KKR vs SRH / Hyderabad won the toss and chose to bowl – see playing 11

KKR vs SRH: The 15th match of IPL 2025 is being played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens today. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Pat Cummins' statement

After winning the toss, Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins said, "The pitch looks good. Our team played well here last season as well. This is a long tournament and our team is not taking pressure on itself."

Performance of the teams this season

Both the teams have played 3-3 matches so far. Both won 1-1 matches, while lost 2-2 matches. Interestingly, last year's final was also played between these two teams, in which Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to win the IPL trophy for the third time.

Playing 11

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Abhishek Sharma

Ishan Kishan

Nitish Kumar Reddy

Aniket Verma

Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper)

Kamindu Mendis

Simrajit Singh

Pat Cummins (captain)

Harshal Patel

Mohammed Shami

Zeeshan Ansari

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper)

Sunil Narine

Ajinkya Rahane (captain)

Venkatesh Iyer

Rinku Singh

Angkrish Raghuvanshi

Moin Ali

Andre Russell

Harshit Rana

Varun Chakraborty

Ramandeep Singh

Team changes

Both teams have made changes in their final eleven for this match. Kolkata Knight Riders have given Moin Ali a chance in place of Spencer Johnson. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad has made two changes in the playing 11 - Kamindu Mendis is making his debut in this match, while Simarjit Singh has returned to the team.

All eyes on the match

The Eden Gardens pitch usually helps spin bowlers, but fast bowlers can also prove to be effective in the initial overs. It will be interesting to see which team will win this exciting match.