That's it from the first match of the double-header Sunday. KKR's third win in a row keeps those above them on the points table on their toes. But they're still eighth, and have a long way to go before they threaten their competitors for a place in the playoffs. For now, though, you can switch over to GT vs PBKS. Until next time, it's goodnight!

Varun Chakravarthy is the Player of the Match, and he's still hobbling: "It's just the impact pain. Still I'm not able to put my foot fully down. He hit it very fast, and I had to stop it as he hit it very straight; otherwise it would've been a four. I've been saying this every year. When the IPL starts, the first four matches are going to be flat wickets. Because Head was extending his hands very well, I didn't want him to do that. The guys are coming together. Nice to see the batting group finish it this way. We can make a serious dent in the IPL."

Ajinkya Rahane: "It was a good wicket to bat on. I thought 190-200 would have been difficult to chase. Credit to our bowlers. They kept on taking wickets. The bowling unit has been doing really well. Credit goes to our bowling coaches. It's all about planning and executing. As long as you're clear in your head, that's important. Going into the break, the victory was very important. We lost those five matches, but the atmosphere was calm. We kept it really cool. Really happy for Varun. The way he came back was amazing. Works really hard. Great attitude. He has been bowling in the tough situations. I'm sure he'll continue his performance."

Time for the presentations

Shameer: "So Finn Allen is MoM?" --- I would go for Varun.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi: "I'm just happy we won. When I was walking back, I saw my coach shaking his head with the way I got out. It just got very easy after Finn and Ajinkya gave us the start. Not worry about the previous game too much. Just go and try to enjoy the game. When I was a kid, I used to dream of this. It's just me living the dream. So many stars to learn from. I was trying to hit straight back over his [the bowler's] head. Maybe if I went inside out, I would connect. In a long tournament, that [a dip in form] happens."

Pat Cummins: "Not our best day. We got off to a pretty good start. From where we were, we should have found a way to get 200 or 180. You've just got to adapt. Our first eight or ten overs were excellent. I think 180 or something like that [was par]. It did dry up. We dragged it right to the end. There's only little moments that can make the difference."

7.02pm The win should have come much earlier, but KKR eventually get there in more than 18 overs. That's three wins in a row for them, and they break SRH's streak of five victories in a row. KKR had blazed away to 71 in the powerplay, and you thought they would hunt 166 down with at least five overs remaining. But that was not to be. Raghuvanshi and Rahane batted patiently on a slow pitch where the ball gripped, and took their side to a smooth win.

18.2
4
Malinga to Singh, FOUR, four more, and KKR win!! Swatted to deep midwicket. Short delivery from Malinga, and Rinku thrashes it hard to seal the win
18.1
4
Malinga to Singh, FOUR, there's no long-on in place, and Rinku spots that. He backs away, and swings at this length delivery swinging in to arrive well outside leg. One more required by KKR
18.1
1w
Malinga to Singh, 1 wide, wide outside leg. This one swings into Rinku, and arrives fullish and wide of leg. He lets it go

KKR one hit away. Malinga back for SRH.

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs | KKR: 160/3 (6 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.88, RRR: 3.00)

  • Rinku Singh14 (9b)
  • Cameron Green3 (3b)
  • Sakib Hussain3-0-17-1
  • Shivang Kumar4-0-31-1
17.6
1
Sakib Hussain to Singh, 1 run, short ball on leg, and ending on off. This doesn't get up a lot, and is pulled to deep square leg even as Rinku's bottom hand comes off the bat
17.5
0
Sakib Hussain to Singh, no run, three dots in a row. This is a bouncer. Sakib bangs it around middle, and the ball finishes around off. Rinku shaped to attack but let it go
17.4
0
Sakib Hussain to Singh, no run, quite full, and just outside leg. It's not called wide either. But Rinku reviews, and why not? Rinku is shown to have taken a step down leg before shifting to off again. Sakib went on a short of a length outside leg, and Rinku looked to clip but missed. Oh, the third umpire agrees with the on-field call. He says the ball would have met the batter had he been in his normal stance
17.3
0
Sakib Hussain to Singh, no run, bouncer at Rinku. This one angles across, and pitches around middle. Rinku sways out of the way
17.2
1
Sakib Hussain to Green, 1 run, he leaps a little to try and get on top of this shortish ball, but it keeps low while seaming in. Clipped to fine leg

Arquam: "In this 165 game, Cummins has given at least 15 runs more than expected."

17.1
5
Sakib Hussain to Singh, 5 runs, run-out chance missed... and it's four overthrows. Sakib bowled a shrotish ball which kept low on leg, and Rinku nudged it towards square leg. The batters took off, as the throw went to the non-striker's end. But there was no back-up and neither a direct hit, so the ball raced away to the boundary

Sakib back.

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 153/3 (13 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 4.33)

  • Cameron Green2 (2b)
  • Rinku Singh8 (4b)
  • Shivang Kumar4-0-31-1
  • Pat Cummins4-0-47-1
16.6
0
Shivang Kumar to Green, no run, on a length on middle and off, and turning away slightly. Pushed towards cover
16.5
2
Shivang Kumar to Green, 2 runs, tossed up, and it ends up being a low full toss on middle and leg. Driven wide of long-on

Slip waiting.

Green.

16.4
W
Shivang Kumar to Raghuvanshi, OUT, taken at long-off. In fact, the fielder was a good ten steps in. But is it too late for SRH? Shivang bowled the wrong 'un, as a fullish delivery turned away to finish on off. AR was into his attempted loft early, and the bottom hand came off the bat as the ball popped up towards long-off

A Raghuvanshi c Malinga b Shivang Kumar 59 (67m 47b 5x4 2x6) SR: 125.53

16.3
1
Shivang Kumar to Singh, 1 run, ohh, this turns away from a length on off. Rinku cuts it late to point
16.2
6
Shivang Kumar to Singh, SIX, bang!! He was sent early for exactly this. Shivang tosses it up, and bowls full on off. Rinku goes down to heave wide of long-on for six
16.1
1
Shivang Kumar to Raghuvanshi, 1 run, angling across, and fullish on off. Cut away to deep point

Shivang to bowl out. Can he prise something out?

END OF OVER:
16 | 10 Runs | KKR: 143/2 (23 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.93, RRR: 5.75)

  • Rinku Singh1 (2b)
  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi58 (45b)
  • Pat Cummins4-0-47-1
  • Sakib Hussain2-0-10-1
15.6
0
Cummins to Singh, no run, another short balll... and it's not given wide. Rinku ducks under this ball pitching around sixth stump, so the over ends with a dot
15.5
1
Cummins to Raghuvanshi, 1 run, another big short ball. This is slow on middle and leg, and is swung to fine leg

KKR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st49AM RahaneFH Allen
2nd84AM RahaneA Raghuvanshi
3rd18RK SinghA Raghuvanshi
4th18RK SinghC Green