From defending champions to a team with 0 intent? Fans fume at KKR's 110-run loss to SRH

First, it was Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and now Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ！ Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have ended their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign on a strong and impressive note. They thrashed KKR by a massive 110-run margin at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, gaining a sense of redemption for their defeat in last year's final.

While fans got to witness the iconic SRH batting ！ the kind that knows how to post massive totals, with 278 runs on the board ！ they also saw last year's champions, KKR, play with zero intent. Many cricket enthusiasts are disappointed with such a lackluster display and are now calling for changes in KKR's management.

DID WE ENJOY THAT? YES, WE DID! ??#PlayWithFire | #SRHvKKR | #TATAIPL2025 pic.twitter.com/QwZ0bsuYfa

！ SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 25, 2025

Fans fume over KKR's loss

Many took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to slam KKR and question how a team that started as defending champions ended up looking completely clueless on the field.

One said, "Unreal downfall of defending champions KKR. This is what you get for not retaining Iyer."

Unreal downfall of defending champions KKR, this is what you get for not retaining Iyer?#SRHvKKR

！ Teench (@Ore_wa_Teench_) May 25, 2025

Another wrote, "KKR didn¨t perform like defending champions in IPL 2025."

KKR didn¨t perform like defending champions in IPL 2025.#SRHvsKKR

！ KKR Ka FAN ?? (@PurpleKKR2008) May 25, 2025

One fan commented, "Starting the season as defending champions to being the team with zero intent... worst of the lot. Players, coaches, and supporting staff ！ a lot of junk needs to be sacked."

@KKRiders team is completely ruined by ? load of people

Starting the season as Defending Champions to being the team with 0 intent

Worst of the lot ´. Players / coaches & supporting staff a lot of junk needs to be sacked #KKR

！ ManojKumar (@MK_rockstarr) May 25, 2025

Another added, "Harshit Rana being KKR's second-highest scorer tonight batting at No. 9 ！ state of the defending champions..."

Harshit Rana being KKR's 2nd-highest scorer tonight batting at No.9 - state of the defending champions...#IPL2025 #KKRvsSRH

！ The Stats Kid (@TheStatsKid1523) May 25, 2025

SRH vs KKR: Teams

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Subs: Anukul Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga
Impact Subs: Mohammad Shami, Harsh Dubey, Sachin Baby, Zeeshan Ansari, Simarjeet Singh.