There was a low attendance at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata for the 15th IPL 2025 match between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Even though the crowd loved the power hitting of Rinku Singh (32* off 17), Venkatesh Iyer (60 off 29), and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (50 off 32), the stadium appeared shockingly deserted. Social media was used by a lot of fans to voice their worries about this problem.
Some fans thought it was because of KKR’s performance in their last two games, while others conjectured that it was because of higher ticket prices. However, it is uncommon for an IPL game to be played without any spectators, particularly.
Eden Gardens, which is famous for packing the stadium with fervent supporters from throughout the state.
After being set to chase 201, SRH was unable to get going against the hosts’ outstanding bowling, making the current match between KKR and SRH a one-sided contest. First, KKR’s potent middle-order batting proved too much for the SRH bowlers, who gave up a huge total. The squad battled hard in the chase, and later the batters failed. Notably, Pat Cummins, the captain of SRH, won the toss and chose to bowl first.
In the second innings, Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana quickly dismissed the visitors’ top-order batsmen when they came to bat. Taking three quick wickets, the bowlers destroyed the batting from both ends. At 9 for 3, SRH was reeling in 2.1 overs. The KKR bowlers continued to make progress at regular intervals and never let their opponents recover, despite the middle-order hitters’ subsequent attempts to form partnerships.
Newcomer Kamindu Mendis received a lifeline early in the innings and went on to score 27 runs off 20 balls, including two sixes and one boundary. He and Heinrich Klaasen (33 off 21) were the only other batters who were able to score more than 20 runs, though. The home team eventually won by an overwhelming 80-run margin to record their second victory of the year.
So many empty seats in Eden Gardens? Is it some sort of revenge/protest from fans against CAB curator.#KKRvsSRH #KKRvSRH pic.twitter.com/QiAEIio2DW
— K Uday (@udayvardhan_k) April 3, 2025
The Eden Gardens looks empty today. What’s the reason?#KKRvsSRH #Sportcoin @teamball2hall
— Manish Agrawal (@theindia_united) April 3, 2025
Why Eden gardens sm stands looks so empty..is everyone feels this season is so boring
#KKRvsSRH— SKR (@losmaven) April 3, 2025
So, Eden Gardens (KKR) increased the price of Tickets & the result is Half Empty Eden Gardens. This is how you respond
Don’t go to the stadium because of these exuberant prices, let them suffer & they’ll drop the price eventually.
All other Team fans should learn #KKRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/kAc5ts1Cqa— WTF Cricket (@CricketWtf) April 3, 2025
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