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Table toppers Gujarat Titans produced a clinical all- round show to outclass defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by 39 runs in a Tata IPL 2025 encounter at Eden Gardens , Kolkata.

Defending Champions Kolkata Knight Riders recorded the biggest victory margin in Tata IPL 2025 as they outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad by a massive 80 runs in encounter at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to kick off in grand style with an electrifying opening match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on March 22, 2025. With revamped squads, exciting new rules, and a massive global fan following, the opening match promises to be an unforgettable spectacle. The Build-Up to IPL…

2012 and 2014 champions Kolkata Knight Riders added their third IPL title as they on a dramatic one- sided final outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in Chennai.

SRH skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat first. And like the previous matches SRH to- order collapsed once again in the power plays . The famed opening duo of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head flopped when it mattered most .

Once the duo were gone,  Sharma to beauty from fiery Aussie Mitchell Starc ( 2) and Head following with ( 0) SRH were on the back- foot. Rahul Tripathi ( 9 ),   Nitish  Reddy ( 13) . SRH were reeling at  47-4, 7 overs .  KKR  right on top.

Aiden Markram  with his experience was expected to  play big one  on big night but fell  for ( 20) . Heinrich Klaasen ( 16) , Abdul Samad ( 4) ,  Shahbaz Ahmed ( 8) .  It was surprising on big night none of the SRH batsman fired . That too in the final . Skipper  Pat Cummins scored 24 towards the  end but the damage was done. SRH were bowled out for 113 in 18. 3 overs – lowest score ever recorded by a team batting first in an IPL final. This surpassed the previous record of 125/9 held by Chennai Super Kings in 2013.

KKR  bowlers  were on fire. Led by Mitchell Starc  2/ 14 ( 3 overs) ,  Vaibhav Arora 1/ 24 ( 3 overs) , Harshit Rana 2/ 24 ( 4 overs) , Sunil Narine 1/ 16 ( 4 overs) , Andre Russell 3/ 19 ( 2.3 overs), Varun Chakaravarthy 1/ 9 ( 2 overs)

In reply , KKR were in a hurry and raced through.  They lost Sunil Narine early for ( 6) to Pat Cummins. But  then the chase was never threatened . Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz put them on course with 39  ( 32 balls, 5 fours , 2 sixes) . These were the only  two KKR wickets to fall. as they raced to the title in style with  Venkatesh Iyer  not out 52  (  26 balls , 4 fours, 3 sixes) and Skipper Shreyas Iyer not out  6. KKr 114/ 2 in mere 10. 3 overs.

The crowd which expected a cracking final were left let down by the quick final. It was an anti- climax .

SRH bowling :  Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0/ 25 ( 2 overs)   , Pat Cummins 1/ 18 ( 2 overs) , T Natarajan 0/ 29 ( 2 overs) , Shahbaz Ahmed 1/ 22( 2.3 overs) , Jaydev Unadkat 0/ 9 ( 1 over) ,  Aiden Markram 0/ 5 ( 1 over)

SRH finished last in 2023 ended up runners-up in 20204 under new Skipper Pat Cummins and head coach Dan Vettori. Despite falling in the final they played well to be proud of .

Gautam Gambhir  who led KKR to  twin victories in 2012 and 2014 now  adds another one as mentor.  Becomes the first player in IPL to do so.

KKR co- owner Bollywood superstar with family – wife Gauri, son Aryan, Abram, daughter Suhana did a victory lap . It was moment o rejoice for KKR. It was their knight and they stood tall.

SRH Impact Player: Abdul Samad replaces Travis Head

Man of the match: Mitchell Starc

Man of the Series: Sunil Narine