Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad LIVE Score, IPL 2025: Amid Eden Garden’s Pitch Row, Ajinkya Rahane’s KKR Desperate For Win vs SRH

IPL 2025 KKR vs SRH LIVE Score© BCCI

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Live Updates, IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL 2025 match on Thursday at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Amid all the concerns regarding the pitch, KKR roped-in all-rounder Moeen Ali in their Playing XI, in the place of pacer Spencer Johnson. On the other hand, SRH have named Kamindu Mendis and Simrajeet Singh in the Playing XI. The finalists of IPL 2024 are currently struggling in the ongoing season. Defending champions KKR are at the bottom of the points table with two losses in three games. SRH, on the other hand, have similar points but are at the eighth spot. (Live Scorecard)

IPL 2025 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Live Updates, straight from Eden Gardens, Kolkata:

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April03202519:20 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: Why no Travis Head?

Pat Cummins left everyone shocked at the toss after he announced that explosive batter Travis Head is not a part of SRH’s first Playing XI. SRH have handed the IPL debut cap to all-rounder Kamindu Mendis. Head is highly likely to come as the impact substitute in the second innings for SRH and will contribute only with the bat. 

April03202519:18 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: Impact subs of both teams

Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Abhinav Manohar, Jaydev Unadkat, Travis Head, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder

Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs: Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell Luvnith Sisodia.

April03202519:12 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: KKR’s Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ramandeep Singh

April03202519:12 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: No Travis Head in SRH’s 1st XI

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Kamindu Mendis, Simarjeet Singh, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari

April03202519:11 (IST)

IPL 2025 Live: Here’s what Ajinkya Rahane said at the toss

“Looks good, I’m really happy with the pitch, we were also bowling first. It will suit our spinners, at home, you should get what you want, but we’ll need to assess the situation quickly with the bat. We sat together, discussed how we can get better, but this is a long tournament and it was one bad day. Moeen Ali comes in place of Spencer Johnson. Regardless of all plans, we’ll have to come out and do well in the middle,” said Ajinkya Rahane. 

April03202519:08 (IST)

IPL 2025 Live: Here’s what Pat Cummins said at the toss

“We will bowl. Looks like a good surface, but I’m terrible at reading it. They outplayed us in the final, but a bit of change in both sides. We’ve spoken about our batting, we’ve been at our best while being aggressive, but we can’t be reckless. He has been amazing, doesn’t get unfazed by any situation. Coordination is the key, but we do have a clear idea,” said Pat Cummins. 

April03202519:03 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: Toss

Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2025 match in Kolkata.

April03202518:57 (IST)

IPL 2025 Live: Here’s what Nitish Kumar Reddy said before the match

“Absolutely, last year they showed faith in me, it’s time for me to stand up, perform and make the situation better for the team. Nothing, we’ve been trying too much, just keep it simple like last year. Personally, I was trying too much, just need to keep calm and take the game on, that’s the team plan, as you know, we’re not the team that plays for 140s and 150s, we know the batting style, we might flop some matches, but hopefully we’ll have a better day today, it’s about the 1-2-3 setting up the platform for the rest of the batting group,” said Nitish Kumar Reddy.

April03202518:47 (IST)

KKR vs SRH IPL 2025 Live: KKR’s big names failed

KKR’s big-money re-signing, Venkatesh Iyer, has managed just nine runs from two innings, adding to the team’s woes. Among retained players, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, and Ramandeep Singh have struggled to find their touch. The team’s aggressive batting approach — assuming 200 is the par score on all pitches — has also backfired as a tactical re-evaluation is also the need of the hour before it’s too late.

April03202518:46 (IST)

IPL 2025 Live: Pitch report

“62m and 64m square boundaries with the straight boundary at 75m. The pockets aren’t too big either, at 69m and 70m respectively. A pretty good surface, it’s really firm and well put together, well grassed. But there is an area where there are some spots which can be worked out by the spinners. You can bowl a full length, hit those spots and get some spin with the new ball as well. 100% chase if you win the toss, a hot day at around 35 degrees, dew could come in and make the ball skid,” reckon Pommie Mbangwa and Eoin Morgan, in their pitch report.

April03202518:46 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: Mitchell Starc’s absence hurting KKR

Mitchell Starc’s departure has particularly hurt KKR, as their pace attack appears toothless in his absence. To compound the frustration, Starc registered a match-winning 5/35 for DC against SRH in their last outing — the Aussie’s first T20 five-wicket haul and the best bowling figures of the season so far. Australian pacer Spencer Johnson, brought in to replace Starc, has failed to impress, while Anrich Nortje remains sidelined with a back injury.

April03202518:36 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: All eyes on Mohammed Shami

The pace duo of Pat Cummins and Mohammed Shami could pose a significant threat at Eden Gardens, where the India senior pacer, who represents Bengal at the domestic level, will be keen to make an impact in familiar conditions. With both teams looking to turn their campaigns around, it promises to be a high-stakes battle where adaptability to conditions could be the deciding factor.

April03202518:24 (IST)

KKR vs SRH IPL 2025 Live: SRH aim to bounce back

Sunrisers Hyderabad, after a record-breaking 286/6 in their season opener, have struggled to breach the 200-run mark in their last two games. Their ultra-attacking batting approach has led to collapses against Lucknow Super Giants (190/9) and Delhi Capitals (163 all out), resulting in consecutive defeats. Pat Cummins’ side will also need to reassess the strategy as they look to avenge their loss in last season’s IPL final.

April03202518:23 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: KKR’s inconsistent squad

Beyond the pitch, Kolkata Knight Riders’ squad composition has raised questions following the mega auction. Their batting and bowling units have looked out of sync, with key players failing to deliver. Their batters have failed to deliver a strong performance while the case is same with their bowlers as well. 

April03202518:11 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: KKR eyeing pitch to favour spinners

Varun Chakravarthy, one of their key spinners, leaked 45 runs in that match. While Mukherjee defended his stance, CAB president Snehasish Ganguly has since been closely inspecting the pitch alongside the curator, hinting at a possible shift in approach for KKR’s upcoming home matches.

April03202518:07 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: Pressure on CAB

The focus has now shifted to the Eden Gardens pitch, which has come under scrutiny after KKR’s seven-wicket defeat to RCB. The Cricket Association of Bengal has been under pressure to produce a track that aids KKR’s spin-heavy attack, comprising Sunil Narine, Moeen Ali and Varun Chakravarthy.

April03202518:04 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: Eden Gardens’ pitch under scanner

KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane had initially downplayed concerns surrounding his team following a heavy defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the season opener, insisting there was “no need to panic”. However, with two losses in three matches — considering KKR lost just three games across both home and away legs in their triumphant campaign in IPL 2024 — the mood in the camp is slightly muted.

April03202518:02 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: Both teams struggle

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and last season’s finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad find themselves in troubled waters, having lost two of their last three games, and both teams will be desperate to revive their campaigns when they lock horn

April03202517:55 (IST)

KKR vs SRH Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the IPL 2025 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, straight from the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Stay tuned for all the live updates. 

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