India, May 26 -- Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season ended on the worst possible note as the Ajinkya Rahane-led side faced a 110-run shellacking at the hands of Pat Cummins-led SunRisers Hyderabad on Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The loss resulted in KKR eventually finishing at the eighth spot in the points table.

KKR were seen as one of the contenders to win the trophy this season. However, the franchise was bogged down by the poor form of Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Quinton de Kock, Ramanullah Gurbaz, Harshit Rana and more. The biggest setback was Venkatesh Iyer who failed to set the IPL stage on fire after being picked by the franchise for INR...