India, April 3 -- The finalists of last season - Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, will be locking horns against each other on Thursday night at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. KKR got the better of Pat Cummins and Co. in the playoffs and final of last season, but things have changed a lot this season with the defending champions not having 2024's captain Shreyas Iyer and mentor Gautam Gambhir. They are also off to a mixed start to the season, with two losses in three matches, which is not a great sign for their title defence. The batting line-up has failed to fire as the star-studded middle-order - Rinku Singh, Andre Russell and Venkatesh Iyer are struggling with the form. Quinton de Kock did play a match-winning knock against RR, bu...