Sunrisers Hyderabad host Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 45 of IPL 2026 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on 3 May 2026. This is your complete Dream11 guide.

Match Overview

Match: SRH vs KKR, IPL 2026 — Match 45 Date: 3 May 2026 Time: 3:30 PM IST (Afternoon — double-header day) Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Key Players

SRH: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel

KKR: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Finn Allen, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rinku Singh

Dream11 Best XI

Role	Player	Team	Price	Points Potential
WK	Ishan Kishan	SRH	₹10L	40–65
BAT	Travis Head	SRH	₹13L	60–90
BAT	Abhishek Sharma	SRH	₹9L	40–65
BAT	Heinrich Klaasen	SRH	₹11L	50–75
BAT	Cameron Green	KKR	₹11L	45–70
ALL	Sunil Narine	KKR	₹12L	55–85
ALL	Nitish Kumar Reddy	SRH	₹11L	50–75
BWL	Pat Cummins	SRH	₹10L	45–70
BWL	Varun Chakravarthy	KKR	₹9.5L	40–65
BWL	Harshal Patel	SRH	₹9L	35–55
BAT	Rinku Singh	KKR	₹9L	35–60

Captain: Travis Head (SRH) | VC: Sunil Narine (KKR)

Predicted Winner: SRH — at Hyderabad, the flat pitch and short boundaries suit Travis Head perfectly.

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