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KKR Star Venkatesh Iyer's Indirect Swipe At SRH, Says "Aggressing Doesn't Mean Tonking Every Ball"

Venkatesh Iyer defined what aggression means to him and the Kolkata Knight Riders after outwitting the free-scoring Sunrisers Hyderabad with an all-round show in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the iconic Eden Gardens. The record signing of the defending champions, Venkatesh, kicked off the 18th edition of the cash-rich league with a string of low scores. In his first two outings, KKR's vice-captain registered just 3 and 6 before breaking the shackles against the Sunrisers.

KKR Mock Travis Head, Target SRH Star In Avoidable Social Media Post After Yet Another Failure

The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered their third consecutive defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season, going down by a whopping 80 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Thursday. The defeat for SRH means that the franchise has only won one of their first three games. Hyderabad famously put 286 runs on the board in their opening match of the season against Rajasthan Royals, but since then, their batters have struggled to go past even the 200-run mark. The team's talisman, Travis Head, up against KKR, departed after scoring just 4 runs against the franchise.

SRH Star Kamindu Mendis Bowls With Left And Right Arm In Same Over vs KKR. Internet Confused

Kamindu Mendis is a rarity in cricket. The Sri Lankan can bowl with both arms and his talent was on display at the IPL 2025 in the match between SunRisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. He only bowled one over in the match and picked the wicket of KKR half-centurion Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Though it was the ambidextrous bowler's debut match in IPL, Mendis has been a consistent performer for Sri Lanka. He has played 12 Tests, 19 ODIs and 23 T20Is.

IPL 2025 Points Table After KKR vs SRH Game: KKR Make Massive Jump From Last Spot, SRH On...

Kolkata Knight Riders registered a massive 80-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad to jump to fifth spot in the 10-team IPL 2025 points table. In the match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, everything fell in place for KKR as they overpowered SunRisers Hyderabad. SRH are currently last in the IPL 2025 points table. As far as the highest run-scorer is concerned, Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran holds the Orange Cap with a tally of 189. Chennai Super Kings' Noor Ahmad holds the Purple Cap with nine scalps.

4, 6, 4, 4: KKR's Rs 23.75 Crore Venkatesh Iyer Thrashes SRH Captain Pat Cummins, Eden Gardens Erupts. Watch

Kolkata Knight Riders' under-fire middle order finally delivered as Venkatesh Iyer silenced his critics with a 25-ball fifty while Angkrish Raghuvanshi struck a fluent half-century to power KKR to 200/6 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL on Thursday. KKR's new-look opening pair continued to struggle, with Quinton de Kock (1) and Sunil Narine (7) falling cheaply after SRH opted to bowl. But an 81-run partnership by skipper Ajinkya Rahane (38 from 27b) and Raghuvanshi (50 off 32 balls; 5x4, 2x6) laid the foundation for a competitive total.

No Travis Head In 1st XI As SRH Take Bold Call At Toss vs KKR In IPL 2025 Match

Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL match on Thursday. KKR made one change, bringing in Moeen Ali in place of pacer Spencer Johnson, while SRH fielded the same XI. Both the teams have lost two games and won one so far.

After Virat Kohli, Rinku Singh Approaches Rohit Sharma For His Bat. Here's What Happened Next

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh made a desperate attempt to get his hands on one of Rohit Sharma's bats. However, Rinku found no look as fellow KKR teammate Angkrish Raghuvanshi was the lucky recepient this time. After the match between KKR and Mumbai Indians (MI), Rinku was spooted inside the home team's dressing room at the Wankhede Stadium. In a video posted by MI, Rinku was seen standing next to Rohit, who was checking the bats in his kit bag.

"At Home, You Should...": Ajinkya Rahane's Blunt Reply On Eden Gardens Pitch Amid Row Ahead Of KKR vs SRH

The pitch at the Eden Gardens has been in focus at the IPL 2025 like no other strip. After Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane said that he would want the pitch to aid his slow blowers, Eden Gardens pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee quite sternly said that his duty was to make a neutral pitch. So, it was no wonder that at the toss, the first question Rahane encountered was about the pitch. "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," Rahane said after KKR were sent to bat.

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KKR Star Venkatesh Iyer's Indirect Swipe At SRH, Says "Aggressing Doesn't Mean Tonking Every Ball"

KKR Mock Travis Head, Target SRH Star In Avoidable Social Media Post After Yet Another Failure

SRH Star Kamindu Mendis Bowls With Left And Right Arm In Same Over vs KKR. Internet Confused

IPL 2025 Points Table After KKR vs SRH Game: KKR Make Massive Jump From Last Spot, SRH On...

4, 6, 4, 4: KKR's Rs 23.75 Crore Venkatesh Iyer Thrashes SRH Captain Pat Cummins, Eden Gardens Erupts. Watch

No Travis Head In 1st XI As SRH Take Bold Call At Toss vs KKR In IPL 2025 Match

After Virat Kohli, Rinku Singh Approaches Rohit Sharma For His Bat. Here's What Happened Next

"At Home, You Should...": Ajinkya Rahane's Blunt Reply On Eden Gardens Pitch Amid Row Ahead Of KKR vs SRH