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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

TM Head
TM Head
61(28) 9x4 - 3x6
Control %73%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 15 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
5 0 4 6 10 14 17 5
A Raghuvanshi
A Raghuvanshi
59(47) 5x4 - 2x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 17 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
5 6 23 12 2 3 4 4

Best performances - Bowlers

CV Varun
CV Varun
O4
M0
R36
W3
Eco9
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
Kartik Tyagi
Kartik Tyagi
O4
M0
R30
W2
Eco7.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Sunrisers Hyderabad , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.15, Second Session 17.15-18.45

Match days

03 May 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad 0

Scorer: Thilak Ram | Commentator: @himanshu_a30

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

KKR 2nd innings Partnerships

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