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Ajinkya Rahane-led Kolkata Knight Riders is competing against Pat Cummins' Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 15 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which is being played at the iconic Eden Gardens, on April 3 (Thursday). Defending champions KKR is currently stuck at the bottom of the points table with just one win from three games. Similarly, SRH have also just won one out of their three games but are currently placed at number 8. Both teams will be eyeing a big win and a better position on the points table.
SRH elected to bowl first after winning the toss. KKR have dropped their star pacer Spencer Johnson, and Moeen Ali has made his way back to the side. Kamindu Mendis will be making his IPL debut.
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Captains at toss
"Looks good, I'm really happy with the pitch, we were also bowling first. It will suit our spinners, at home, you should get what you want, but we'll need to assess the situation quickly with the bat. We sat together, discussed how we can get better, but this is a long tournament and it was one bad day. Moeen Ali comes in place of Spencer Johnson. Regardless of all plans, we'll have to come out and do well in the middle," said Ajinkya Rahane.
"We will bowl. Looks like a good surface, but I'm terrible at reading it. They outplayed us in the final, but a bit of change in both sides. We've spoken about our batting, we've been at our best while being aggressive, but we can't be reckless. He has been amazing, doesn't get unfazed by any situation. Coordination is the key, but we do have a clear idea," said Pat Cummins.
KKR vs SRH Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ramandeep Singh
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Kamindu Mendis, Simarjeet Singh, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari
