IPL 2025: KKR vs SRH Stats & Records at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

The IPL 2025 season will see the first meeting between the IPL 2024 finals, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

Since they have only won one of their first three games, both teams are having difficulty. Both clubs are actually in the bottom three, and KKR, the reigning champions, are far from the top of the standings. Additionally, both sides are recovering from defeats in their last games.

Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar caused most of the damage in the powerplay, which gave KKR a terrible start to their most recent match against MI. However, Ashwani Kumar, a debutante, had the day. Ashwani crushed KKR to the ground with the finest bowling stats of any Indian player in his IPL debut. A meagre chase of 117 was completed by Suryakumar Yadav, while Ryan Rickelton scored a fifty in the chase.

SRH’s game versus DC similarly featured a batting collapse in the opening innings. In the powerplay, Mitchell Starc dominated SRH’s renowned batting, and the uncapped Aniket Verma was forced to deftly navigate the collapse with an aggressive strategy. After the lower middle order was removed by Kuldeep Yadav, Starc returned to finish his fifer. With a 50 from 27 balls, Faf du Plessis helped the Capitals get into the chase.

IPL Records and Stats at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

This surface is known to help spinners and it is an advantage that KKR have exploited over the years. Recently, this topic was in the news after KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane got into a tussle with the chief curator.

Key Player Battles in Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Match 15 of IPL 2025:

1. Heinrich Klaasen vs Varun Chakravarthy

Chakravarthy has been instrumental to KKR’s recent success, and Klaasen is among the most dangerous spin hitters in the world. In the past, Klaasen has mostly managed to come out on top in this battle. Chakravarthy has bowled 20 balls to Klaasen and the Protea has managed 35 runs for one wicket off them at an average of 35 and a strike rate of 175.

2. Quinton de Kock vs Mohammed Shami

Both players are arguably in need of form at the moment. So far though, the Indian has had an edge over the southpaw from South Africa in the IPL. De Kock has made 54 runs in 36 balls at a strike rate of 150 while being dismissed thrice at an average of 18.