Varun and Narine push Sunrisers Hyderabad's off switch
The KKR spinners picked up five wickets between them to halt SRH's winning streak in the IPL
03/05Result
45th Match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Hyderabad, May 3 2026
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![Sunrisers Hyderabad]( "Sunrisers Hyderabad")
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![Kolkata Knight Riders]( "Kolkata Knight Riders")
169/3 (18.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
03/05Result
45th Match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Hyderabad, May 3 2026
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![Sunrisers Hyderabad]( "Sunrisers Hyderabad")
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![Kolkata Knight Riders]( "Kolkata Knight Riders")
169/3 (18.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Varun slows it down to keep his, and KKR's, comeback on track
Varun Chakravarthy "is now using the crease very well and also the angles well and also his pace," says Ambati Rayudu
Rayudu: SRH 'thought they can get away with no planning' against KKR
"Sometimes you just need that type of performance to reset and go again in terms of that momentum," Katey Martin says after SRH's loss to KKR
Fifteen years and rocking: Narine's mystery remains unsolved
He has, over the years, varied speeds, reworked lengths, and embraced unfamiliar roles. And perhaps that's why even 200 wickets feels routine
Sunil Narine - an elite bowler in an elite IPL club
Narine became the third bowler to take 200 IPL wickets, and the first to reach the landmark for a single team
SRH bowl and hand debut to Smaran; KKR bring in Allen and Pandey
SRH made two changes, including a forced one with Nitish Kumar Reddy out with illness
Preview
KKR's misfiring batters come up against explosive SRH
Both teams had similar starts to the season; while SRH have staged a resurgence, KKR have fallen behind
