KKR Win By 80 Runs | KKR vs SRH IPL 2025 Highlights: Venkatesh Iyer, Bowlers Shine as Defending Champions Return to Winning Ways in Style

Andre Russell has dismissed Harshal Patel and KKR have won this contest by 80 runs! What an all-round performance this has been by the defending champions as they register their first win at home and second overall this season! KKR also continue their good form against Sunrisers Hyderabad. This win will give KKR a lot of confidence as they bounce back from that loss to Mumbai Indians a few days ago. It has been a great outing for Ajinkya Rahane who have ticked a number of boxes en route to this win. Sunrisers Hyderabad on the other hand, have now lost their third match in a row and they need some serious rethinking to do. Their explosive top-order flopped once again and the rest of the batting followed. On the field, they were sloppy as well as they allowed KKR to post a good total after keeping things relatively tight in the first 10 overs. Earlier, KKR seemed to be eyeing a score of around 180 with them being 122/4 in 15 overs. Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored his second IPL fifty and it needed a big finish from the defending champions to post a fighting score. And Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh did just that. KKR's most expensive signing smashed 60 runs off just 29 balls while Rinku Singh struck 32 off 17 as the defending champions scored 78 runs in the last five overs to score 200/6. With the ball in hand, it was Vaibhav Arora (3/29) and Harshit Rana (1/15) who set the tone earlier as they sent back SRH's explosive top-order in the hut in quick time and Varun Chakaravarthy then made his presence felt with figures of 3/22. SRH were 9/3 at one stage and they never looked to be in any sort of control in this run-chase. Heinrich Klaasen tried hard with 33 runs but his dismissal was the final nail in the coffin for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Andre Russell also picked up two wickets while Sunil Narine got one. KKR next take on LSG on April 8 at the same venue in an afternoon match while SRH next head home to host Gujarat Titans on April 6.

OUT! Two wickets in two balls for Varun Chakaravarthy as he dismisses Simarjeet Singh, going past his defenses. KKR are one wicket away from a big win here. He is on a hat-trick! Simarjeet Singh b Varun Chakaravarthy 0(1)

OUT! Sunrisers Hyderabad lose yet another wicket and it is Varun Chakaravarthy who has dismissed the captain. Pat Cummins has found the fielder in the deep. KKR on a roll. Pat Cummins c Harshit Rana b Varun Chakaravarthy 14(15)

OUT! Vaibhav Arora might just have delivered the knockout blow to SRH as he dismisses Heinrich Klaasen! The right-hander did not read the slower delivery and handed Moeen Ali a simple catch. KKR continue to dent SRH further and the visitors are in deep trouble. Heinrich Klaasen c Moeen Ali b Vaibhav Arora 33(21)

Heinrich Klaasen is key for Sunrisers Hyderabad as the chase heads into the last six overs. KKR on the other hand, will look to get him out as soon as possible. We are in for a great finish to this match!

KKR are clearly on top here with Sunrisers Hyderabad scoring 84 runs while losing six wickets in 12 overs. Heinrich Klaasen and Pat Cummins are out in the middle and the required run rate is 14. The pressure is on SRH.

OUT! Varun Chakaravarthy has inducted himself into the wickets column and he has taken the wicket of Aniket Verma! The right-hander, who did well in the last match, has found the fielder in the deep as he attempted to hit a boundary. KKR are all over SRH. Aniket Verma c Venkatesh Iyer b Varun Chakaravarthy 6(6)

OUT! Sunil Narine is into the wickets column and he has dismissed Kamindu Mendis! The left-hander attempted a big shot but found the fielder in the deep. Sunrisers Hyderabad slump into deeper trouble. Kamindu Mendis c (sub)Anukul Roy b Narine 27(20)

Heinrich Klaasen and Kamindu Mendis will look to build a partnership here. KKR have the momentum and the defending champions will hope to get one or two more wickets here, ideally that of Heinrich Klaasen.

OUT! Andre Russell strikes and he has dismissed Nitish Kumar Reddy! After conceding 10 runs off the first two balls, he has bounced back as Nitish Kumar Reddy finds Sunil Narine while hitting a big shot. Sunrisers Hyderabad slide into further trouble. Nitish Reddy c Sunil Narine b Andre Russell 19(15)

Sunrisers Hyderabad have scored 33/3 in the powerplay and KKR will be pretty happy with how things have transpired so far. They will look to continue putting pressure on Sunrisers Hyderabad here while Nitish Kumar Reddy and Kamindu Mendis, who have looked to rebuild this chase, will hope to continue and play the big shots gradually.

Sunrisers Hyderabad are 14/3  after four overs. All eyes will be on Nitish Kumar Reddy and Kamindu Mendis as they aim to rebuilt this run-chase. Meanwhile, KKR will look to continue the good work they have done so far.

OUT! Vaibhav Arora is back into the attack and he has struck once again! And what a catch it was from Ajinkya Rahane at cover! Ishan Kishan drilled this through the cover but did not keep it down and Ajinkya Rahane did superbly to take that catch. KKR are dominating SRH here. Another failure for Ishan Kishan. Ishan Kishan c Ajinkya Rahane b Vaibhav Arora 2(5)

OUT! Harshit Rana has struck now and it is Abhishek Sharma, who has to depart! The left-hander swung hard at that away going delivery but got an edge with Venkatesh Iyer taking the catch in the slip cordon. KKR are off to a very good start and Sunrisers Hyderabad are down and out early!

OUT! Vaibhav Arora has struck and he has dismissed Travis Head! The left-hander, after hitting a four first ball, has skied one and Harshit Rana has done well to take the catch. KKR have a big wicket early on and it is a massive blow. Sunrisers Hyderabad's Impact Player has been dismissed and KKR are off to a flying start with the ball. Travis Head c Harshit Rana b Vaibhav Arora 4(2)

KKR have scored 200 runs off their 20 overs and they will be pleased with this effort. It did not look for a while that the 200-run mark could be achieved but Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh turned the game around in the final few overs with the former scoring 60 runs off just 29 balls. Rinku Singh also got 32 runs off 17 balls. Earlier, Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored a half-century as well. KKR will be happy and will look to have a good start with the ball to put pressure on Sunrisers Hyderabad! We will be back with the chase shortly!

OUT! Harshal Patel has dismissed Venkatesh Iyer with Aniket Verma taking a good catch near the boundary. The ball went very very high and the youngster did well to keep his eyes on it and grab it in the end. A big wicket this! Venkatesh Iyer c Aniket Verma b Harshal Patel 60(29)

FIFTY for Venkatesh Iyer and it has come off 25 balls! The left-hander has played a spectacular knock here and KKR have come close to the 200-run mark thanks to him and his partnership with Rinku Singh (31* off 16), who has been fascinating as well.

Kolkata Knight Riders are getting a much-needed move on here with Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh accelerating in the last two overs. Both the batters now will have their sights set on attaining the 200-run mark. Can they get it?

Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh will look to finish on a high. Four overs remain and with 134 runs already, they will look to add at least 50 more to challenge Sunrisers Hyderabad later on.