Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and chose to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL 2025 match at Eden Gardens on Thursday. Both teams have struggled this season and are looking for a crucial win. KKR made a key change to their playing XI, bringing in Moeen Ali in place of Spencer Johnson. Captain Ajinkya Rahane expressed confidence in the home conditions, saying the pitch would favor their spinners. He acknowledged the team’s recent struggles but remained optimistic about bouncing back. Sunrisers Hyderabad made two changes, with Kamindu Mendis making his IPL debut and Simarjeet Singh returning to the XI. Captain Pat Cummins admitted he struggles to read pitches but believed his team performs best when playing aggressive cricket.
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Rinku Singh reached a milestone by playing his 50th IPL match for KKR. A special presentation was held in his honor before the game.
Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen, Kamindu Mendis, Simarjeet Singh, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari.
Impact Substitutes
KKR: Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia.
SRH: Abhinav Manohar, Jaydev Unadkat, Travis Head, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder.
The match is set to begin at 7:30 PM IST. Fans can watch the live broadcast on Star Sports Network and stream it on the JioCinema app and website.
