Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the finalists from IPL 2024, will face off in a high-stakes IPL 2025 clash at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. Both teams are seeking to bounce back after disappointing defeats in their previous matches.
KKR suffered a batting collapse against Mumbai Indians, being bowled out for just 116, while SRH was outplayed by Delhi Capitals, failing to match the aggressive intent they showed last season.
KKR vs SRH Predicted Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders
- Batting First: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakaravarthy
- Bowling First: Vaibhav Arora replaces Raghuvanshi
- Impact Players: Vaibhav Arora/Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Mayank Markande
Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Batting First: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari
- Bowling First: Adam Zampa replaces Travis Head
- Impact Players: Travis Head/Adam Zampa, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Chahar, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder
KKR vs SRH Dream11 Fantasy Team
- Wicketkeepers: Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock
- Batters: Travis Head (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Aniket Verma
- All-rounders: Sunil Narine (vc), Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Bowlers: Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshal Patel, Adam Zampa
Team Combination: KKR (4) : SRH (7)
Credits Remaining: 9.5
Full Squads
KKR Squad: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Chetan Sakariya.
SRH Squad: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen, Nitish Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder.
