Kolkata Knight Riders registered their second win of the season by defeating SRH by 80 runs at their home ground Eden Gardens on 4 April. Chasing a target of 201 runs in IPL 2025 match 15 KKR vs SRH, the Sunrisers Hyderabad team was all out after scoring just 120 runs in 16.4 overs.
KKR had won 1 and lost 2 matches in 3 matches before this match, that’s why they were at the bottom of the points table, due to KKR’s second win in this match, they have now reached the fifth position.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, considered to be the most dangerous team of IPL, has come to the bottom of the points table with 3 losses in 4 matches.
Five important turning points of the exciting match of KKR vs SRH
Venkatesh Iyer’s explosive innings
Iyer had scored strong half-centuries in Kolkata Knight Riders’ last two matches against SRH last year in Qualifier 1 and Final.
Venkatesh Iyer played an explosive innings of 60 runs in 29 balls with 3 sixes and 7 fours in his excellent form against SRH in yesterday’s match, due to which he proved to be the highest run scorer for KKR. Venkatesh Iyer took time to score runs, but when he got into his rhythm, he did not spare a single bowler of SRH.
Strong partnership of experienced player and new player
KKR’s new captain Ajinkya Rahane and new player Angkrish Raghuvanshi kept KKR’s innings under control, when their top order collapsed and the team’s score became 16/2.
Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi made an 81-run partnership for the third wicket, Rahane hit 4 sixes and a four in his strong innings of 38 runs off 27 balls. While Raghuvanshi scored his second IPL half-century with the help of 2 sixes and 5 fours in 30 balls.
Rinku Singh made a blast in the match due to his brilliant batting
Rinku Singh returned to form by scoring an unbeaten 32 runs off 17 balls with the help of a six and 4 fours.
A brilliant partnership of 91 runs between Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku took the match away from SRH as 66 runs were scored in the last four overs of the match.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ impact players all shine
Vaibhav Arora had dismissed Travis Head for a first ball duck in the IPL 2024 final and playing as KKR’s impact sub in yesterday’s match, Vaibhav Arora devastated the SRH top order by dismissing Travis Head (4) off the second ball of the SRH run chase and again dismissed in-form batsman Ishan Kishan (2) in his next over.
In his second spell, Vaibhav Arora dismissed Heinrich Klaasen (33), who was just starting to get into his rhythm, thus turning the match in KKR’s favour. Arora finished the match with match figures of 3/29 in 4 overs, including one maiden over.
KKR’s spin king baffled SRH batsmen
Varun Chakravarthy is slowly replacing KKR’s veteran Sunil Narine as the leader of spin, which is a good thing for the KKR team. In yesterday’s match, Narine took a wicket for 30 runs in his 4 overs, while Varun Chakravarthy baffled SRH batsmen by taking 3/22 in his 4 overs and won the match for his team.
