Malinga bobbles it but the ball pops up closeby, he dives forward and takes it to end the game. Was a wide, full ball that Harshit tried to slash after making room. Got it off the bottom of the bat
SRH vs KKR, 68th Match at Delhi, IPL, May 25 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
68th Match (N), Delhi, May 25, 2025, Indian Premier League
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A contest between last year's finalists ends with a different result in a great game for the batters. One of the top-two teams will be decied when MI and PBKS take on each other. Hope to see you for that. Thanks for joining tonight. I'm Ekanth, signing off on behalf of Ashish Pant, and our scorers, Venkat Raghav and Thilak Ram.
Heinrich Klaasen, POTM: The franchise spends a lot of money on this. We had a bad start and middle, we fought to turn it around in the last three games. Nice to give something back to them. There was individual pride as well. I didn't go on in a few games, did so tonight. Plan was to go straight on this ground. I got my trajectory better, didn't take on too many fielders. Pleased with that. I worked a lot on judging length, it's getting me out a couple of times, so I've had to work on it in the nets a lot. After the powerplay is when I'd ideally go, but I get paid to do well whenever I go in.
Pat Cummins, SRH captain: Amazing finish. Lot of things clicked in the last few games. Amazing batting. We have the calibre, but we couldn't play any worse in some parts. Have the team to make the finals most times. It just didn't work out this year. We're gonna get wickets like this where we can max out, but others where we need to graft to 170 which we didn't get right. Feel like quite a few guys got opportunities. Really happy with the squad despite some injuries and players going out. Feels like we used 20 players.
Harsh Dubey: My plan was to stick to my strength. I tried to turn the ball as much as possible, and how to use the angles and my fields to left-handers. There have been a few coaches and inputs from Ashwin and I've tried to incorporate my learnings. (Coming on the back of a good Ranji season) I wasn't focusing on my past performances but rather to do well with the white ball.
Ajinkya Rahane, KKR captain: SRH batted well, we made errors. They capitalised on the loose balls and hit the good balls as well. Their intent was great. (Taking pace off) We discussed it, going wide too, but if the bowler doesn't execute it well, batters like Klaasen capitalise. Through the season, we had our moments. Two or three close games, which we didn't play well. We gave our best, in a format like this you have to be switched on always. If we'd taken those moments, we'd have been one or two. No regrets, all gave their best. We'll come back strong next year.
Vasu: "The entire season for SRH can be summed up in that last wicket! They fumbled their way through to not finish at the bottom."
11:16pm: All smiles on SRH's players' faces after they complete a 110-run drubbing. Could've been much higher considering Unadkat's early strikes. Malinga and Harsh then took over to derail the middle order. Lots of slower ones and dew set in for Pandey and the lower-order batters to get a few. Lots of straight sixes with bowlers erring full. Malinga and Unadkat cut Harshit's fun just a little short in the end.
18.4
W
Malinga to Harshit Rana, OUT
Harshit Rana c & b Malinga 34 (21b 2x4 3x6 25m) SR: 161.9
18.3
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Malinga to Harshit Rana, no run
Pace-on bouncer over middle hurries him on the pull
18.2
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Malinga to Harshit Rana, no run
Big appeal for caught behind. Not given. SRH review. 138ks full ball outside off. Harshit cleared the front foot and looked to go over cover. Replay shows it went below the bottom edge.
18.2
1w
Malinga to Harshit Rana, 1 wide
Another slower bouncer. Very short, over leg stump. Harshit went more for the hook this time
18.1
4
Malinga to Harshit Rana, FOUR runs
Sits up and it's pulled to the right of long-on. Slower bouncer outside off, Harshit coils back and goes upright to middle it
end of over 182 runs • 2 wickets
KKR: 163/9CRR: 9.05 • RRR: 58.00 • Need 116 runs from 12b
Harshit Rana30 (17b 1x4 3x6)
Anrich Nortje0 (0b)
Jaydev Unadkat 4-0-24-3
Harshal Patel 2-0-21-0
17.6
1b
Unadkat to Harshit Rana, 1 bye
Just over the stumps. Another slower one on a fullish length, beat Harshit's slog sweep
17.5
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Unadkat to Harshit Rana, no run
Massive swipe. Beaten. Slower bouncer over fourth, Norje went for the pull
17.4
W
Unadkat to Arora, OUT
Good shout for lbw, not given. Nvm, Unadkat hits the non-striker's stumps, so there's a run-out appeal too. Sent upstairs. Vaibhav was a touch late to take off, he would've made it had he slid his bat in. The right foot was past the crease but hovering in the air as the ball hit. He was holding his bat with both hands. Was a fullish ball around off that beat the inside edge to hit pad after beating the straight-bat block. Bravo jerked back and hid his face going 'what's that'
Vaibhav Arora run out (Unadkat) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
akheel: "can both captains handshake and declare Srh winner ? " Chasing teams can't declare according to the playing conditions iirc
17.3
W
Unadkat to Pandey, OUT
Top-edged pull taken at deep midwicket. Yet another slower bouncer, angling in. Finished fifth stump, around shoulder height. Manish gave it his all, got it off the bottom-half
Manish Pandey c Manohar b Unadkat 37 (23b 2x4 3x6 39m) SR: 160.86
17.2
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Unadkat to Pandey, no run
Makes room and looks to cut the slower bouncer. Misses
Sathish: "For a minute, I thought it is 18 off 18 balls to win…" Your optician's awaiting you
17.1
1
Unadkat to Harshit Rana, 1 run
Wide on a length, slashed to long-off. Klaasen fumbles but it won't cost him
Around
end of over 1710 runs
KKR: 161/7CRR: 9.47 • RRR: 39.33 • Need 118 runs from 18b
Manish Pandey37 (21b 2x4 3x6)
Harshit Rana29 (14b 1x4 3x6)
Harshal Patel 2-0-21-0
Eshan Malinga 3-0-26-2
Curious: "Can there ever be a 0% win probability?" Nope, 0.01. Fourth umpire now on with a new set of balls. Used ones. The wet, old one gets replaced
16.6
2
Harshal to Pandey, 2 runs
Slower bouncer into the body this time. Pulled softly towards midwicket, Harshal chases, slides and throws in one motion. Sharp throw but too quick for the fielder at the stumps. Overthrows brings up the fifty stand
16.6
1w
Harshal to Pandey, 1 wide
Very short slower bouncer lands well outside off, bounces over the batter who lets it go
A bit of dew now on
16.5
1
Harshal to Harshit Rana, 1 run
Belts it. On the bounce to long-off. Shortish ball at the off-side tramline
16.4
6
Harshal to Harshit Rana, SIX runs
Overpitched, launched over long-off this time. 120ks, at the stumps, Harshit's front foot is deep in the crease, in front of middle, back leg out the way and the drive is clean.
16.3
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Harshal to Harshit Rana, no run
And again. Back of length through fifth, a bit of spin in. Harshit looking for even bounce again, swings in vain
16.2
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Harshal to Harshit Rana, no run
Another slower one to beat the horizontal-bat shot. A pull this time, from well outside off. Kept real low
16.1
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Harshal to Harshit Rana, no run
Spongy bounce off the slower bouncer beats the cut
end of over 1621 runs
KKR: 151/7CRR: 9.43 • RRR: 32.00 • Need 128 runs from 24b
Manish Pandey35 (20b 2x4 3x6)
Harshit Rana22 (9b 1x4 2x6)
Eshan Malinga 3-0-26-2
Abhishek Sharma 2-0-25-0
KreshaDixitSing: "KKR escaped worst defeat by those late hittings."
15.6
6
Malinga to Pandey, SIX runs
Over long-on again. Tis is more bottom hand and bottom-hand heavy. Pandey crouches a bit and times it perfectly again
15.5
6
Malinga to Pandey, SIX runs
And another. Straight of long-on. Missed yorker ends up being a slot ball on leg. Hit 84 metres far
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Win Probability
SRH 100%
SRHKKR100%50%100%
Over 19 • KKR 168/10
Harshit Rana c & b Malinga 34 (21b 2x4 3x6 25m) SR: 161.9
SRH won by 110 runsW
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