In the 15th match of IPL 2025 held at Eden Gardens on 3 April, Kolkata Knight Riders gave a major performance to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 80 runs. After batting in batting, KKR posted a furious total of 200/6, who thanked Angakish Raghuvanshi for half a century and made concrete contribution to Ajinkya Rahe and Rinku Singh. The hosts maintained a strong scoring rate throughout the innings, putting the SRH bowlers under constant pressure. In response, Hyderabad never got its rhythm and collapsed for only 120 runs, in which Vaibhav Arora took three wickets and led the KKR bowling attack. It was a all -round performance from Kolkata, leading him a major victory at home.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Scorecard
1st Inning Kolkata Knight Riders: 200/6 (20 Overs)
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Quinton de Kock † | c Zeeshan Ansari b Cummins | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Sunil Narine | c †Klaasen b Mohammed Shami | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | c †Klaasen b Zeeshan Ansari | 38 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 140.74 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | c Patel b Mendis | 50 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 156.25 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Verma b Patel | 60 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 206.89 |
| Rinku Singh | not out | 32 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 188.23 |
| Andre Russell | run out (†Klaasen) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Extras | (lb 8, w 3) | 11 |
Did not bat: Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Kolkata Knight Riders Fall of wickets:
1-14 (Quinton de Kock, 1.5 ov), 2-16 (Sunil Narine, 2.3 ov), 3-97 (Ajinkya Rahane, 10.6 ov), 4-106 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 12.4 ov), 5-197 (Venkatesh Iyer, 19.3 ov), 6-200 (Andre Russell, 19.6 ov)
Sunrisers Hyderabad Bowling:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Mohammed Shami | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Pat Cummins | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11 |
| Simarjeet Singh | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 11.75 |
| Zeeshan Ansari | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 |
| Harshal Patel | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
2nd Inning Sunrisers Hyderabad: 120/10 (16.4 Overs)
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Travis Head | c Harshit Rana b Arora | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Iyer b Harshit Rana | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ishan Kishan | c Rahane b Arora | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | c Narine b Russell | 19 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 126.66 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c sub (AS Roy) b Narine | 27 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 135 |
| Heinrich Klaasen † | c Ali b Arora | 33 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 157.14 |
| Aniket Verma | c Iyer b Varun | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Pat Cummins (c) | c Harshit Rana b Varun | 14 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 93.33 |
| Harshal Patel | c & b Russell | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Simarjeet Singh | b Varun | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | not out | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Extras | (lb 3, w 5) | 8 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad Fall of wicket:
1-4 (Travis Head, 0.2 ov), 2-9 (Abhishek Sharma, 1.6 ov), 3-9 (Ishan Kishan, 2.1 ov), 4-44 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 6.4 ov), 5-66 (Kamindu Mendis, 9.3 ov), 6-75 (Aniket Verma, 10.4 ov), 7-112 (Heinrich Klaasen, 14.4 ov), 8-114 (Pat Cummins, 15.1 ov), 9-114 (Simarjeet Singh, 15.2 ov), 10-120 (Harshal Patel, 16.4 ov)
Kolkata Knight Riders Bowling:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Vaibhav Arora | 4 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 |
| Harshit Rana | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Andre Russell | 1.4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 12.6 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
Match Information: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders 15th Match
Player Of The Match Award
In the 15th match of IPL 2025 between Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) , young paper Vaibhav Arora was named Man of the Match for his superb bowling performance, which destroyed SRH’s batting lineup. Defending a challenging clan of 200, Arora bowled with accurate and speed, taking 3 important wickets for only 29 runs. His magic not only broke the top order of Hyderabad, but also ensured that he never got closer to the target. Arora’s ability to quickly swing the ball and maintain pressure in his overs played an important role in KKR’s Major 80 -Rana victory, making him well known for his contribution to win his match.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders 15th Match Result IPL 2025
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 80 runs
