IPL 2025, Match 15: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Preview

Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face each other in the 15th match of Indian Premier League 2025. Both teams are coming off losses in their previous away games- KKR lost to MI, while SRH was defeated by DC. As a result, SRH are currently in 8th place on the points table, while KKR sit at the bottom in 10th place.

DC secured a comfortable 7-wicket victory over SRH, successfully chasing down the target of 164. Despite the loss, SRH found a bright spot in young talent Aniket Verma, who impressed with a 74-run knock off 41 balls. However, Mitchell Starc’s exceptional five-wicket haul dismantled Hyderabad’s batting lineup, restricting them to 163. DC’s chase was led by solid contributions from Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, and Tristan Stubbs.

Meanwhile, the five-time champions dominated the defending champions in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, with a fiery bowling display. Ashwani Kumar led the attack with an impressive spell of 4 for 24, bundling out KKR for just 116 runs. The hosts comfortably chased down the target, securing an eight-wicket victory and pushing the Knight Riders to the bottom of the points table.

The match between the two sides will take place at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Thursday, April 3, at 7:30 PM (IST). One can expect a good contest between the two teams with quick fire from top-order batters, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock, and many others will be in action.

Match Details

Pitch Report

The match between KKR and SRH will take place at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Known for being a batting-friendly surface, the venue has an average first-innings score of 171. This was evident in the season opener between KKR and RCB, where batters enjoyed favorable conditions. While spinners are expected to get some assistance from the pitch, batters have shown the ability to counter the turn effectively, making for a balanced contest between bat and ball.

The chasing team is likely to have an advantage at Eden Gardens, making bowling first the preferred choice for the team winning the toss. However, the toss may not play a role in the outcome. The pitch conditions favor aggressive stroke play, and can anticipate plenty of boundaries and sixes from the batters.

Also Check: IPL 2025: Match 15, KKR vs SRH Match Prediction 

Head-to-Head Record

KKR and SRH have faced 28 times in IPL history. KKR have an upper hand with 19 wins.

Predicted Playing XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):

Quinton de Kock (WK), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravarthy.

Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH):

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klassen (WK), Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (C), Zeeshan Ansari, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami.

Impact Player: Adam Zampa

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