent playoff being the 2018 Qualifier 2. There are a total of three times when the teams have come to face each other in the qualifiers of 2016, 2017, and 2018. besides one being today’s match (21 May)
2018 Qualifier Playoff
The teams were seen last time in IPL 2018 Qualifier 2 back at Eden Gardens and that was a win for SRH with 14 runs lead in their favor. Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 14 runs all thanks to the Afghan spin all-rounder Rashid Khan. Rashid played a quickfire now of 34 runs in just 10 balls to take his team to a commanding total of 174. In response, KKR just managed to score 160 runs where Rashid Khan ended up with a match-winning spell of 3 for 19 in his quota of four overs. Rashid Khan pretty much single-handedly took the game away from KKR.
2017 Eliminator Playoff
The teams had a head-to-head clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bangalore on 17 May 2017. Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets using the D/L method and Nathan Coulter-Nile was awarded as the player of the Match.
2016 Eliminator Playoff
Remember the 2016 Eliminator? That’s where the Sunrisers outclassed the Knight Riders on their way to their first IPL title. Sunrisers won the match with a lead of 22 runs and Moises Henriques was announced as the player of the match.
KKR Seeks Revenge, SRH Aims to Repeat! The stage is set for a rematch with a twist! KKR and SRH have a history of playoff clashes, with SRH currently holding a narrow QP2-1 lead. Tune in to witness the match tonight at 7:30 PM.
