In the 15th match of IPL 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 80 runs. Kolkata batted first at their home ground Eden Gardens and scored 200 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. In response, Hyderabad's team was all out for 120 in 16.4 overs while chasing the target.
Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakraborty played a big role in Kolkata's victory, taking 3-3 wickets. At the same time, Venkatesh Iyer (60) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (50) played brilliant half-century innings. Let us tell you about the top-3 moments related to this match.
Top-3 moments of KKR vs SRH match
1. Kamindu Mendis bowling with both hands
The 13th over of the Kolkata Knight Riders innings was bowled by debutant Kamindu Mendis. During this, he was seen bowling with both hands. He can bowl off-spin with his right hand and left-arm spin with his left hand. This is a skill that only a few bowlers have. He bowled just one over in the match, in which he took one wicket for 4 runs.
Left ? Right
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Right ? Left
Confused? ?
That's what Kamindu Mendis causes in the minds of batters ?
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2. Vaibhav Arora's wicket maiden over and Rahane's brilliant catch
Vaibhav Arora bowled the third over of Sunrisers Hyderabad's innings, which was a wicket maiden over. Vaibhav sent Ishan Kishan back to the pavilion on the very first ball. Ajinkya Rahane's brilliant fielding was also responsible for Ishan's wicket, who took a brilliant catch while diving. After Ishan was out, Kamindu Mendis faced the remaining five balls of the over, on which he could not score any runs.
Rapid Rahane, Rampant #KKR ? ?
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A superb catch to highlight a dream start for KKR in the field ?
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3. The partnership between Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders suffered the fourth blow at the score of 106, when Angkrish Raghuvanshi was out after scoring 50 runs. But after this, the pair of Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh kept the team in a good position and shared a 91-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Venkatesh Iyer played a brilliant innings of 60 runs with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes in 29 balls. While Rinku Singh showed his magic and scored an unbeaten 32 runs in 17 balls.
Lighting up Eden Gardens with some fireworks ?
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Sit back and enjoy Rinku Singh and Venkatesh Iyer's super striking ??
5⃣0⃣ up for Iyer in the process!
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Also Read: IPL 2025: Which Team is better KKR vs SRH?
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