Fantasy tips for Match 6 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Match no.6 of the IPL 2026 will have Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) taking on each other for their first win. Here’s our KKR vs SRH Dream11 prediction for this game, to be hosted at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The Knight Riders didn’t have a good start to the season, losing to Mumbai Indians away from home by six wickets. Finn Allen (37 off 17), Ajinkya Rahane (67 off 40), and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (51 off 29) powered the team to 220. However, on a flat pitch, this wasn’t enough to defend.
Sunrisers Hyderabad also had a poor start as they lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets. Stand-in skipper Ishan Kishan hammered 80 off 38 balls after a top order collapse while Aniket Verma struck 43 off 18 to push the team to 201. SRH bowlers couldn’t make any impact, losing the game with 26 balls to spare.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Finn Allen (wk), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani
Impact player: Kartik Tyagi.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (c/wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga.
Impact player: David Payne.
Eden Gardens has been one of the best venues in the country for batting courtesy of flat surfaces. The average first innings score at the venue in the previous IPL season was 199, which highlights the conditions. Batting second is the more popular option here.
The weather is expected to be clear and humid in the evening with rain unlikely to be a factor. Expect the temperature to range around 26 degrees Celsius.
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Ajinkya Rahane (KKR)
Heinrich Klaasen (SRH)
Cameron Green (KKR)
Ishan Kishan (SRH)
Finn Allen (KKR)
Abhishek Sharma (SRH)

Looking at the squads, both these teams have serious issues in their bowling attacks. Sunrisers Hyderabad, however, holds a big advantage in the batting department. SRH will walk into this match as favourites.
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