IPL 2024: The Match no.3 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 24, 2024. If we see the Eden Gardens Pitch Report, the wickets are good for batting but spinners are expected to dominate the game, especially in the second inning. The Match between KKR and SRH will start at 7:30 PM (IST).
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) played decent cricket in the last edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) but this year they have added some new players to strengthen their bench strength. The Addition of Mitchell Starc for 24.75 crores in the squad was a good move and it will interesting to see how Starc will justify such a high price with his performances in the IPL 2024.
Sunrisers Hyderabad has finished at the bottom of the IPL 2203 Points Table due to their poor performance as they lost ten games out of 14 matches. However, SRH have their new skipper Pat Cummins, who has done an excellent job for Australia in International cricket with his captaincy however, IPL comes with some different challengers so it will be good to see how Pat Cummins leads SRH in the IPL 2024.
KKR vs SRH IPL 2024:
Match Between: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time: March 23rd, 07:30 PM (IST)
Live Streaming Channel/broadcasters: Jio Cinema and Star Sports Network
Eden Gardens Pitch Report:
If we look at past few matches in recent times, Eden Gardens has a good batting track but at the same time, it is heaven for spinners so, they might the game. However, Batting first will be the team’s first choice at this venue as wickets get older spinners will dominate the game. The Average per-inning score at this venue is around runs.
Eden Gardens Pitch Report Batting or Bowling?
Generally, The Pitch at Eden Gardens have bowling wickets and it is expected that the pitch curator will also try to make spin-friendly wickets. However, We can expect a decent scoring game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Eden Gardens IPL Records:
Matches: 86
Matches Won by Batting first: 35 (40.70%)
Matches Won by Batting Second: 51 (59.30%)
Matches Won by Winning Toss Team: 46 (53.49%)
Matches Won by Losing Toss Team: 40 (46.51%)
Average Runs per over: 8.30
Average Score Batting 1st: 160
Average Score Batting 2nd: 170
Highest Team Score: 235/4 (CSK)
Lowest Team Score: 49/10 (RCB)
Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium Details:
- Eden Gardens has a seating capacity of approx. 68,000 fans.
- It is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in India, As of now Eden Gardens is approx. 160 years old.
- The Stadium have two ends namely the Pavilion End and the High Court End
- The Ground Dimensions of Eden Gardens: The Side’s boundaries are approx. 66-68 meters whereas the front and back are around 75 meters
Eden Gardens Kolkata Weather Forecast:
As per the reports, The Temperature in Kolkata will be around 35 degrees Celsius during the daytime and it will be around 25 degrees Celsius at night. The Humidity will be approx. 70% whereas no rain is expected during the match and wind speed will be around 24 km/hr.
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