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Sunrisers Hyderabad came out a superb all- round show with both and bat and ball to thrash Kolkata Knight Riders by an emphatic 65 runs in a Tata IPl 2026 encounter at Eden Gardens Kolkata.
KKR Skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to boiwl first. Rahane’s move back-fired as SRH openers – the destructive duo of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head got the team off to a blistering start. SRH in power play raced to 82-1, 5.4 overs . Travis Head 46 ( 21 balls , 6 fours, 3 sixes), Abhishek Sharma matched Head with a blazing 48 ( 21 balls, 4 fours, 4 sixes). KKR bowlers looked clueless a big total nearing 250 was on the cards given the explosive start.
𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 personified! 💪@SunRisers‘ 5⃣ best powerplay totals in #TATAIPL have all seen Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma setting the tone up top 🔥
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But SRH had minor hiccup in the middle as they lost wickets in succession. Skipper Ishan Kishan ( 14), Aniket Verma (1), Salil Arora (0), Shivang Kumar ( 4). Fortunately for SRH the experianced South African Heinrich Klaasen smashed a timely 52 ( 35 balls , 4 fours 1 six) and well supported by all- rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy 39 ( 24 balls , 4 fours 1 six) saw SRH reach a daunting total of 226/8 in their 20 overs.
More than 8️⃣0️⃣ runs inside the powerplay 😯
🎥 Glimpses of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma’s fiery partnership 🔥#SRH 84/1 after 6️⃣ overs
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KKR Bowling : Vaibhav Arora 2/47 ( 4 overs), Blessing Muzarabani impressed with 4/41 ( 4 overs), Sunil Narine 0/39 ( 4 overs), Varun Chakaravarthy 0/31 ( 2 overs) was listless , Kartik Tyagi 1/48 ( 4 overs), Anukul Roy 1/16 ( 2 overs)
In reply chasing a big total of 227 . KKR needed an explosive start . Kiwi opener Finn Allen gave hints of the intent but unfortunately it did not last long . Finn was out for a quick 28 ( 7 balls , 4 fours 2 sixes). Skipper Ajinkya Rahane dismissed cheaply for 8. The player with the highest price tag In tata IPL 2026 Aussie All- rounder Cameron Green flopped again run-out for 2. Rinku Singh ( 35), Anukul Roy ( 0). KKR batting collapsed . Ramandeep Singh ( 10), Sunil Narine ( 12 ) , Kartik Tyagi ( 5).
The only solace in the batting was from Angkrish Raghuvanshi who scored a fine 52 ( 29 balls , 6 fours, 2 sixes) before being run-out. Vaibhav Arora not out 1 Varun Chakaravarthy ( 0) . KKR were bundled out for 161/10 in 16 overs by the sharp SRH bowling and fielding. It was KKR’s second consecutive loss .
SRH Bowling : David Payne 0/35 ( 2 overs), Harsh Dubey 1/17 ( 2 overs), Abhishek Sharma 0/15 ( 1 over), Jaydev Unadkat 3/21 ( 3 overs), Eshan Malinga 2/14 ( 2 overs), Shivang Kumar 0/41 ( 4 overs), Nitish Kumar Reddy 2/17 ( 2 overs)
Match: IPL 2026, 6th Match
Venue: Kolkata | Date: April 02, 2026
