SRH vs KKR preview [Source: @iplt20.com]
The league stage of IPL 2025 is coming to a dramatic close and although playoff hopes have been dashed for both sides, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will square off in Match 68 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, May 25. The clash will kick off at 7:30 PM IST.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have had a dismal season with 5 wins, 7 losses and 1 no result, which has left them out of playoff contention. A win here would at least push them above KKR and LSG, giving their campaign a respectable finish.
Meanwhile, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders have endured a nightmare of a title defense. With 5 wins, 6 losses, and 2 no results, they are already eliminated. But they will be itching to end things on a high and spoil SRH’s final flourish.
SRH vs KKR Head-To-Head Overview
These two sides have locked horns 29 times with KKR clearly dominating the rivalry. The Knight Riders have won 19 matches while SRH have managed just 9 victories, and 1 match ended in a tie.
Sunrisers Hyderabad And Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat.
Impact Player Option
Mohammed Shami
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact Player Option
Venkatesh Iyer
Top Run-Scorers In SRH vs KKR
We are considering the players from the current squads.
Manish Pandey
With 438 runs in 15 innings at a stellar average of 39.81, Pandey has a good track record in SRH vs KKR rivalry and brings stability in the middle order.
Andre Russell
The big Jamaican has smashed 306 runs in 16 innings against SRH at a blistering strike rate of 170.94, including a best of 64*.
Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer has quietly built a solid record with 208 runs in 9 innings at an average of 29.71 vs SRH.
Top Wicket-Takers In SRH vs KKR
We are considering the players from the current squads.
Andre Russell
A beast with the ball too, Andre Russell has scalped 25 wickets in 19 games against SRH at an average of 15.60, including a best of 3/19.
Sunil Narine
The magician has 15 wickets in 26 games vs SRH, but he has had to work hard for them, averaging 43.86. Still, his economy remains tight at 6.58.
Varun Chakravarthy
The mystery spinner has picked up 14 wickets in 12 games vs SRH at a healthy average of 25.85, and he has been KKR’s most consistent bowler this season.
SRH vs KKR Key Stats
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Records
- Abhishek Sharma is SRH’s leading run-scorer in IPL 2025 with 407 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 192.89, including two fifties and a century.
- Harshal Patel leads SRH’s wicket chart with 16 wickets in 12 innings at an average of 25.56.
- Abhishek Sharma vs Sunil Narine in IPL: 39 runs off 22 balls, 0 dismissals.
- Harshal Patel vs Andre Russell in IPL: 36 runs conceded in 28 balls, 2 dismissals.
- Pat Cummins vs Ajinkya Rahane in IPL: 26 runs off 18 balls, 1 dismissal.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Records
- Ajinkya Rahane is KKR’s top run-getter in IPL 2025 with 375 runs in 11 innings at a strike rate of 146.48, including 3 fifties.
- Varun Chakravarthy has been KKR’s best bowler with 17 wickets in 12 matches at a miserly economy of 7.00.
- Vaibhav Arora vs Abhishek Sharma in IPL: 2 dismissals in 3 balls, just 4 runs conceded.
- Ishan Kishan vs Andre Russell in IPL: 7 runs off 10 balls, never dismissed.
Records Which Could Be Broken In SRH vs KKR Match 68 Of IPL 2025
- Ishan Kishan needs 31 runs to complete 3000 runs in IPL.
- Abhishek Sharma needs 1 six to reach 100 IPL sixes.
- Travis Head needs 1 six to complete 50 IPL sixes.
- Manish Pandey needs 95 runs to reach 4000 IPL runs.
- Venkatesh Iyer needs 32 runs to complete 1500 IPL runs.
- Sunil Narine needs 3 wickets to surpass Piyush Chawla and become the third-highest wicket-taker in IPL history.