KKR vs SRH, IPL 2025 Match 15 Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders Won By 80 Runs – Zee News

KKR vs SRH (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad) Match 15 Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 80 runs.
 
 
 
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KKR Vs SRH Highlights: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered back-to-back defeats, while Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bounced back in the points table after two consecutive losses. KKR’s resurgence was powered by a brilliant knock from Venkatesh Iyer, who played a crucial innings to anchor their batting, and an outstanding bowling performance by Varun Chakravarthy, who dismantled the opposition with his skillful spin. With these setbacks, SRH must now rethink their batting approach, striking a balance between aggression and stability to regain momentum in the tournament.

Squads For KKR vs SRH IPL 2025 Clash

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Wiaan Mulder, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Eshan Malinga, Simarjeet Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Rahul Chahar, Atharva Taide

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Moeen Ali, Rovman Powell, Mayank Markande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered back-to-back defeats, while Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) made a strong comeback in the points table after two consecutive losses. With these setbacks, SRH must reconsider their batting approach to regain momentum in the tournament. Their aggressive style has been entertaining but inconsistent, and finding the right balance between aggression and stability will be crucial moving forward.
SRH: 120/10 (16.4) 
Varun strikes twice in two deliveries, narrowly missing a hat-trick! A fantastic spell from him as SRH are now 9 down. KKR just need one more wicket to seal the victory!
SRH: 117/9 (16)
A big wicket for Hyderabad as their only hope, Henrich Klaasen, departs, and Hyderabad is now 7 down, KKR leading to an easy victory. 
SRH: 114/7(15)
After the dismissal of Aniket Verma, it’s a hard time for SRH to chase the big total, but Henrich Klaasen has started hitting the bowlers and keeping the hopes alive for SRH. 
SRH: 106/6(14)
Narine strikes in his first over and removes Kamindu Mendis. Hyderabad is in big trouble as they are 5 down, and all the pressure is on Henrich Klaasen. 
SRH: 72/5(10)
 
 
 
Russell makes a comeback after conceding 10 runs in his overs and removes Nitish Kumar Reddy. SRH are now 4 down, all eyes are on Henrich Klaasen and Kamindu Mendis.
SRH: 51/4(7) 
Abhishek Departs in the second over, and now big trouble for Sunrisers Hyderabad as Ishan Kishan Departs in the very next ball, two big wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders. 
SRH: 9/3(2.2) 
Travis head departs in the second ball of the innings. He saw the length and went with hard hands on the drive, but it’s that late movement that undoes him, he’s sliced it off the toe-end, high and over mid-off. Harshit backpedaled and took a brilliant catch.
SRH: 6/1(1)
Late blitz by Venkatesh Iyer (60) and Rinku Singh (32) powered KKR to a massive total of 200 runs after 20 overs in the game against SRH at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Angkrish Raghuvanshi also contributed with a solid 50 runs.
The likes of Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh have been batting well, smashing SRH bowlers all around the park. It will be interesting to see how many runs KKR would put up on the board.
KKR: 166/4(18)
Kamindu Mendis takes the wicket of Angkrish Raghuvanshi and an easy catch by Harshal Patel does the rest. KKR in trouble as new batters are on the crease.
KKR: 108/4(13)
 
Zeeshan Ansari breaks the partnership between Rahane and Raghuvanshi. Young spinner snares KKR skipper Rahane and he departs after scoring 38 runs and an easy catch by Klaasen does the rest.
KKR: 97/3(11)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi starts the over with a boundary against Harshal Patel. He is looking in fine touch and on add to that he ends the over with a boundary too. KKR is recovering from the early blows they suffer.
KKR: 71/2(8)
Shami strikes this time as he takes the wicket of Sunil Narine and an easy catch by Klaasen does the rest. Great bowling this is!! Shami is looking in a great rhythm as now KKR lose both their openers.
KKR: 17/2(3)
Cummins gives his team a first breakthrough as he takes the wicket of Quinton de Kock. The KKR opener looks to pull the delivery but ends up hitting right into the hands of Zeeshan Ansari.
KKR: 14/1(2)
The likes of Quinton de Kock and Narine start the proceedings for KKR. Shami bowls the first over, giving away seven runs in the first over.
KKR: 7/0(1)
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Kamindu Mendis, Simarjeet Singh, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ramandeep Singh
Ajinkya Rahane – Looks good, I’m really happy with the pitch, we were also bowling first. It will suit our spinners, at home, you should get what you want, but we’ll need to assess the situation quickly with the bat. We sat together, discussed how we can get better, but this is a long tournament and it was one bad day. Moeen Ali comes in place of Spencer Johnson. Regardless of all plans, we’ll have to come out and do well in the middle. 
Pat Cummins – We will bowl. Looks like a good surface, but I’m terrible at reading it. They outplayed us in the final, but a bit of change in both sides. We’ve spoken about our batting, we’ve been at our best while being aggressive, but we can’t be reckless. He has been amazing, doesn’t get unfazed by any situation. Coordination is the key, but we do have a clear idea.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the toss and opted to bowl first against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
62m and 64m square boundaries with the straight boundary at 75m. The pockets aren’t too big either, at 69m and 70m respectively. A pretty good surface, it’s really firm and well put together, well grassed. But there is an area where there are some spots that can be worked out by the spinners. You can bowl a full length, hit those spots and get some spin with the new ball as well. 100% chase if you win the toss. 
The last KKR vs SRH clash was the IPL 2024 final! Will @patcummins30
and @TravisHead24 settle the score and take home the win this time? #IPLonJioStar  #KKRvSRH | THU, 3rd APR, 6:30 PM on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi &… pic.twitter.com/bEL1qKDPoT
— Star Sports (StarSportsIndia) April 3, 2025
Familiar turf, or just another challenge? 
Mohammed Shami knows home conditions can be a game-changer, but will SRH capitalize on the advantage, or will KKR spoil the party? 
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#RamandeepSingh opens up about his time at KKR, from training hard to playing under skipper @ajinkyarahane88, and the overwhelming emotions that come with it 
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 Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar/Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampa
Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora
 
#KKR clinched the #TATAIPL 2024 final, & today the social buzz also favors the Knights.
But can the blazing Sunrisers change the script? 
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— KolkataKnightRiders (KKRiders) April 3, 2025
I don’t know much about pitches. For me, the team that plays the best on the day will win. So, whether the pitch is slow, whether it’s turning, whether it’s not turning, my advice to the players will always be to make the necessary assessments, and play according to the conditions – Dwayne Bravo, KKR’s Mentor
SRH’s highest total against KKR is 228 runs, while KKR’s highest score against SRH is 205 runs, which came while chasing but ended in a losing cause.
Nitish Rana is the leading run scorer for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Sunrisers Hyderabad with 492 runs. Gautam Gambhir has the highest individual score of 90 runs against SRH 
David Warner is the leading run scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad against the Kolkata Knight Riders with 619 runs, including his highest individual score of 126 runs. 
 
A dry surface. Even if SRH don’t have too many high-quality spin options, they do have batters well-equipped to counter the tweakers, against whom they are likely to be tested.
Moeen Ali could come in as the third spin option, in place of Spencer Johnson who hasn’t been able to make much impact so far. His presence would also some muscle to the batting which hasn’t quite clicked for KKR this season.
Pat Cummins has enjoyed a fair bit of success against Sunil Narine, dismissing the southpaw twice in seven deliveries in IPL. He could come into the attack early. Also, given the number of left-handers in KKR’s side, Travis Head could have some additional work with the ball.
Anrich Nortje is ‘close to’ full fitness, as mentioned by Dwayne Bravo. He is likely to be unavailable for the game. 
~~ As Per Cricbuzz 
The roots run deep 
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— SunRisers Hyderabad (SunRisers) April 3, 2025
Your Knights have a message for you 
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Dynamic duo at work! 
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— SunRisers Hyderabad (SunRisers) April 3, 2025
SRH had the worst bowling average (37.54) and the second-worst economy rate (9.89), marginally better than DC (9.95) in IPL 2024. Their economy rate continues to be the worst in IPL 2025
Since IPL 2020, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have faced each other 11 times, in which KKR have dominated over SRH, winning 9 out of 11 matches. 
In their most recent clashes of IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders have dominated over Sunrisers Hyderabad, where KKR defeated SRH in the Final of IPL 2024 to lift their 3rd IPL title. 
 
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have faced 9 times in neutral venues, KKR has won 6 of these encounters, while SRH has secured 3 victories. ​
 
At SRH’s home ground, the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, the two teams have clashed 9 times. Even at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, KKR has maintained a record, winning 5 out of 9 encounters against SRH.
At KKR’s home ground, the Eden Gardens, the two teams have clashed 10 times. Kolkata Knight Riders have dominated these encounters, winning 7 matches, while Sunrisers Hyderabad secured only 3 victories.  
In the IPL 2024 season, KKR dominated SRH by winning all three encounters: one league match, the first qualifier, and the final.
 
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have faced each other 28 times in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kolkata Knight Riders hold an advantage with 19 victories, and Sunrisers Hyderabad secured 9 victories.
SRH’s winning percentage is 80% when both Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma survive the powerplay, but it drops drastically to 17% when both are dismissed early. ‘SRH batting collapse IPL 2025’ is a growing concern among fans.
 
With 76 wickets in his last 50 T20 games at an economy of 7.7, Zampa has been a key wicket-taker in the middle overs. Should SRH make him a permanent fixture? Given the rising searches for ‘Adam Zampa IPL 2025 role,’ this is a hot topic.
 
Russell has managed just 586 runs in 41 T20s since IPL 2024 at an average of 18.9. His form slump is a major setback for KKR’s finishing firepower. The query ‘Andre Russell IPL 2025 performance’ is trending as fans speculate on his impact.
 
New SRH star Aniket Verma has emerged as a powerhouse against spin, striking at 238. With 11 sixes against spinners, only Nicholas Pooran (12) has hit more in IPL 2025. Searches for ‘Aniket Verma batting stats’ are gaining traction.
 
KKR have the second-lowest powerplay run rate (7.8) in IPL 2025, ahead of only CSK. Their joint-worst powerplay bowling strike rate of 54 further deepens their struggles. This aligns with trending searches like ‘KKR powerplay woes’ and ‘KKR struggling in IPL 2025.’
SRH’s attacking opener Abhishek Sharma has struggled to convert starts, managing only 31 runs in three innings. Given the surge in ‘Abhishek Sharma IPL 2025 stats’ searches, his performance is under the scanner.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have the worst powerplay economy rate (11.4) this season. Despite featuring Pat Cummins, Mohammed Shami, and Harshal Patel, their pace attack has been ineffective early on. Fans searching for ‘SRH powerplay stats IPL 2025’ will find this alarming.
A major concern for KKR is their inability to handle short-pitched deliveries. Nine of their 12 dismissals to fast bowling have come from balls pitched between 8-10 meters or shorter. This is a hot topic under ‘KKR batting weakness analysis.’
KKR’s power-packed middle order, including Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, and Andre Russell, is averaging only 17.22 with a subpar strike rate of 117.3. Queries like ‘Andre Russell IPL 2025 form’ have spiked as fans look for answers.
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