Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad prediction and bets IPL May 25 2025

In the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders will play Sunrisers Hyderabad at Arun Jaitley. This will be game 68 of the season, and the two teams will head into this game hoping for a win. How will this game unfold? Below, I will preview this game and offer the best betting opportunities. 

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Match Start Date and Time

This match is expected to take place on the 25th of May 2025. The kickoff time will be 17:00pm. 

• Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 17:00pm (AEST)
• Stadium: Arun Jaitley

Weather and Pitch Report

Arun Jaitley Stadium has been in favour of the spinners this season. They have picked up nearly 52% of the wickets but have done so at an average of 31.5, a strike rate of 21.3 and an economy rate of 8.9, which are clearly better than the fast bowlers.

The temperature is expected to be around 36 degrees Celsius with a minimum of 28 degrees Celsius. The humidity is expected to be around 57 per cent with zero precipitation.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Match Analysis

Kolkata Knight Riders' playoffs chances come to an end following a defeat to the Chennai Super Kings in their last game. In a game that ended 179-183, two wickets were enough to decide the encounter. However, that defeat was Kolkata Knight Riders’ sixth of the season. In other encounters, this team lost to Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Ahead of this game, Kolkata Knight Riders sit 6th in the league standings with 12 points from 13 matches, leaving them with a +0.193 net run rate.

Sunrisers Hyderabad showed character in their last game and will now hope to end their season on a high note. Despite a very slow start to the season that saw this team lose four of their first five matches, recent performances have shown a lot of improvement and a high level of competition. The previous time out, this team took on Royal Challengers Bengaluru and won by 42 runs in a 189-231 contest. In the meantime, that win was Sunrisers Hyderabad’s third in their last four matches, defeating Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings in that run. With eleven points, Sunrisers Hyderabad now sit 8th in the standings with a -0.737 net run rate. 

Kolkata Knight Riders Form

Rovman Powell and Moeen Ali will not feature for the Kolkata Knight Riders in this fixture. However, Venkatesh could be back in place of Manish Pandey if he has recovered from his hand injury. Also, Luvnith Sisodia is in contention of making his debut in the IPL, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz expected to be on the bench.

Kolkata Knight Riders Expected Lineup

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana 

Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora

Sunrisers Hyderabad Form

Opener Abhishek Sharma thumped 34 off 17 balls in Hyderabad's win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru, having smashed 12 sixes in his previous two innings of 74 against Gujarat Titans and 59 against Lucknow Super Giants.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Expected Lineup 

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga

Impact Player: Harsh Dubey

Who will win in Match - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad?

The Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders have met 29 times in the Indian Premier League. In those matches, the Sunrisers Hyderabad won nine times. However, the Kolkata Knight Riders won nineteen other encounters, while one ended without a result. In the reverse fixture of this game, the Kolkata Knight Riders secured an 80-run win in a 200-120 contest and could complete a double this year. 

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Prediction

The Kolkata Knight Riders will definitely feel confident taking advantage of their turf. However, the Sunrisers Hyderabad have been impressive in recent matches and they look solid ahead of this game. However, I feel the Kolkata Knight Riders are slightly ahead, and it is not surprising the bookmakers are also favouring them. In the meantime, looking at the number of runs the Sunrisers Hyderabad have scored lately, I do not see the Kolkata Knight Riders having an easy job in defence. This is an open game, and with the Kolkata Knight Riders at home, I will back them to win. 

Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders to Win