Updated On: 04 April, 2025 07:55 AM IST | Kolkata | Arup Chatterjee
Title holders Kolkata Knight Riders crush Sunrisers Hyderabad by 80 runs, thanks to quickfire 29-ball 60 by Venkatesh Iyer and 50 off 32 deliveries by Angkrish Raghuvanshi; Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakravarthy claim three wickets each at Eden Gardens

Kolkata Knight Riders’ Venkatesh Iyer in full flow against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, yesterday. Pics/PTI
Sunrisers Hyderabad, beaten thrice by the Kolkata Knight Riders last season, bowed to the Knights again while going down by 80 runs at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. The big win will not have KKR climbing the league ladder, but will also help improve their sagging net run-rate.
Solid bowling show