The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 80 runs in Match 15 of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) on the Eden Gardens on Thursday, April 3. The three-time champions notched up their first victory at house within the new marketing campaign.
After SRH gained the toss and elected to discipline, the Knight Riders notched up a good 200/6 of their 20 overs. The Orange Military had been by no means within the recreation within the chase as they misplaced a flurry of wickets within the powerplay earlier than ultimately being bowled out for 120 in below 17 overs.
On that word, listed here are KKR’s participant rankings from their IPL 2025 conflict in opposition to SRH.
IPL 2025, KKR vs SRH: Kolkata rebound with thumping win
Quinton de Kock: 2/10
De Kock’s depressing document on the Eden Gardens continued as he was dismissed cheaply by Pat Cummins. KKR will want their opener to get used to circumstances on the venue.
Sunil Narine: 6.5/10
Narine has regarded off coloration as an opener for fairly some time now and lasted simply seven balls. Even with the ball, he is not at his greatest, however nonetheless managed a cheap first three overs that yielded the wicket of Kamindu Mendis.
Ajinkya Rahane: 8/10
Fed tempo by the SRH captain, Rahane made probably the most of it with some trademark photographs over the boundary. He tried to be modern in opposition to the spinners as effectively and picked up a few boundaries, but it surely additionally led to his downfall. It was an vital knock from the KKR skipper at a time when his group was in hassle.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi: 8.5/10
Raghuvanshi has capitalized on his breakthrough season final yr with some calm knocks in 2025. The teenager notched up his first half-century of the marketing campaign, taking part in some luxurious photographs on either side of the wicket. His knock went a great distance in Kolkata reviving their innings.
Venkatesh Iyer: 7.5/10
Venkatesh appeared rusty for many of his keep on the crease, however he hung in there and ensured that some poor SRH bowling did not go unpunished. The left-hander struck seven fours and three sixes in a blazing half-century that took KKR near the 200-run mark.
Rinku Singh: 7/10
Rinku, too, made his first notable batting contribution of the season. The southpaw hit 4 fours and a six in an unbeaten cameo that punished the SRH bowlers on the demise.
Andre Russell: 6/10
Russell despatched down 10 balls that fetched two wickets and went for 21 runs. His scalp of Nitish Kumar Reddy was an vital one.
Ramandeep Singh: 5/10
Ramandeep as soon as once more wasn’t required with the bat and receives a normal score.
Harshit Rana: 8/10
Rana used his pace-off deliveries effectively and received some motion early on. He dismissed Abhishek Sharma and went for simply 15 runs within the three overs he bowled.
Moeen Ali: 5/10
Introduced in for Spencer Johnson, Moeen neither batted nor bowled.
Varun Chakaravarthy: 9/10
Chakaravarthy turned in a classic spell, hitting the correct lengths and continuously asking questions of the SRH batters. His two-wicket burst within the sixteenth over sealed the margin of victory.
Vaibhav Arora [IP]: 9/10
Arora set the tone for the chase with an incisive spell within the powerplay. He dismissed two of SRH’s harmful prime three and was unfortunate to not have extra reward for his efforts within the powerplay. The seamer additionally despatched again Heinrich Klaasen to seal the victory within the fifteenth over.