Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are the teams who have both won the IPL trophy twice and have battled their way to the top. The head to head matches between KKR and SRH showcase a perfect balance of KKR with their explosive batting and SRH with their disciplined bowling. KKR and SRH have faced each other 25 times, with KKR having a clear edge over SRH. KKR has won 16 matches against SRH with a win percentage of 64%. Whereas SRH has won only 9 and has a win percentage of 36% against KKR. In this article we will look closer at the KKR vs SRH head to head record at home and away matches.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad have played at various venues proving their adaptability. KKR has a better record at home than SRH, winning 6 out of 9 matches held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata with a 66.6% win percentage. SRH have won only 3 matches out of 7 at their home ground, the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Hyderabad with a win percentage of 42.%. KKR has 10 wins out of 16 matches held away from their grounds and has an away win percentage of 62.5%. In comparison, SRH only has 6 wins out of 18 matches held away from their grounds and a win percentage of 33.3%.
KKR vs SRH Head to Head Record
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have faced each other in 25 head to head matches where KKR has 16-9 wins against SRH. KKR has won 8 matches while batting first and 8 matches batting second. At the same time, SRH has won 5 matches batting first and 4 matches batting second. This suggests that KKR and SRH have a balanced hand at chasing and defending scores.
Overall Record
| Matches | KKR | SRH |
| 25 | 16 | 9 |
Season by Season Record
| Date | Venue | Winner | Margin |
| 4 May, 2023 | Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 Runs |
| 14 Apr, 2023 | Kolkata | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 23 Runs |
| 14 May, 2022 | Pune | Kolkata Knight Riders | 54 Runs |
| 15 Apr, 2022 | Mumbai | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 Wkts |
| 3 Oct, 2021 | Dubai | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 Wkts |
| 11 Apr, 2021 | Chennai | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 Runs |
| 18 Oct, 2020 | Abu Dhabi | Kolkata Knight Riders | Super Over |
| 26 Sept, 2020 | Abu Dhabi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 Wkts |
| 21 Apr, 2019 | Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 9 Wkts |
| 24 Mar, 2019 | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 Wkts |
| 25 May, 2018 | Kolkata | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 Runs |
| 19 May, 2018 | Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 Wkts |
| 14 Apr, 2018 | Kolkata | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 Wkts |
| 17 May, 2017 | Bangalore | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 Wkts |
| 30 Apr, 2017 | Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 48 Runs |
| 15 Arp, 2017 | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders | 17 Runs |
| 24 May, 2016 | Delhi | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 22 Runs |
| 21 May, 2016 | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders | 22 Runs |
| 15 Apr, 2016 | Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | 8 Wkts |
| 3 May, 2015 | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders | 35 Runs |
| 21 Apr, 2015 | Visakhapatnam | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 16 Runs |
| 23 May, 2014 | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 Wkts |
| 17 May, 2014 | Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 Wkts |
| 18 May, 2013 | Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 Wkts |
| 13 Apr, 2013 | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders | 48 Runs |
KKR vs SRH: Most Runs
David Warner of SRH is the leading run-scorer in the matches between KKR and SRH, with 619 runs in 14 innings. He is followed by Nitish Rana who has scored 483 runs against SRH. Below are the top 5 run scorers in the KKR vs SRH head to head matches.
| SL | Player | Team | Runs |
| 1 | David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 619 |
| 2 | Nitish Rana | Kolkata Knight Riders | 483 |
| 3 | Manish Pandey | Kolkata Knight Riders | 438 |
| 4 | Robin Uthappa | Kolkata Knight Riders | 426 |
| 5 | Shikhar Dhawan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 380 |
KKR vs SRH: Most Wickets
Among the bowlers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar of SRH is the leading wicket-taker with 24 wickets in 17 matches against KKR. Following him is Andre Russell with 17 wickets in 14 matches against SRH. Below are the top 5 wicket takers in the KKR vs SRH head to head matches.
| SL | Player | Team | Wickets |
| 1 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 24 |
| 2 | Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 17 |
| 3 | Umesh Yadav | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 |
| 4 | Rashid Khan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 |
| 5 | T Natarajan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 |
