Kumar Bahukhandi
Kolkata,03 April 2025,(Updated 03 April 2025, 11:13 PM IST)
In the 15th match of IPL 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 80 runs. This was the biggest defeat of Sunrisers Hyderabad in terms of runs in IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Highlights, IPL 2025: In match number-15 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) faced Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). In this match played at Eden Gardens on 3 April (Thursday), Kolkata team won by 80 runs. Sunrisers got a target of 201 runs to win, but their entire team collapsed at 120 runs. This was the biggest defeat of Sunrisers Hyderabad in terms of runs in IPL. Before this, Sunrisers’ biggest defeat came last year against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at their home (Chepauk). Then CSK defeated Sunrisers by 78 runs.
This was the second win of Kolkata Knight Riders in the current season. Whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad has lost the third consecutive match. Let us tell you that before this Kolkata had defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR), while it had to face defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI). On the other hand, Hyderabad won the opening match against Rajasthan, but it lost the match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC) …
After impressing with the bat and in the field, #KKR 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙯𝙚𝙙 their way to a handsome 80-run victory at home
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While chasing the target, Sunrisers Hyderabad had a bad start. They lost three wickets in the powerplay itself. In the first over, Kolkata’s ‘impact sub’ Vaibhav Arora got rid of Travis Head (4). Then in the next over, Harshit Rana got rid of Abhishek Sharma (2). After this, Vaibhav Arora increased Hyderabad’s troubles by getting Ishan Kishan (2) out in his second over.
Nitish Kumar Reddy (19) was expected to play a big innings but was dismissed by Andre Russell. Debutant Kamindu Mendis (27) did play some good shots but Sunil Narine’s spin ended his innings. Then Aniket Verma (6) fell prey to mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy. At the time of Aniket’s dismissal, Sunrisers were at 75 for 6.
The team’s biggest hope Heinrich Klaasen was dismissed by Vaibhav Arora, after which Sunrisers’ hopes of victory ended. Klaasen scored 33 runs in 21 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. Pat Cummins (14), Simarjit Singh (0) and Harshal Patel (3) were the last three batsmen to be dismissed. Cummins and Simarjit were dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy, while Harshal was dismissed by Andre Russell. For KKR, Varun Chakravarthy and Vaibhav Arora took three wickets each, while Andre Russell also got two wickets. Harshit Rana and Sunil Narine also got one wicket each.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Scorecard: (120/10, 16.4 overs)
Batters Wickets Runs
Travis Head c Harshit, b Vaibhav Arora 4
Abhishek Sharma c Venkatesh, b Harshit Rana 2
Ishan Kishan c Rahane, b Vaibhav Arora 2
Nitish Kumar Reddy c Narine, b Andre Russell 19
Kamindu Mendis c Anukul Roy, b Sunil Narine 27
Heinrich Klaasen c Moeen, b Vaibhav Arora 33
Aniket Verma c Venkatesh, b Varun Chakravarthy 6
Pat Cummins c Harshit, b Varun Chakravarthy 14
Harshal Patel c & b Andre Russell 3
Simranjit Singh b Varun Chakravarthy 0
Mohammed Shami not out 2*
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (Travis Head, 0.2 overs), 9-2 (Abhishek Sharma, 1.6 overs), 9-3 (Ishan Kishan, 2.1 overs), 44-4 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 6.4 overs), 66-5 (Kamindu Mendis, 9.3 overs), 75-6 (Aniket Verma, 10.4 overs), 112-7 (Heinrich Klaasen, 14.4 overs), 114-8 (Pat Cummins, 15.1 overs), 114-9 (Simarjit Singh, 15.2 overs), 120-10 (Harshal Patel, 16.4 overs)
Nitish Kumar Reddy (19) was expected to play a big innings but was dismissed by Andre Russell. Debutant Kamindu Mendis (27) played some good shots but Sunil Narine’s spin ended his innings. Then Aniket Verma (6) fell prey to mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy. At the time of Aniket’s dismissal, Sunrisers’ score was 75 runs for 6 wickets.
The team’s biggest hope Heinrich Klaasen was dismissed by Vaibhav Arora, after which Sunrisers’ hopes of victory ended. Klaasen scored 33 runs in 21 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. Pat Cummins (14), Simarjit Singh (0) and Harshal Patel (3) were the last three batsmen to be dismissed. Cummins and Simarjit were dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy, while Harshal was dismissed by Andre Russell. For KKR, Varun Chakravarthy and Vaibhav Arora took three wickets each, while Andre Russell also got two wickets. Harshit Rana and Sunil Narine also got one wicket each.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Scorecard: (120/10, 16.4 overs)
Batsmen Wickets Runs
Travis Head c Harshit, b Vaibhav Arora 4
Abhishek Sharma c Venkatesh, b Harshit Rana 2
Ishan Kishan c Rahane, b Vaibhav Arora 2
Nitish Kumar Reddy c Narine, b Andre Russell 19
Kamindu Mendis c Anukul Roy, b Sunil Narine 27
Heinrich Klaasen c Moeen, b Vaibhav Arora 33
Aniket Verma c Venkatesh, b Varun Chakravarthy 6
Pat Cummins c Harshit, b Varun Chakravarthy 14
Harshal Patel c & b Andre Russell 3
Simranjit Singh b Varun Chakravarthy 0
Mohammed Shami not out 2*
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (Travis Head, 0.2 overs), 9-2 (Abhishek Sharma, 1.6 overs), 9-3 (Ishan Kishan, 2.1 overs), 44-4 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 6.4 overs), 66-5 (Kamindu Mendis, 9.3 overs), 75-6 (Aniket Verma, 10.4 overs), 112-7 (Heinrich Klaasen, 14.4 overs), 114-8 (Pat Cummins, 15.1 overs), 114-9 (Simranjit Singh, 15.2 overs), 120-10 (Harsh Patel, 16.4 overs)
Venkatesh Iyer’s stormy batting, Raghuvanshi also hit a fifty
In the match, Kolkata Knight Riders lost the toss and batted first and scored 201 runs for 6 wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders did not have a good start and in the second over itself, they lost the wicket of wicketkeeper batsman Quinton de Kock (1), who was run out on the ball of opposition captain Pat Cummins. Then in the next over, the other opener Sunil Narine (7) was run out by Mohammed Shami. After this, Angkrish Raghuvanshi and captain Ajinkya Rahane together took charge of KKR by making a partnership of 81 runs for the third wicket.
Zeeshan Ansari broke this partnership by dismissing Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane scored 38 runs in 27 balls with the help of four sixes and a four. Shortly after Rahane’s dismissal, Angkrish Raghuvanshi completed his fifty in 30 balls. However, Raghuvanshi was out soon after hitting a fifty. Raghuvanshi was dismissed by debutant player Kamindu Mendis. Raghuvanshi scored 50 runs in 32 balls, which included five fours and two sixes. At the time of Raghuvanshi’s dismissal, KKR’s score was 106 runs for four wickets.
Innings Break!
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With a scintillating final flourish, #KKR rocket to/
after 20 overs
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From here, Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh made a stormy partnership of 91 runs in 41 balls and helped Kolkata Knight Riders reach a big score. Venkatesh Iyer scored 60 runs in just 29 balls, which included seven fours and three sixes. During this, Venkatesh completed his fifty in just 25 balls. Venkatesh was run out in the last over. Andre Russell (1) was also run out. For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Pat Cummins, Mohammed Shami, Kamindu Mendis and Harshal Patel took one wicket each.
Kolkata Knight Riders scorecard: (200/6, 20 overs)
Batters Wickets Runs
Quinton de Kock c Zeeshan, b Pat Cummins 1
Sunil Narine c Klaasen, b Mohammed Shami 7
Ajinkya Rahane c Klaasen, b Zeeshan Ansari 38
Angakrish Raghuvanshi c Harshal, b Kamindu Mendis 50
Venkatesh Iyer c Aniket, b Harshal Patel 60
Rinku Singh not out 32*
Andre Russell runout 1
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (Quinton de Kock, 1.5 overs), 16-2 (Sunil Narine, 2.3 overs), 97-3 (Ajinkya Rahane, 10.6 overs), 106-. overs), 106-4 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 12.4 overs), 197-5 (Venkatesh Iyer, 19.3 overs), 200-6 (Andre Russell, 20 overs)
For this match, Sunrisers Hyderabad included Sri Lankan all-rounder Kamindu Mendis in their playing-11. This was Kamindu’s debut match in IPL. Fast bowler Simarjit Singh also returned to the playing-11. Travis Head came in this match as ‘impact sub’. On the other hand, Kolkata included all-rounder Moeen Ali in their playing-11 in place of Spencer Johnson.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s playing-11: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Kamindu Mendis, Simarjit Singh, Pat Cummins (captain), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari.
Impact sub: Travis Head
Kolkata Knight Riders’ playing-11: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Ramandeep Singh.
Impact sub: Vaibhav Arora
Kolkata Knight Riders have always had the upper hand against Sunrisers Hyderabad. So far 29 matches have been played between both the teams, out of which Kolkata Knight Riders have won 20 matches. Whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad won 9. In the last season, Kolkata Knight Riders had won all the three matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Riders won 20 matches. Whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad won 9. In the last season, Kolkata Knight Riders had won all the three matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad. This included the title match as well.
Hyderabad Vs Kolkata H2H
Total Matches: 29
Kolkata Won: 20
Hyderabad Won: 9
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (captain), Wiaan Mulder, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Ishan Malinga, Simarjit Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Rahul Chahar, Atharva Tayde.
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakraborty, Anrique Norkia, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Lavnith Sisodia, Moeen Ali, Rovman PowellMayank Markande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya.
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