Okay, folks! That is it from this match between SRH and KKR. Mumbai Indians face Punjab Kings in a crucial IPL 2025 clash tomorrow (Monday). Do join us for the game as the winner of the contest will finish in top-two of the points table. Untill then, goodbye!

Eshan Malinga gets the wicket of Harshit Rana and that is the victory for SunRisers Hyderabad. They win this game by 110 runs. Coming to the wicket, it was an off-cutter from Malinga and Harshit Rana hit it high in the air. Malinga went under the ball and fumbled a bit before managing to the take the catch on the second attempt.

SRH 278/3 (20)

KKR 168 (18.4)

Vaibhav Arora is run-out! That is lethargic and careless running from Vaibhav and he pays the price of it. He got hit on the back pad by the Unadkat delivery and didn’t notice there was a single. Harshit Rana pushed for it but Vaibhav was simply loose while running. Unadkat took a chance and he managed to find the stumps at non-striker’s end with Vaibhav failing to make it there in time.

KKR 162/9 (17.4)

Jaydev Unadkat has taken his third wicket. It was a slower bouncer bowled outside off-stump by Unadkat and Manish Pandey found Abhinav Manohar at deep mid-wicket. SRH are only two wickets away from a victory here. 

KKR 162/8 (17.3)

The duo of Harshal Patel and Manish Pandey have added 50 runs for the 8th wicket in only 19 balls. This has been an impressive partnership but it has come too late for KKR. The match is already over for them. They need an improbable 118 in 18 balls.

KKR 161/7 (17)

Manish Pandey slammed Eshan Malinga for three massive sixes in the over. Malinga kept bowling in his arc and Pandey made sure it deserved the right treatment. A total of 21 runs came off the over. Only if the equation matters, KKR need 128 in 24 balls. 

KKR 151/7 (16)

That was a peach of a delivery from Harsh Dubey. What a wonderful way from him to take his revenge! Ramandeep Singh smashed the spinner for two consecutive sixes before being outplayed by this stunner. It was bowled at leg stump. The ball straightened turned from there and hit the leg stump.

KKR 110/7 (13.5)

A six comes after a long time for KKR. Harsh Dubey flighted it in the air and Ramandeep Singh hit it down the ground for a six. Dubey gives it flight again and Ramandeep smashes another one down the ground for another six. 2 in 2!

KKR 110/6 (13.4)

Eshan Malinga has struck again. He has dismissed Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Smart bowling from from Malinga. He bowled an off-cutter outside off-stump and Raghuvanshi pulled it right into the hands of Nitish Reddy at deep mid-wicket.

KKR 95/6 (12.2)

Harsh Dubey conceded 7 runs in his third over. The spinner has conceded only 20 runs in his three overs so far, while picking two wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders need 184 runs in 48 balls.

KKR 95/5 (12)

No hat-trick for Harsh Dubey as Angkrish Raghuvanshi started the over with a solid defence. Only five runs came in the over. Kolkata Knight Riders need 198 runs in 60 balls. This match has already slipped out of their hands. They could only try to take this as deep as possible.

KKR 81/5 (10)

Nitish Reddy was handed the ball and he conceded six runs in his first over. It included five singles and a wide. Both Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Manish Pandey were happy by rotating the strike in the over as KKR copped two blows in the last over. Kolkata Knight Riders need 203 runs in 66 balls.

KKR 76/5 (9)

Two wickets in two balls for Harsh Dubey! He dismissed Rinku Singh and Andre Russell on the final two balls of his first over. He will be on a hat-trick while coming in to bowl his next over. Rinku hit it right into the hands of the fielder at deep mid-wicket while Russell was caught plumb in front of the stumps.

KKR 70/5 (8)

Quinton de Kock is OUT! It was a full toss from Eshan Malinga and de Kock hit it into the hands of the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Umpire gave it out but de Kock decided to review it only to find out that the height of the ball was fine. There was a massive delay during the DRS due to some technical challenge and that halted the play for around 10 minutes. Kolkata Knight Riders need 218 runs in 79 balls.

KKR 61/3 (6.5)

Jaydev Unadkat strikes again! Ajinkya Rahane is not lucky this time. It the off-cutter again that does the trick for Unadkat! Rahane tried to play the ball on the leg side from a distance and ended up getting a top-edge high in the air. Abhishek Sharma at cover settled and took the catch comfortably. Rahane is gone for 15 off 8 balls.

KKR 55/2 (5.3)

Ajinkya Rahane survived twice in the last two balls of Harshal Patel’s first over. He first mishit a delivery in the air but Pat Cummins failed to take the really tough catch while running backwards from mid-off. Rahane then missed a delivery and got hit on the back foot. As the SRH players appealed for an LBW, there was also a chance to run Rahane out, but the throw missed the stumps. SRH went upstairs to have a check for LBW and Rahane was not out there too. 

KKR 50/1 (5)

Sunil Narine is OUT! Jaydev Unadkat has bowled an off-cutter and Narine missed to spot it. He went for his shot early and the ball hit his stumps. Narine is out after scoring 31 runs off 16 balls. KKR are one down.

KKR 37/1 (3.3)

Pat Cummins has failed to contain runs and has leaked 25 runs in his two overs. He was hit for a six and a four by Sunil Narine in this over. The six was hit over the deep square leg while the four went through backward point region.

KKR 32/0 (3)

Jaydev Unadkat bowled the second over of the innings and he conceded only 7 runs in it. It was a really good over, considering it has been bowled in the powerplay that too on this track, which has nothing for the bowlers.

KKR 20/0 (2)

A fuller ball from Pat Cummins and Sunil Narine flicks it over deep square leg for a six. Narine went across on the leg side and Cummins followed him, but in vain. It went over the fielder in the deep for the second six of the over. 13 runs came off the over.

KKR 13/0 (1)

A fuller ball from Pat Cummins and Sunil Narine has slammed it down the ground for a six. The ball just crosses the boundary ropes as it went really flat. Narine’s knock will have a big say in this game for KKR as he plays a crucial role in providing flying starts to the side.

Pat Cummins has the new ball in hand. Quinton de Kock is on the strike, Sunil Narine is at the other end. Here we go… Cummins starts with a back of a length ball on the body of de Kock and the batter plays it on the leg side for a single. 

That the end of 20 overs of carnage from Sunrisers Hyderabad. They have posted 278 for 3, the third highest total ever in IPL history. All the top four scores belong to them only. This team is a nightmare for the bowlers and they stood up to the expectations tonight. Klaasen scored 105 runs off just 39 balls with the help of 7 fours and 9 sixes.

SRH 278/3 (20)

Heinrich Klaasen has slammed his second IPL century in 37 balls. He has become the joint third-fastest player to reach the mark in the tournament’s history. What a knock this is from the wicketkeeper-batter of SRH! This is incredible.

SRH 261/3 (19)

Ishan Kishan is GONE! It was a bouncer delivery outside off-stump and Kishan found the player in the deep. He is out for 29 runs off 20 balls. SRH have 9 balls remaining in this game. They need 30 runs more to break their own record of highest IPL total. An extremely tough ask it is even on this belter track.

SRH 258/3 (18.3)

17 runs came off the over from Andre Russell. Ishan Kishan slammed a four before Heinrich Klaasen hit a six and a four in the over. Klaasen is extremely close to his second IPL century. He is batting on 98 off 36 balls. 

SRH 254/2 (18)

A lower full toss from Anrich Nortje and Ishan Kishan has beautifully flicked it over the deep mid-wicket for a six. 15 runs came off the over. Nortje has leaked 43 runs in his three overs so far. SRH could even post a new highest total in IPL history, surpassing their own record of 287/3 vs RCB (IPL 2024).  

SRH 219/2 (16)

The 200 has come up for SRH in the 15th over. It has come a little late for the side, according to how they were going when Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen were firing on all cylinders. However, SRH still have 5 overs left and this means that they are set to post a massive total on the board tonight.

SRH 204/2 (15)

Vaibhav Arora conceded 12 runs in his third over. He continues to stay expensive. Ishan Kishan hit the pacer for a four through the gap between the short third and backward point. The over also had four wides. SRH are only some hits away from crossing the 200-run mark. 

SRH 187/2 (14)

Here is a big relief for KKR! The partnership for the second wicket has been broken. Narine has claimed the wicket of Travis Head. He found the fielder at long-off. Head is out for 76 runs off 40 balls. That is also the second wicket for Narine.

SRH 175/2 (12.4) 

If one thought that the 26-ball fifty from Travis Head was a fiery knock, what would they call to this Heinrich Klaasen innings! The right-handed batter slammed Harshit Rana for a four and two consecutive sixes, racing to his half-century in just 17 balls. 18 runs came off the over. Forget 200, it seems SRH would easily cross the 250-run mark.

SRH 174/1 (12)

Nothing seems to be stopping the duo of Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen. Andre Russell was handed the ball and he too ended up leaking runs. 17 runs came off it. Head started the over with a four before Klaasen smashed a massive six down the ground. Head then hit another four to make it a big over.

SRH 156/1 (11)

Boundaries are flowing at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. Varun Chakaravarthy has been hit for 20 runs in his second over. Travis Head slammed the spinner for a six while Heinrich Klaasen smashed the spinner for three fours.

SRH 139/1 (10)

Sunil Narine has become the individual bowler with most wickets for a team in men’s T20 cricket. He got there with the wicket of Abhishek Sharma. Narine now stands at 209 wickets for KKR. He has surpassed Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), who has 208 scalps to his credit.

SRH 119/1 (9)

A short ball from Varun Chakaravarthy and Travis Head has smoked it for a six over the deep mid-wicket. He races to his half-century with it. The southpaw gets there in just 26 balls. It also sees SRH cross the mark of 100 runs in just 7.2 overs.

SRH 101/1 (7.2)

SRH have made a change in their batting line-up. Heinrich Klaasen, who comes in at number 4, has been promoted to the number 3 position. It is the last match for SRH in IPL 2025 and maybe they would want to test a new order before coming for the next season.

SRH 93/1 (7)

Abhishek Sharma is GONE! Sunil Narine had the last laugh after conceding two sixes to the southpaw. Abhishek found Rinku Singh at deep mid-wicket. He departs for 32 off 16 balls. SRH are one down and Narine once again provides KKR a crucial breakthrough.

SRH 92/1 (6.5)

Abhishek Sharma has slammed Sunil Narine for a six over the cow corner and that is the six number 100 for the southpaw in IPL. He follows it with another six. This time over the extra cover. Abhishek is toying with Narine at the moment.

SRH 92/0 (6.4)

13 runs came off Harshit Rana’s second over. This phase was truly dominated by SRH. They scored 79 runs in it and most importantly didn’t lose any wicket. This is some terrific batting from the duo of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma.

SRH 79/0 (6)

Such has been the attack from Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma that even an 11-run over from Anrich Nortje looks economical at this point. Abhishek slammed two fours in the over from Nortje. SRH have one more over left in the first powerplay.

SRH 66/0 (5)

Harshit Rana was brought into the attack in place of Anrich Nortje and he was hit for 14 runs. Travis Head is in some ferocious mood tonight. He slammed the pacer for three fours in the over. Head is currently batting on 38 off 16 balls. The over also saw SRH crossing the mark of 50.

SRH 55/0 (4)

Boundaries are flowing here at Arun Jaitley Stadium and all one could see is runs, runs and runs! Travis Head seems to be making up for the entire season. He smashed Vaibhav Arora for two sixes and a four in the over that fetched a total of 19 runs.

SRH 41/0 (3)

Anrich Nortje leaked 20 runs in his first over. He was hit for a six and two fours while another boundary went through byes. Vaibhav Arora started this innings with an economical over but SRH didn’t take much time to put their foot on the accelerator pedal.

SRH 22/0 (2)

1.2 – That is the first of the many that we are set to witness tonight! It was a short ball from Anrich Nortje and Travis Head pulled it over the deep square leg for a six. The ball had good speed of over 141 kmph and Head slammed is powerfully for the biggie into the crowd. 

That was a superb start from Vaibhav Arora. He bowled to Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma and managed to keep it an economical over. Only two singles came off it. Anrich Nortje will bowl the next over. Let’s see how he fares on this batting paradise.

SRH 2/0 (1)

Abhishek Sharma is on the strike, Travis Head is at the other end. Vaibhav Arora will be bowling the first over. Here we go…

As per the analysis done by Deep Dasgupta and Varun Aaron ahead of the match, the pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium that is on offer tonight is a batting paradise. The spinners can have a say at the middle of the innings while the fast bowlers have to be precise with their line and lengths to make an impact. The ball is expected to stay low at times.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Mohammad Shami, Harsh Dubey, Sachin Baby, Zeeshan Ansari, Simarjeet Singh.

Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs: Anukul Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy

“Was looking to bowl first either way. The teams that chased in the last two games won at this venue, and they chased things down quite easily. Playing after 18 days feels like a challenge, but just trying to focus in the practice session. We know everyone is going home after this game, so we are just trying to play to win and play to entertain. We had our moments this season, it is all about accepting the mistakes and learning from the good things. It is about playing for the fans, playing for pride. Agkrish has been fantastic, he is an opening batter but he has adapted to playing at 4 or 5. I hope he builds from this and gets to represent India as well. He has been working hard and he could have a bright future ahead of him. No changes, we are playing after 18 days so not really sure about the team,” said KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane.

“Will bat first, looks like a good wicket. We’ve just clicked, the bowlers have been sharp and the batters have played to potential. Always hope to find momentum early, the good thing is we know we can keep this squad going forward. We have played well last 3-4 games, will try to find that consistency. Same team as the last game,” said SRH captain Pat Cummins.

SunRisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins has won the toss and opted to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders in their final IPL 2025 game. This is a good pitch to bat on at Delhi’s Arun Jaitely Stadium and SRH will do what they do the best, that is batting!

The biggest flop for KKR has been their Rs 23.75 crore call back of Venkatesh Iyer. 142 runs in 11 matches and if one removes 60 scored in a single game, then the MP cricketer’s tally would be a mere 82 runs from 10 games. Add to it, he doesn’t even bowl now and owners Shah Rukh Khan and Jay Mehta can’t be faulted if they have some tough questions from CEO Venky Mysore on Iyer’s exorbitant price tag. There is a tendency for a lot of teams to hide behind the veneer of “auction dynamic”, a term used to justify illogical buys. Iyer’s purchase fits in that category.

This game is a dead rubber that won’t stop the two teams from trying to win one last time and finishing on a happy note before the mandarins of both teams go back to the drawing board and take stock of what all went wrong during the season. 

SunRisers Hyderabad would like to finish this season on a winning note and their formidable batting line-up comprising Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Aniket Verma would like to feast on a batting paradise at the Arun Jaitely Stadium. Head has had a poor season and he too would love to end it on the positive note with an impactful knock.

SRH will start as favourites, having thrashed a fancied RCB by 42 runs on Friday night and will be more than game-ready unlike KKR, which last took the field against CSK on May 7 at the Eden Gardens. SRH’s batting seems to be getting back the touch of how they started the season before the firepower fading away.

Kolkata Knight Riders will have little motivation left when they take on another ousted outfit Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last league game in Delhi. Call it irony, when KKR and SRH played their last match of the 2024 IPL, it was the grand finale where Shreyas Iyer’s team had trumped Pat Cummins’ men in a one-sided match. On Sunday however, both sides will only have bragging rights there for the taking with at best a sixth place finish in the offing. Cricket is such a great leveller!

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