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LSG Star, Fined Twice By BCCI For Controversial Celebration, Gives Bizarre Reason To IPL Great: "I'm From Delhi"

Lucknow Super Giants are ready square off against Kolkata Knight Riders for their next IPL 2025 match on Tuesday at the iconic Eden Gardens. The match was supposed to take place on Sunday but got postponed due to the Ram Navami celebrations in the city. So far, both the teams are having a mediocre campaign as they played four games and won two of them. Talking about LSG, their promising young spinner Digvesh Singh Rathi has been grabbing everyone's attention.

Watch: Quinton De Kock Puzzled As Shah Rukh Khan Namedrops Him In KKR Dressing Room Message

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)'s dressing room was all smiles after an 80-run win over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their IPL 2025 match on Thursday. KKR CEO Venky Mysore shared a special message from co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, sparking a party atmosphere inside the dressing room. KKR Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (38) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (50) laid the foundation of the total in their partnership of 81 after openers fell early. However, vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer stole the show with his 29-ball 60 after KKR were invited to bat.

Ajinkya Rahane's Captaincy Floors Ex-KKR Skipper As Defending Champions Thump SRH

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), after a couple of difficult results in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, outmuscled Sunrisers Hyderabad, one of the most fearsome sides in the competition. KKR's 80-run victory speaks volumes of the ability they have, especially under the leadership of skipper Ajinkya Rahane, whose appointment as the team's captain had raised many eyebrows. Seeing Rahane rally his troops in the most effective manner possible, former KKR skipper Eoin Morgan admitted being floored.

"Don't Play Ajinkya Rahane-Angkrish Raghuvanshi Together": Ex-KKR Star's 'Unpopular Opinion' Stuns All

Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi laid the foundation on which the likes of Venaktesh Iyer and Rinku Singh produced an incredible blitz to score 200 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday. Without the Rahane-Raghuvanshi partnership, KKR might not have been able to reach the figure and secure an 80-run victory. But, former Knight Riders opening batter Aakash Chopra doesn't think the franchise should be making the two bat together in the XI as they prevent the team from reaching its full potential.

"I Am The Highest Paid Cricketer, Doesn't Mean...": KKR Star Venaktesh Iyer Silences Critics

Bought for a whopping price of INR 23.75 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Venkatesh Iyer has admitted that there is pressure to live up to the expectations. After multiple failures with the bat, the batter showed a glimpse of what he can do, scoring 60 runs off just 29 balls to help KKR put a 200-run total on the board against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). When asked about the top price tag and the expectations that come with it, Venkatesh gave a smashing reply in the press conference on Thursday.

SRH Coach Contradicts Skipper Pat Cummins' Verdict On 80-Run KKR Defeat

SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) bowling coach James Franklin expressed his dissatisfaction, saying that his bowlers weren't up to the mark in the death overs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). SRH slumped to a record 80-run loss in their IPL 2025 match against KKR at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. Franklin suggested that SRH didn't bowl well in the second half of KKR's innings, contradicting the remarks made by captain Pat Cummins, who expressed disappointment over the missed opportunity, believing that the target was well within reach.

KKR Clinch Untouched IPL Milestone After Handing SRH Record Defeat

Kolkata Knight Riders became the first team in the Indian Premier League's history to register 20-plus wins against three different teams following their resounding victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing edition of the cash-rich league. Kolkata stood triumphant after executing the blueprint for success against the Sunrisers to perfection on their home turf. The Knight Riders pummelled and silenced the Pat Cummins-led side with an emphatic 80-run success. As KKR got its hands on the second win of the season, the defending champions became the first team to secure 20-plus wins against three different sides.

On Kolkata Pitch Debate, KKR Star's Honest Take: "Don't Believe It Should..."

Kolkata Knight Riders vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer doesn't believe in preparing specific pitches at home turf; as a professional cricketer, he intends to adjust to whatever is on offer. However, he admitted that it would be good for the defending champions if the conditions at Eden Gardens match their requirements. The heated debate about home advantage against a fighting strip began when Eden pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee denied the franchise skipper Ajinkya Rahane's request to prepare spin-friendly tracks in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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LSG Star, Fined Twice By BCCI For Controversial Celebration, Gives Bizarre Reason To IPL Great: "I'm From Delhi"

Watch: Quinton De Kock Puzzled As Shah Rukh Khan Namedrops Him In KKR Dressing Room Message

Ajinkya Rahane's Captaincy Floors Ex-KKR Skipper As Defending Champions Thump SRH

"Don't Play Ajinkya Rahane-Angkrish Raghuvanshi Together": Ex-KKR Star's 'Unpopular Opinion' Stuns All

"I Am The Highest Paid Cricketer, Doesn't Mean...": KKR Star Venaktesh Iyer Silences Critics

SRH Coach Contradicts Skipper Pat Cummins' Verdict On 80-Run KKR Defeat

KKR Clinch Untouched IPL Milestone After Handing SRH Record Defeat

On Kolkata Pitch Debate, KKR Star's Honest Take: "Don't Believe It Should..."