KKR vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad have lost their sixth wicket as Aniket Verma departs for 6 against Kolkata Knight Riders. Chasing 201, SRH now rely on Pat Cummins and Heinrich Klaasen at the crease to build a stable partnership.
Earlier, Venkatesh Iyer smashed a blistering 60 off 29 balls as KKR posted 200/6 at Eden Gardens. He took SRH captain Pat Cummins for 20 runs in the penultimate over, reaching his fifty in just 25 balls. Venkatesh and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (50 off 32) anchored the innings, while Ajinkya Rahane (38) and Rinku Singh (32) provided crucial contributions.
KKR vs SRH Live: KKR win by 80 runs
And it’s over! Kolkata Knight Riders (200/6) defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad (120 all out) by 80 runs in the IPL 2025 match at Eden Gardens. Chasing 201, SRH never looked in control as they kept losing wickets regularly. Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakaravarthy took three wickets each for KKR. Earlier, Venkatesh Iyer scored 60 runs for KKR.
Match Highlights
April 03, 2025 | 22:53 (IST) – Chakaravarthy strikes twice
OUT! Varun Chakaravarthy takes two wickets in consecutive balls. First, he dismisses Pat Cummins for 14, caught by Harshit Rana. On the very next ball, he cleans up Simarjeet Singh. SRH are down to their last wicket.
SRH 114/9 (15.2 overs)
April 03, 2025 | 22:46 (IST) – OUT! Klaasen departs
OUT! Vaibhav Arora gets Heinrich Klaasen (33), who mistimes a shot, and Moeen Ali takes an easy catch at square leg.
SRH 112/7 (14.4 overs)
April 03, 2025 | 22:39 (IST) – Klaasen fights back
Klaasen smashes two sixes off Sunil Narine in an over that yields 15 runs. Can SRH make a comeback?
SRH 106/6 (14 overs)
April 03, 2025 | 22:30 (IST) – Another wicket for KKR!
Varun Chakaravarthy dismisses Aniket Verma (6), who is caught at deep mid-wicket by Venkatesh Iyer.
SRH 75/6 (10.4 overs)
April 03, 2025 | 22:23 (IST) – Sunil Narine joins the party
OUT! Kamindu Mendis (27) tries to go for a boundary but mistimes his shot, caught by Anukul Roy.
SRH 67/5 (9.3 overs)
April 03, 2025 | 22:12 (IST) – Andre Russell removes Reddy
OUT! After conceding a boundary and six, Russell gets Nitish Kumar Reddy (19), caught by Sunil Narine at long-on.
SRH 44/4 (6.4 overs)
April 03, 2025 | 22:05 (IST) – End of powerplay
SRH have lost three wickets in six overs but Kamindu Mendis and Nitish Kumar Reddy are trying to stabilize the innings.
SRH 33/3 (6 overs)
April 03, 2025 | 21:48 (IST) – Another big wicket!
OUT! Vaibhav Arora removes Ishan Kishan (2), caught by Ajinkya Rahane at covers.
SRH 9/3 (2.1 overs)
April 03, 2025 | 21:35 (IST) – First wicket down!
OUT! Travis Head (4) is dismissed by Vaibhav Arora. He tries to go big but mistimes his shot, caught by Harshit Rana at mid-on.
SRH 4/1 (0.2 overs)
KKR’s Innings
April 03, 2025 | 21:17 (IST) – KKR finish at 200/6
Venkatesh Iyer (60 off 29) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (50 off 32) lead KKR to 200/6 in 20 overs.
April 03, 2025 | 21:09 (IST) – Venkatesh Iyer hits 50
Venkatesh Iyer smashes a half-century off 25 balls as KKR approach 200.
April 03, 2025 | 20:47 (IST) – KKR rebuild after quick wickets
Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh form a crucial partnership, hitting big shots to push KKR past 120.
April 03, 2025 | 20:35 (IST) – Angkrish Raghuvanshi out for 50
Debutant Kamindu Mendis gets Raghuvanshi (50) caught at deep backward point.
April 03, 2025 | 20:29 (IST) – Rahane departs
Ajinkya Rahane (38) falls to Zeeshan Ansari while attempting a reverse sweep.
April 03, 2025 | 19:56 (IST) – KKR lose both openers early
Sunil Narine (7) and Quinton de Kock (1) get out cheaply as KKR struggle early.
Playing XIs
KKR: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ramandeep Singh.
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Simarjeet Singh, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari.
Impact Substitutes
SRH: Travis Head, Abhinav Manohar, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder
KKR: Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia
Captains’ Quotes
Pat Cummins (SRH captain): “We will bowl first. Looks like a good surface, but I’m not great at reading pitches. We need to be aggressive but not reckless.”
Ajinkya Rahane (KKR captain): “The pitch is good, and we were also looking to bowl first. The tournament is long, and we need to stay consistent.”
