Venkatesh and Arora consign SRH to their biggest-ever defeat
KKR's batters built steam gradually to post a challenging 200 for 6 before Arora led a new-ball effort that demolished SRH's top three in 13 balls
03/04Result
15th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, Apr 3 2025
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![Kolkata Knight Riders]( "Kolkata Knight Riders")
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![Sunrisers Hyderabad]( "Sunrisers Hyderabad")
120 (16.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
03/04Result
15th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, Apr 3 2025
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![Kolkata Knight Riders]( "Kolkata Knight Riders")
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![Sunrisers Hyderabad]( "Sunrisers Hyderabad")
120 (16.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Swing while you're winning - KKR 'bowl a touch fuller' to thwart Travishek
The KKR seamers pitched the ball "a touch fuller, which maybe allows for just a little bit of extra swing, which was their [SRH's] undoing," says Boucher
Rahane: Batting unit needs to learn from this game and take it forward
The KKR captain also heaped praise on Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana, especially in the powerplay
KKR vs SRH: Kamindu Mendis bowls with both hands in the same over
Ambidextrous Sri Lankan allrounder bowls one over on IPL debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad
KKR vs SRH: Sunrisers Hyderabad bowl first, Moeen in for Kolkata Knight Riders
SRH handed an IPL debut to Sri Lankan spin allrounder Kamindu Mendis
Iyer and Rinku explode to set SRH 201 to win
KKR lost their openers cheaply but Rahane and Raghuvanshi steadied their innings before Iyer and Rinku went ballistic
The Arorana stumbling block in Travishek's rumbling road
It was not just SRH's third loss in a row this season, but their fifth straight loss to KKR
Venkatesh: 'Aggression does not mean tonking every ball for a six'
The KKR batter explained it was "not an easy pitch to just go out there and hit", and taking his time to get set worked
Bravo calls for 'smarts of the game' as KKR fight batting slump
Ahead of Thursday's game against SRH, KKR's mentor has reminded his batters that "cricketing shots are allowed in T20s as well"
Preview
KKR vs SRH: Last year's finalists clash with problems to solve
Last season's finalists have been off the boil in IPL 2025
