Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 15th match of IPL 2025 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Both teams have had a contrasting start to the tournament, with KKR getting off the mark against RR while SRH have lost their last two matches.
Kolkata Knight Riders made a strong comeback in their second match against RR after starting the tournament with a loss against RCB in the season opener. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side delivered a comprehensive performance against RR
SRH, on the other hand, find themself languishing at the bottom half of the points table with back-to-back losses against DC and LSG after decimating RR in the first match in Hyderabad courtesy of an aggressive batting display.
This article provides the details of the playing 11 of the Kolkata Knight Riders for their match against SRH scheduled to be played on Thursday, April 03, at 7:30 PM IST.
KKR Playing 11 vs SRH- IPL 2025, Match 15:
Openers: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine
South African wicketkeeper batter Quinton de Kock will open the batting for the Kolkata Knight Riders against SRH at the Eden Gardens. The left-hander played a timely innings of 97 runs against RR to help the team register its first win of the season.
Sunil Narine will partner Quinton de Kock at the top of the order for the Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad game and will look to play his natural game against the experienced bowling lineup of SRH
Middle-order: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh
KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane, who started the season by scoring an attacking half-century against RCB, will look to carry his form against SRH with the motive of guiding KKR to their first win at Eden Gardens this season.
Ajinkya Rahane will hope to get good support from the middle-order batters, which includes the likes of Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, and power hitters Andre Russell and Ramandeep Singh
Despite having a deep batting lineup, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be concerned about the form of the batters, especially the middle order, which hasn’t been tested to a great extent.
Bowlers: Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Spancer Jhonson, Varun Chakravarthy
KKR have good resources in their fast bowling arsenal which contains names like Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana. The duo bowled well against RR to hand Kolkata Knight Riders their first win of the season and would like to replicate the same against SRH.
Harshit and Vaibhav will be assisted by Andre Russell, who has the reputation of picking wickets while bowling in the last five overs of the innings and has provided crucial breakthroughs for Kolkata Knight Riders over the years.
Kolkata Knight Riders also have the option of playing Australian fast bowler Spencer Johnson as an impact substitute who has made a name for himself through his rapid pace
The spin department of Kolkata Knight Riders will be handled by the experienced pair of Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine
