Quinton de Kock Returns; SRH Opt To Bat Against Rahane's KKR As IPL 2024 Finalists Collide

KKR vs SRH IPL 2025 [Source: IPLT20]

In the 68th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The match is being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on May 25, Sunday. 

SRH captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first against Ajinkya Rahane's team.

Talking about the changes, SRH have made no change in their playing XI. Meanwhile, KKR, led by Ajinkya Rahane, have made three big changes. Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje, and Harshit Rana are playing today, replacing Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Moeen Ali, and Angkrish Raghuvanshi.

Although SRH are already out of the playoff race, they’ll be aiming to finish their season with a win. Meanwhile, KKR, the defending champions, will look to win this game and build momentum for the next season.

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Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders Captain): "No! We were, anyhow, looking to bowl first. The teams that chased in the last two games won at this venue, and they chased things down quite easily.

Frankly, we are playing after 18 days. Yes, it is a challenging one, but just trying to focus in the practice session. We have prepared well. We all know that after this game, everyone is going home. So, play to win and play for fans and play to entertain."

Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain): "We are going to have a bat first. Looks like a good wicket. Trying to put up a big score and defend it. We just clicked across all departments. The bowlers have been sharp. The batters kind of played to their potential."

SRH vs KKR: Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga

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