Kolkata, April , 2025 – The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) stormed back into IPL 2025 contention with a thunderous 80-run victory over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), climbing from the bottom of the table to an impressive 5th place. It was a complete team performance that saw KKR dominate both bat and ball – and send a strong warning to the rest of the league.
The Knight Riders’ resurgence was powered by Venkatesh Iyer, who smashed a blistering 65 off 42 balls, anchoring KKR’s innings to a strong 200/6. Contributions from Nitish Rana and Andre Russell provided the firepower needed to overwhelm SRH’s bowling unit.
But the real fireworks came with the ball.
Vaibhav Arora was unstoppable, ripping through Hyderabad’s top order with figures of 3/29, and rightly earned the Player of the Match title. SRH crumbled under pressure and were bowled out for just 120, suffering their fifth straight loss against KKR – a record they’d love to forget.
This win marks KKR’s fifth consecutive victory over SRH, and more impressively, makes them the first franchise in IPL history to record 20 wins each against three different teams – a feat that underlines their dominance and historical consistency in the tournament.
🔥 IPL 2025 Points Table Impact
KKR: Climbs from 10th to 5th place with this dominant win
SRH: Slips to 10th after yet another dismal performance
