IPL 2025 KKR vs SRH Both Teams Best Playing 11 Identified

Pat Cummins, the leader in focus in our KKR vs SRH best playing 11 for both teams for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. 

The IPL 2024 champions vs the IPL 2024 Runner-up, the KKR and SRH were two of the most destructive batting lineups in the entire IPL. While SRH had the likes of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Heinrich Klaasen in their batting lineup, KKR had the likes of Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, and Andre Russell. Both these teams had multiple scores of 200+ in the entire IPL, and they mostly followed only one template in the IPL.

Come to IPL 2025, SRH were able to retain the dangerous trio, and in addition to these three, SRH have Ishan Kishan and Nitish Reddy; thus making them a potent top 5 in the competition. Whereas KKR got in Quinton de Kock in place of Phil Salt, and other than these three, KKR have the likes of Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh in the top 5. On paper, SRH can excel in the batting lineup of SRH comfortably, but do they also have a solid bowling lineup? 

Well, both KKR and SRH also have a potent bowling up, but these teams also have their share of demerits in their playing 11. But what merits and demerits do they have in their squad? Well, in this article, we do a complete squad analysis for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders, and find out the KKR vs SRH best playing 11 for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

IPL 2025 Official Squad and Players List for Sunrisers Hyderabad

Batters

1. Abhinav Manohar
2. Aniket Verma
3. Atharva Taide
4. Sachin Baby
5. Travis Head (f)

Wicket-keepers

1. Heinrich Klaasen (f)
2. Ishan Kishan

All-rounders

1. Abhishek Sharma
2. Kamindu Mendis (f)
3. Nitish Reddy

Bowlers

1. Adam Zampa (f)
2. Brydon Carse (f)
3. Ehsan Malinga (f)
4. Harshal Patel
5. Jaydev Unadkat
6. Mohammed Shami
7. Pat Cummins (c&f)
8. Rahul Chahar
9. Simarjeet Singh
10. Zeeshan Ansari

KKR vs SRH Best Playing 11 Comparison for IPL 2025

If we talk about the opening combination for KKR and SRH, we are looking at a dynamic opening duo of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma for SRH in comparison to Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine for KKR. It looks pretty evident that SRH not only have the best opening combination as compared to KKR, but the duo of Abhishek and Travis is one of the best in the competition. De Kock and Sunil are also decent options, but they lack the punch as compared to SRH.

Coming to middle-order, SRH once again excel KKR in this department. While SRH have the trio of Ishan Kishan, Nitish Reddy, and Heinrich Klaasen in the middle-order, KKR have Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, and Rinku Singh in the middle-order. Once again, SRH look much stronger in the middle-order, thanks to three star players. Whereas for KKR, Rahane and Venkatesh are not so reliable, and only Rinku is the differentiator here. 

IPL 2025 KKR vs SRH Best Playing 11 for Sunrisers Hyderabad

1. Travis Head
2. Abhishek Sharma
3. Ishan Kishan (wk)
4. Nitish Reddy
5. Heinrich Klaasen
6. Abhinav Manohar
7. Brydon Carse
8. Pat Cummins (c)
9. Harshal Patel
10. Rahul Chahar
11. Mohammed Shami
12. Simarjeet Singh (Impact Substitute)

In terms of finishers, SRH lack a punch with the inexperience of Abhinav Manohar, Brydon Carse, and Pat Cummins. Whereas KKR are much stronger with the presence of Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, and Anukul Roy. The duo of Russell and Ramandeep at 6 and 7 is too hot to handle for any team. Whereas for SRH, their biggest drawback is their finishers, and there’s extreme inexperience there, which can go against them in crucial matches. 

Now, coming to the bowling lineup, SRH once again look stronger on paper with the presence of Cummins, Shami Harshal, and Chahar. Whereas for KKR, there’s Harshit Rana, Nortje, Chakravarthy, and Sunil among the top 4 bowlers. Now, on paper, it’s difficult to choose between the two as KKR is spin-heavy, and SRH is pace-heavy. So, both these teams have a bowling lineup that is well suited for their home matches. However, KKR look slightly more diversified with their bowling skillset.  

IPL 2025 Official Squad List for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Batters

1. Ajinkya Rahane
2. Angkrish Raghuvanshi
3. Luvnith Sisodiya
4. Manish Pandey
5. Rinku Singh
6. Rovman Powell (f)

Wicket-keepers

1. Quinton de Kock (f)
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (f)

All-rounders

1. Andre Russell (f)
2. Anukul Roy
3. Moeen Ali (f)
4. Ramandeep Singh
5. Sunil Narine (f)
6. Venkatesh Iyer

Bowlers

1. Anrich Nortje (f)
2. Harshit Rana
3. Mayank Markande
4. Spencer Johnson (f)
5. Umran Malik
6. Vaibhav Arora
7. Varun Chakravarthy

IPL 2025 KKR vs SRH Best Playing 11 for Kolkata Knight Riders

1. Quinton de Kock (wk)
2. Sunil Narine
3. Venkatesh Iyer
4. Angkrish Raghuvanshi
5. Rinku Singh
6. Andre Russell
7. Ramandeep Singh
8. Vaibhav Arora
9. Harshit Rana
10. Anrich Nortje
11. Varun Chakravarthy
12. Anukul Roy (Impact Substitute)

So, that’s about the best playing 11 for KKR vs SRH for IPL 2025. Overall, SRH is a much stronger unit as compared to KKR in IPL2025, and if these two teams meet again in IPL 2025, SRH might just edge KRK, except for bowling-friendly wickets where KKR may hold an edge. However, SRH’s strength is their batting, and it is dynamite. Whereas KKR’s strength is their spin attack, which will help them in home matches. 

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