Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will square off against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Saturday (March 23) evening.

Shreyas Iyer has returned to lead the two-times IPL winner – KKR, while the Aussie superstar Pat Cummins will captain the Sunrisers.

T20 Stats and Records at Eden Gardens:

Total matches: 86
Matches won batting first: 35
Matches won bowling first: 51
Average score batting first: 160
Highest total recorded: 235/4 (20 Ov) by Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Lowest total recorded: 49/10 (9.4 Ov) by Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Highest score chased: 188/6 (18.2 Ov) by Gujarat Lions vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Eden Gardens Stadium Pitch Report:

Last year, there was a noticeable change in the Eden Gardens pitch, known for its traditionally sluggish nature. The introduction of grass cover led to increased bounce and pace, favouring the pacers. Batsmen need to be wary of attempting high-risk shots.

A prudent approach for batters at this venue would be to capitalize on scoring opportunities during the powerplay. As the innings progresses and spinners become prominent in the middle overs, batters can switch to a more aggressive stance.

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Kolkata Weather Forecast:

The weather forecast for the KKR vs SRH match in Kolkata indicates optimal conditions for cricket, with clear skies and no precipitation expected. The temperature is anticipated to be 27 degrees Celsius, with gentle wind speeds of around 6 km/hr and humidity levels remaining at 75%. With such favourable conditions anticipated, the match is poised to proceed without any interruptions.

Squads:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Manish Pandey, Srikar Bharat, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Anukul Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Vaibhav Arora, Dushmantha Chameera, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sakib Hussain, Suyash Sharma

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Washington Sundar, Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Jaydev Unadkat, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Mayank Markande, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Maharaj Singh, Nitish Reddy

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