Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | KKR vs SRH | Match 68 of IPL 2025 Live | SRH vs KKR

Live Cricket Match Today | KKR vs SRH | SRH vs KKR | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Imran Sherazi Cricket Info Live 68th Match (N) – Indian Premier League, 2025 | 25 May 2025, Sun, 7:30 PM IST | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 📍 Pitch Report Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi offers true bounce and a lightning-fast outfield. Under lights, early moisture aids seamers, but the deck flattens quickly, making totals above 180 routine. Dew in the latter half often tips the balance toward the team batting second. 📖 Detail Description This clash is pivotal as both teams jostle for knockout berths in live cricket action during IPL 2025 live. Gujarat Titans currently sit third on the table and need a win to keep their top-two hopes alive; Chennai Super Kings, in fifth, must win to stay in contention for the final four. Their last meeting at this venue saw the Titans post 174/5—Shubman Gill’s 65 and David Miller’s unbeaten 40* anchored the total, while Rashid Khan’s 3/25 stifled CSK’s chase, earning GT a 9-run victory under the floodlights. 🏏 Team News & Playing XI Sunrisers Hyderabad: No changes from the last game Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje and Harshit Rana come in for Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Moeen Ali and Angkrish Raghuvanshi Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga 📊 Head-to-Head & Recent Results Overall IPL: SRH lead 19 wins to 18 from 37 meetings. Last Meeting: KKR won by 9 runs; Russell’s 37* and Chakravarthy’s 3 wickets pivotal. 🔥 Player Form & Key Matchups Andre Russell (KKR): 320 runs @ SR 180, 8 wickets this season. Travis Head (SRH): 410 runs @ SR 145, two fifties. Key Duel: Mitchell Starc vs Travis Head—a showcase of pace power vs batting finesse. ⛅ Weather & Conditions 7:30 PM–10:00 PM IST: Clear skies, 34 °C dropping to 28 °C, humidity 55%, 0% rain; dew likely, aiding the chase. 📈 Tournament Context & Standings KKR: 5th, 14 pts (7 W–7 L) SRH: 4th, 16 pts (8 W–6 L) A KKR win keeps faint playoff hopes alive; SRH need victory to secure a top-four finish and home-qualifier advantage. ⚖️ Toss Outcome & Strategy At Delhi under lights, captains often bowl first to exploit early swing and dew-free conditions before batting under the lights. 🎲 Fantasy & Betting Pointers Top Captain Picks: Andre Russell, Travis Head Top Vice-Captain Picks: Varun Chakravarthy, Kane Williamson Statistical Edge: Teams batting second have won 60 % of night matches here in the past two seasons. 👨‍⚖️ Match Officials On-field Umpires: Nitin Menon, Vineet Kulkarni Third Umpire: Anil Chaudhary Match Referee: Javagal Srinath #ImranSherazi #CricketInfo #KKRvsSRH #SRHvsKKR #KolkataKnightRiders #SunrisersHyderabad #KnightRidersvsSunrisers #SunrisersvsKnightRiders #IPL2025 #IndianPremierLeague