SRH vs KKR Match 68 IPL 2025: The 68th match of the 18th season of IPL will be played on May 25 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. Pat Cummins will be captaining the Sunrisers Hyderabad, while Ajinkya Rahane will be leading the Kolkata Knight Riders. In this article, we will talk about the head to head records, pitch report, weather forecast and playing XI of both teams.
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SRH vs KKR Match 68 IPL 2025: Head-To-Head Records
In the last 12 seasons of IPL, 29 matches have been played between Hyderabad and Kolkata so far. Out of these, SRH has won 9 matches, while KKR has emerged victorious in 20 matches. During these matches, SRH’s highest score against Kolkata has been 228 runs, while KKR’s highest score against Hyderabad has been 208 runs. On the other hand, SRH’s lowest score against the Knight Riders is 113 runs, while KKR’s lowest score against the Sunrisers is 101 runs.
SRH vs KKR Match 68 IPL 2025: Pitch Report at Arun Jaitley Stadium
As far as the pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium is concerned, it is considered batters-friendly. Therefore, it will not be surprising if we see a score of 200 has been crossed here. Overall, the score has gone above 180 in most of the matches. This clearly shows that the pitch will favor the batters.
However, bowlers cannot be completely ignored. The nature of the pitch is a bit slow and hence spinners can do wonders here. Kolkata has two excellent spinners. They have spinners like Sunil Narine and Varun Chakraborty who can do wonders on the Delhi pitch.
SRH vs KKR Match 68 IPL 2025: Weather Forecast in Delhi
According to the weather forecast, a few days ago, Delhi-NCR witnessed a storm and rain. If seen, there is no possibility of rain in Delhi on the day of the match. The temperature is expected to be 36 degrees on this day. At the same time, it can fall to 28 degrees. There is zero chance of rain, which is a matter of relief for both the teams as well as the fans.
This season, Sunrisers Hyderabad has played 13 matches, out of which they have won 5 and the team is at the eighth position in the points table with 11 points. On the other hand, Knight Riders have also played 13 matches so far, out of which they have won 5 matches and the team is at the seventh position in the points table with 12 points.
SRH vs KKR Match 68 IPL 2025: Probable Playing XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad Probable Playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Reddy, Abhinav Manohar, Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (captain), Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga.
Impact Player: Jaydev Unadkat
Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Impact Player: Spencer Johnson
SRH vs KKR Match 68 IPL 2025: Full Squads of Hyderabad and Kolkata
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad for IPL 2025
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Harsh Dubey, Mohammed Shami, Sachin Baby, Zeeshan Ansari, Simarjeet Singh, Kamindu Mendis, Atharva Taide, Wiaan Mulder, Rahul Chahar, Smaran Ravichandran
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad for IPL 2025
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anrich Nortje, Spencer Johnson, Shivam Shukla, Harshit Rana, Mayank Markande, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Chetan Sakariya, Manish Pandey.