New Delhi, May 26 -- Kolkata Knight Riders' poor defence of their Indian Premier League title ended on a bad note on May 25 after they crashed to a huge defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last IPL 2025 fixture.

KKR conceded a massive 278/3 in the first innings to the Hyderabad franchise before putting on a meek chase that ended with the defending champions getting skittled out for 168.

Their 110-run defeat at the Arun Jaitley Stadium epitomised their batting struggles as they finished IPL 2025 at a disappointed eighth with 12 points from 14 matches.

One of the biggest disappointments for KKR from the batting unit has been Venkatesh Iyer, who was roped in for a huge sum of Rs.23 crore.

To say he has had a poor season would be an un...