KKR win the toss, opt to field (Image: IPL) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 6th match of IPL 2026. While left-arm wrist spinner Shivang Kumar came in for SRH, KKR opted to stick with the same playing XI after a positive display in their previous match. Both teams lost their opening match.Rahane supports the bowling unit and highlights the conditions”There’s always room for improvement, but there were a lot of positives from the last game – we hit the batting units really well. As I said in the post-match presentation, in terms of bowling, there was a bit of inexperience, but they are doing really well. We don’t usually see that much grass, it’s been raining around us for the last few days and that’s why we’re bowling first. Dew generally but this wicket should stay good for 40 overs, not sure about the dew as there is a breeze around but generally dew comes in at 7:30-8. He (Cam Green) is doing all the things he needs to do, the physio and our trainer are looking after him. You’ll see him bowling soon. We are going with the same team,” Rahane said after winning the toss.
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IPL 2026: Ajinkya Rahane backs KKR’s young attack after loss SRH are looking to execute after being put into bat”I would choose to play first. But getting to bat first here at Eden comes down to the same point – be sure of how the wicket is going to play, watch the ball and play your best game. We have to come up with the best game show for us. It’s all about the mindset, if you feel fresh before the game you just go out there and get the fundamentals right. Only one point I would say is execution, if you plan something and execute it well you will be on the winning side, we have to be calm even if we are not in a very good situation and that will make the difference. We will try to keep it simple in this game. (When will Cummins be available?) I don’t know yet but he should be ready as soon as possible, he makes a big difference, with the bat too, keeping him in the team is such a plus point. We have one change – Shivang is coming in, he keeps his wicket options open, he has played well in training and we are giving him a chance and I think he will do well,” Ishan Kishan during the draw.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, David PayneSunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Cast: Harshal Patel, Liam Livingstone, Eshan Malinga, R Smaran, Sakib HussainKolkata Knight Riders XI: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (week), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing MuzarabaniKolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs: Starring Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Saurabh Dubey, Rovman Powell, Tejasvi Dahiya
