The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is heating up, and Match 15 promises an intense battle as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Both teams are coming off disappointing performances and will be desperate for a win to get their campaign back on track.
Match: KKR vs SRH, Match 15, IPL 2025
Date: April 3, 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30 PM IST | 02:00 PM GMT
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Live Streaming: Jio Cinema, Star Sports Network
Total Matches: 28
KKR Wins: 19
SRH Wins: 9
Last Season’s Record: KKR won all three matches against SRH in IPL 2024.
The pitch at Eden Gardens is a batting-friendly surface, offering good bounce and pace for stroke play. The average first-innings score at this venue in IPL games is around 170-180 runs. Spinners could come into play in the latter half of the innings.
Temperature: 34°C
Humidity: 42%
Conditions: Clear skies with a possibility of dew in the second innings, making chasing preferable.
Sunil Narine
Quinton de Kock (wk)
Ajinkya Rahane (c)
Rinku Singh
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Venkatesh Iyer
Andre Russell
Ramandeep Singh
Spencer Johnson
Harshit Rana
Varun Chakravarthy
Abhishek Sharma
Travis Head
Ishan Kishan
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Heinrich Klaasen (wk)
Aniket Verma
Pat Cummins (c)
Abhinav Manohar
Zeeshan Ansari
Harshal Patel
Mohammed Shami
Wicket-Keepers:
Quinton de Kock
Heinrich Klaasen
Ishan Kishan
Batters:
Travis Head
Ajinkya Rahane
All-Rounders:
Sunil Narine
Andre Russell
Abhishek Sharma
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Bowlers:
Pat Cummins
Varun Chakravarthy
Captain: Abhishek Sharma
Vice-Captain: Quinton de Kock
Wicket-Keepers:
Quinton de Kock
Heinrich Klaasen
Ishan Kishan
Batters:
Travis Head
Ajinkya Rahane
All-Rounders:
Sunil Narine
Andre Russell
Abhishek Sharma
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Bowlers:
Pat Cummins
Varun Chakravarthy
Captain: Travis Head
Vice-Captain: Sunil Narine
Both teams are coming off losses and will be desperate to get back to winning ways. However, SRH has a better-balanced squad and strong overseas players like Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen, who can take advantage of the batting-friendly conditions. KKR, on the other hand, is struggling with form and lacks consistency in their middle order.
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