The ghosts of the Mumbai defeat are behind them as Kolkata Knight Riders prepare to reclaim their dominance at the Eden Gardens this Thursday. Facing Sunrisers Hyderabad, KKR looks to fix their bowling woes that cost them the game despite posting a massive 220-run total in the opener. Both teams are coming off losses; SRH also failed to defend a 200+ score against Virat Kohli’s RCB.

History favors the Knights, with KKR winning 20 out of their 30 encounters against SRH. However, the current form suggests a neck-and-neck battle. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane will rely on the firepower of Rinku Singh and Sunil Narine, while SRH captain Ishan Kishan will look to maintain his batting form alongside Travis Head.

KKR Probable XI: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik.

SRH Probable XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (C/WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Malinga.