Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be up against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 15th match of IPL 2025 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The match is a repeat of the 2024 IPL final, where KKR outplayed SRH in all three departments of the game.
Kolkata Knight Riders made a solid comeback in their last match against RR after starting the tournament with a loss against RCB in the season opener. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side will look to replicate the same against SRH
SRH, on the other hand, find themself placed at the bottom half of the points table with consecutive losses against DC and LSG after outplaying RR in the first match in Hyderabad courtesy of an aggressive batting display.
KKR vs SRH Head-to-Head Records- IPL 2025, Match 15:
| Stats | Matches | KKR won | SRH won | Draw | Tied | NR |
| Overall | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| At Eden Gardens | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the ongoing IPL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KKR vs SRH Head-to-Head Records- Key Statistics
According to the KKR vs SRH head-to-head records, both teams have played against each other in 28 IPL games. KKR has won 19 out of those games, with SRH prevailing on 9 occasions.
If we talk about the result of the matches played between the two teams at the Eden Gardens, the home team has dominated SRH, having won 7 of the 10 matches played at this venue, with SRH registering wins in 3 matches.
The rivalry got a bit spiced up during the last edition when the two sides met three times during the course of the tournament, including the final in Chennai, with KKR winning all the matches.
One of the highlights of the Kolkata vs Hyderabad rivalry last year was the send-off given by Harshit Rana to Mayank Agrawal, for which Rana was reprimanded by the BCCI, with KKR winning the matches by the barest margin.
Another moment that caught everyone’s attention was the dismissal of Travis Head by Mitchell Starc in the final between Kolkata and Hyderabad, which cost Hyderabad the chance of winning another IPL trophy
KKR vs SRH Head-to-Head Records: Last 5 matches
The Kolkata vs Hyderabad rivalry is 28 matches old, where KKR has the upper hand with 19 wins while SRH has won 9 games.
KKR vs SRH Head-to-Head Records- Result of the last 5 games:
- Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 runs
- Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
- Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 23 runs
- Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
Conclusion:
The Kolkata vs Hyderabad rivalry may be tilted in favour of Kolkata if we go by the numbers, but it does not paint the true picture of the fierce competition between the two sides.
