Delhi: The 68th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is being played between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KR) at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Hyderabad captain Pet Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first and this decision proved to be completely correct. Hyderabad, batting first, scored a big score of 278 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs, in response to which the entire team of Kolkata was reduced to 168 runs in 18.4 overs.
First innings game
Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head gave the team a stormy start. Abhishek scored 32 runs in 16 balls, while Travis Head scored a brilliant innings of 76 off 40 balls which included 6 sixes and 6 fours. The partnership of these two put Kolkata bowlers under pressure from the beginning.
Middle order kach also remains intact
After Abhishek’s dismissal, Klassen took the front and scored fast. He completed the second century of his IPL career in just 37 balls and hit 7 fours and 9 sixes in the innings. Along with this, Ishan Kishan also played a useful innings of 29 runs with the help of 4 fours and 1 six. Aniket Verma also strengthened the team’s score by scoring 14 runs.
Kolkata bowlers hard test
This match proved to be very difficult for the bowlers of Kolkata. His veteran spinner Sunil Narayan took two wickets for 42 runs in 4 overs, while Varun Chakraborty and other bowlers could not leave the impact. Vaibhav Arora took one wicket for 39 runs in 4 overs. The rest of the bowlers not only failed to take wickets, but their economy also remained above 10.
Big defeat of Kolkata
Kolkata Knight Riders started chasing a huge target of 279 runs by Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the first 3 overs, the batsmen scored an aggressive manner. But in the fourth over, the team suffered the first blow, when Quinton Dickock was dismissed by Ishaan Malinga.
Sunil Narayan’s stormy innings
Sunil Narayan continued to score runs from the other end and hit 31 runs in just 16 balls. In this innings, he hit 3 sixes and 3 fours. But Ajinkya Rahane, who came to support him, could not last long and was dismissed for 15 runs.
Constant wickets fell
After this, Kolkata’s innings continued to fall. Angrish Raghuvanshi could score only 14 runs in 18 balls, while Rinku Singh could not do anything special and was dismissed early after scoring 9 runs. Explosive batsman Andre Russell returned to the pavilion without opening an account on the first ball.
Pandey and Ramandeep’s attempt
Manish Pandey and Ramandeep Singh tried to handle the team for a while. However, Ramandeep was bowled by Harsh Dubey by scoring 13 runs. Manish Pandey scored 37 runs from 23 balls, but he too could not play a long innings.
Bowler Harshit Rana showed power with bat
Harshit Rana played the second biggest innings for Kolkata. He scored 34 runs from 21 balls, including 3 sixes and 2 fours. At the same time, Vaibhav Arora returned to the pavilion after running out.
Hyderabad bowlers’ brilliant performance
Hyderabad bowling was amazing in this match. Jaydev Unadkat, Ishaan Malinga and Harsh Dubey took 3-3 wickets. Apart from these, the rest of the bowlers also got rid of and bowled economically. Captain Pat Cummins and Harshal Patel also conceded only 21 runs in their four overs, causing KKR’s innings under pressure.
SRH’s strong victory in the last league match
Due to this strong bowling performance, Sunrisers Hyderabad finished its last match of IPL 2025 with a stunning win.
Playing XI of both teams
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders |
|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma | Quinton decock (wicket keeper) |
| Travis Head | Sunil Naren |
| Ishaan kishan (wicket keeper) | Ajinkya Rahane (Captain) |
| Heinrich klassen | Manish Pandey |
| Aniket Verma | Rinku Singh |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | Andre Russell |
| Abhinav Manohar | Ramandeep Singh |
| Pat Cummins (Captain) | Vaibhav Arora |
| Harshal Patel | Harshit Rana |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Enrique Norteje |
| Ishaan Malinga | Varun chakravarti |
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