Kolkata Knight Riders rode on Venkatesh Iyer's explosive 60 off 29 balls to crush a hapless Sunrisers Hyderabad by 80 runs to register their second win of IPL 2025 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
Champions Kolkata Knight Riders look like the most complete squad heading into IPL 2025.
Shardul Thakur bowled 8 full tosses, conceded 9 runs and took 2 wickets. It's early days and Thakur's season has seen him enjoy mixed fortunes, His figures of 2 for 52 were lucky breakthroughs but he is a great wicket-taking option.
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Kolkata win third IPL title after bowlers rout Hyderabad
Venkatesh Iyer was at his belligerent best as he took the star-studded Mumbai Indians' bowling line-up to the cleaners to power KKR to a thumping seven-wicket win with 4.5 overs to spare
Mysore went on to affirm that Iyer would continue to be a part of the leadership group and could grow as a potential captain in the future.
Venkatesh Iyer's 88-run partnership from just 52 balls for the second wicket with Rahul Tripathi had sealed the contest in KKR's favour.
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Rovman Powell says the team remains upbeat despite a challenging IPL season, stressing that their fate is still in their own hands as they look to gain late momentum. KKR have won just four of their 10 matches and must win all four remaining fixtures to make the playoffs.
If Punjab goes for a flat deck, there is no guarantee that the bowling unit can defend anything in the 220 range, especially when KKR have the likes of Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, and Venkatesh Iyer in their ranks.
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
While big buys grabbed attention, several franchises quietly walked away with proven performers at throwaway prices -- the kind of signings that often make the difference between mid-table finishes and title runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan praised rookie opener Venkatesh Iyer for batting fearlessly in only his second game.
Iyer, who has been a revelation this season, played some fluent drives en route his half-century.
India pacer Mohammed Shami's five-wicket burst put Bengal on the verge of an outright victory with bonus point against Services on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match in Kalyani, West Bengal on Saturday.
Kolkata Knight Riders opener Venkatesh Iyer credited the side's terrific turnaround in the second leg of the Indian Premier League to the positive intent shown on and off the field by the players and management.
'He brings immense value to the team - not just in terms of tactics, but also in terms of creating a winning culture.'
when it mattered, Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakaravarthy stepped up with two outstanding grabs.
While it's a do-or-die game for KKR, who must win all their remaining three matches to stay in playoffs contention, the match will be more about celebrating Dhoni's legacy than the result.
Venkatesh Iyer has walked into the Indian team's dressing room with an open mind and he aims to absorb everything that the legendary head coach Rahul Dravid has to offer.
Kolkata Knight Riders' opening batsman Venkatesh Iyer revealed that former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has 'unknowingly' played a big role in his life.
The Delhi Capitals will be looking to improve their batting performance in the middle overs when they face a struggling Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.
The Maharaja Trophy, the state's top franchise-based T20 tournament, was also moved outside Bengaluru as police had rejected KSCA's proposal to host it behind closed doors. The tournament was played in Mysore behind closed doors.
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Arora took full advantage of Hyderabad's aggression and collected the wickets of Travis Head, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen at the expense of 29 runs from his four overs as the visitors folded for 120.
Overjoyed with another title triumph, team owners Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla celebrated with the players and coaches and their families post the win.
KL Rahul dropped two places to be sixth while Virat Kohli remained static on 10th in the batters' list.
'This squad has shown it can go on a run. But it's going to take a lot of determination and belief to do that.'
The common theme in their opening game defeats was how the seemingly powerful batting and bowling units of KKR and RR failed to fire.
The common theme in those defeats was how the seemingly powerful batting and bowling units of KKR and RR failed to fire.
The unexpected 10-day break has left both the RCB and the KKR with different goals to achieve and common challenges to hurdle over.
Kolkata Knight Riders have named left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya as a replacement for speedster Umran Malik ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.
Images from the Indian Premier league match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Abu Dhabi, on Thursday.
Kamindu Mendis bowled both left-arm spin and right-arm off-spin in the same over, delighting the crowd with his versatility.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad find themselves in troubled waters, having lost two of their last three games
For the home side, it has been a season of mixed returns so far. After early defeats to Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians, KKR roared back to form in their last outing -- a commanding win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
'Both are amazing tacticians and have the experience of winning trophies.'
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Bihar's teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, aged just 14, blasted an 84-ball 190 to become the youngest List-A centurion ever. His captain Sakibul Gani, then upstaged him with a 40-ball 128 not out -- the fastest List-A century by an Indian.
