The reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders will square off against previous season’s runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in the 15th match of the ongoing IPL 2025 on Thursday. Both teams have won a solitary contest out of the three matches they have played and this would be a crucial game for both sides.
The win and loss column is not the only thing which is common between these two finalists of the previous season. Both team’s star-studded batting line-up has not delivered in two of the three games and it has led to their downfall.
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Rinku Singh needs three sixes to complete 50 maximums in the IPL. He also needs 78 runs to complete 1000 runs in the tournament.
Moeen Ali needs five fours to complete 100 boundaries in the IPL.
Andre Russell needs seven runs to reach the 2500-run mark in the IPL.
Abhishek Sharma needs 93 runs to reach the 1500-run mark in the IPL.
Travis Head needs four sixes to complete 50 maximums in the IPL. Head also needs four fours to complete 100 boundaries in the tournament. The Australian needs 92 runs to complete 1000 runs in the IPL.
Jaydev Unadkat needs one wicket to complete 100 scalps in the tournament.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Wiaan Mulder, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Eshan Malinga, Simarjeet Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Rahul Chahar, Atharva Taide
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Moeen Ali, Rovman Powell, Mayank Markande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya