IPL 2025: KKR's Vaibhav Arora & Varun Chakaravarthy choke SRH; fans can't stop trolling Kavya Maran's team

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, many believed that if any team could cross the 300-run mark, it would be Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). However, apart from their opening match victory, SRH has now suffered three consecutive defeats, the latest against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens.

Against KKR, SRH¡¯s top order¡ªconsidered a destructive trio of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Ishan Kishan¡ªfell cheaply while chasing 201 runs. KKR¡¯s bowlers ensured that no partnership developed, with Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakaravarthy picking up three wickets each.

KKR bowlers choke SRH

KKR, previously at the bottom of the points table, secured a massive 80-run victory over SRH. The pitch conditions favored KKR, with the surface assisting their bowling attack.

After impressing with the bat and in the field, #KKR ??????? their way to a handsome 80-run victory at home ??

Scorecard ? https://t.co/jahSPzdeys#TATAIPL | #KKRvSRH | @KKRiders pic.twitter.com/Ne4LJhXNP4

¡ª IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 3, 2025

During SRH¡¯s chase, Heinrich Klaasen (33 off 21), Kamindu Mendis (27 off 20), Nitish Kumar Reddy (19 off 15), and Pat Cummins (14 off 15) were the only batters to reach double digits, while the rest fell for single-digit scores. Vaibhav Arora took 3 wickets for 29 runs, and Varun Chakaravarthy picked up 3 for 22. Andre Russell claimed 2 wickets, while Harshit Rana and Sunil Narine took one each.

Fans troll Kavya Maran's team

SRH¡¯s repeated batting collapses have led netizens to troll the franchise, owned by Kavya Maran. Her reactions from previous matches were quickly turned into memes and circulated on X (formerly known as Twitter).

One user wrote, "Kavya Maran deserves a better team."

Kavya Maran deserves a better team ?

¡ª Ashutosh (@Ashutosh197846) April 3, 2025

Another said, "Vaibhav Arora is KKR¡¯s Impact Player, and he justified it. It's all over for SRH."

Vaibhav Arora is Impact player for KKR and he justified it. It's all over for SRH.

¡ª Anbu (@Thalassa92) April 3, 2025

A fan pointed out, "This is a major wake-up call for SRH. Opponents now know¡ªget the top three out, and SRH is on the back foot."

This is a major wake-up call for SRH, and a good call for the opponents¡ªget the top three out, and SRH is on the back foot.

¡ª Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) April 3, 2025

Another added, "Looks like fame has gone to the heads of #SRH youngsters. Abhishek Sharma and Nitish Reddy have delivered nothing but disappointing performances so far. Just one win from four matches."

Looks like fame has gone to the heads of #SRH youngsters.
Abhishek and Nitish Reddy have put nothing but diabolical performance till now. Just 1 win from 4
What next? #KKRvsSRH #KKRvSRH

¡ª Chaitanya Prabhu Gaonkar ?? (@ChaitPG) April 3, 2025

KKR's power-packed innings

Venkatesh Iyer¡¯s blistering 29-ball 60 propelled KKR to 200, with 66 runs coming in the final four overs. Rinku Singh provided strong support, while Ajinkya Rahane (38 off 27) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (50 off 32) stabilized the innings after early setbacks.

Teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Simarjeet Singh, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari
Impact Subs: Abhinav Manohar, Jaydev Unadkat, Travis Head, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder

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

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