On Thursday, April 3, at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by a commanding 80-run margin in Match 15 of the 2025 Indian Premier League. The reigning champions defeated the Orange Army for the fifth time in a row.
Following Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine, KKR was led to a decent position by the captain, Ajinkya Rahane (38 off 27), and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (50 off 32). Rinku Singh (32* off 17) and Venkatesh Iyer (60 off 29) continued the trend, as KKR’s innings ended at 200/6. For SRH, Mohammed Shami (1/29) was the most notable bowler.
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Travis Head all left SRH for single-digit scores. Only 120 runs could be scored by SRH in 16.4 overs. Heinrich Klaasen, the wicketkeeper-batter, had the highest score of 33 off 21 deliveries. In the end, Varun Chakravarthy and Vaibhav Arora both took three wickets.
Key Moments from KKR vs SRH, Match 15 of IPL 2025
1. Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s proactive half-century lays platform for KKR
20-year-old Raghuvanshi came into bat in the third over, with his side two down inside the third over. Ever since the youngster registered his first boundary on his seventh delivery, he played a minimal number of dot deliveries thereafter, rotating the strike whenever he could not stroke the ball to the boundary. Raghuvanshi’s enterprising fifty came off just 30 deliveries and comprised five fours and two sixes.
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Young #AngkrishRaghuvanshi brought up his 2nd #TATAIPL fifty with a display of sublime strokeplay!
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2. SRH top-order blown away with minimal contribution
Pursuing a stiff target of 201, SRH lost their top three batters by the first delivery of the third over itself. All three of the wickets were caught by fielders, reducing the tourists to a woeful score of 9/3 in 2.1 overs against a buoyant KKR outfit.
Another one bites the dust!
Dre Russ strikes as #NitishReddy makes his way back & #SRH are in deep trouble!
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1st ball
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3. Ajinkya Rahane plucks screamer to dismiss Ishan Kishan
An athletic grab by Rahane at cover was the end of Kishan. A flashy cover drive was destined for the boundary. However, the right-handed Rahane moved across promptly to his left to hang on to a stunning grab to get rid of the southpaw on a low score.
Rapid Rahane, Rampant #KKR
A superb catch to highlight a dream start for KKR in the field
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