KKR Playing 11 for KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 Match 3, Kolkata Knight Riders Team News and Player Availability

Kolkata Knight Riders will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening game of the IPL 2024 as the two sides meet at the Eden Gardens. The Men in Purple failed to reach the playoffs last season and they will be eager to make amendments this time around.

Their squad has been bolstered with the return of their skipper Shreyas Iyer. Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir has also returned to the two-time champions as the mentor. The Knight Riders have a strong squad but their fate might rely on the wickets they could get at the Eden Gardens.

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI Team News

• Jason Roy and Gus Atkinson will not participate in the IPL 2024. Phil Salt and Dushmantha Chameera have been named their respective replacements.
• One from Phil Salt and Rahmanullah Gurbaz will open the batting and take care of the wicketkeeping duties as well.

KKR Playing 11

1. Phil Salt/Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK)
2. Venkatesh Iyer
3. Shreyas Iyer (C)
4. Nitish Rana
5. Rinku Singh
6. Andre Russell
7. Mitchell Starc
8. Sunil Narine
9. Varun Chakravarthy
10. Vaibhav Arora
11. Chetan Sakariya

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad

Shreyas Iyer (C), Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, and Sakib Hussain.

KKR vs SRH Dream11 Prediction

Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, and Rinku Singh are going to be the key batters for the KKR. Meanwhile, Mitchell Starc and Varun Chakravarthy are going to be the main bowlers for the Kolkata-based franchise.

Here are the best fantasy cricket picks for the match from Kolkata Knight Riders

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