Kolkata, India – Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) dey face off for IPL 2025 match wey dem dey call serious. As di game dey happen for Eden Gardens, both teams dey fight for better position after dem don lose plenty matches. KKR sit for last position while SRH dey eighth, and dem both wan break di losing streak today.
Di pitch for Eden Gardens don come under scrutiny since after KKR lose to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) wey dem chase down 175 runs with ease. KKR don cry say dem want turning pitch, but di pitch curator, Sujan Mukherjee, no agree. Di situation dey pressure KKR as dem try to show say dem get better bowling attack, but di recent performance no dey help dem.
Former players wey don shine for other teams be like Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Phil Salt, and Mitchell Starc don dey vex KKR fans, wey dey ask wetin happen to their current squad. Starc don show say him fit perform well with di five wickets he collect against SRH recently. KKR missing Anrich Nortje wey dey injured, and Venkatesh Iyer no dey form, make di challenge hard for dem.
For SRH side, dem dey plan to change their batting strategy after dem start di season wey dem score record 286 runs, but since then, dem don struggle to reach 200 runs, suffering collapses against Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals. Pat Cummins and Mohammed Shami dey lead di bowling side for SRH, and dem fit create serious problems for KKR for dis important match.
As di tension dey high for di match, every team need to win today. KKR get di plan to use their spinners to their advantage, while SRH dey tinker with their batting to get back on track. Dis matchup fit decide numerous things for di rest of di tournament.
Di team lineup for both sides be as follows:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (w), Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Wiaan Mulder, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Eshan Malinga, Simarjeet Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Rahul Chahar, Atharva Taide.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Moeen Ali, Rovman Powell, Mayank Markande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya.
As di first over don finish, KKR don score 7 runs. Mohammed Shami dey bowl well, surrendering only two runs while di extras don add five runs to their score. Dem start di match cautiously, but kwikly dey look for ways to accelerate di runs.
In di next few overs, Ajinkya Rahane dey shine for KKR, driving di team forward after dem suffer early setbacks. Him performance na crucial as him dey lead from di front. Di pressure to perform na heavy weight, as di fans dey hope sey KKR fit turn tings around today.
Both teams know sey this match dey important, and dem go put everything on di line as dem dey play for their season. Dis match fit show wetin dem fit achieve, and fans dey eager to see how di action unfold.
