Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 2026 May 3 Full score card

FOUR! KKR WIN BY 7 WICKETS! Short and on middle and off, Rinku Singh pulls this towards the deep mid-wicket region and finds the fence for a boundary to seal the contest. An excellent cameo of 22* from 11 by Rinku.

FOUR! Pitched up, on middle and leg, Rinku Singh flicks this up and over the mid on fielder and the ball races into the boundary cushions for four.

WIDE! On a length, wide down the leg side, Rinku Singh leaves it. Wided.

Eshan Malinga to bowl now with KKR needing 6 more runs.

Short and on middle and off, Rinku Singh pulls this towards deep square leg for a single.

Short one, around off, Rinku Singh leaves it.

Full and around the pads of Rinku. The batter steps inside the line and looks to flick it away, but misses. The umpire calls it a fair delivery, but Rinku sends this upstairs for a wide not given. The replay shows that Rinku has stepped a bit inside the line, and had he been in his actual stance, the ball would have rapped him on his pads, so the on-field decision of a dot stays.

Short and around off, Rinku Singh leans back and looks for the upper-cut but misses.

Good length, around the pads, Cameron Green tucks this to fine leg for a single.

BUZZERS! Good length, on middle and leg, Rinku Singh tucks this gently to the right of Shivang Kumar at mid-wicket and sets off for a single. Shivang attacks the ball and has a shy at the stumps towards the non-striker's end but misses. Abhishek Sharma at cover has a lot of ground to cover, and he cannot get around quickly to back up the throw. The ball races away to the fence. Rinku Singh throws a punch in the air as he celebrates with a smile.

Floated around off, Cameron Green rocks back and blocks this out.

Full toss, on middle and off, Cameron Green flicks this through mid-wicket and scampers back for two.

A fine knock from Angkrish Raghuvanshi, but he would have loved to stay there till the end. Cameron Green comes out to bat.

OUT! CAUGHT! Googly, around off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi backs away a shade and looks to loft this over extra cover, but gets it miscued off the cue end and the ball goes towards long off. Eshan Malinga runs in and takes a safe catch. KKR are 151/3, needing 15 runs off 20 balls.

Fuller around off, Rinku Singh cuts this square to deep point for a single.

SIX! Clean strike! Flighted around middle and off, Rinku Singh goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region for a massive six.

Wrong'un around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi cuts this to sweeper cover for a single.

Yet another short one, around off, Rinku Singh ducks down. KKR need 23 runs from 24 balls.

Slower, short ball, over middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi helps the pull to deep fine leg for one.

TWO WIDES! Good length, way too down the leg side, Rinku Singh backs away but even that is not enough to get anything on it. Kishan fails to gather this despite his dive to his right, and the batters cross over as the ball is parried away off the keeper's gloves.

Short and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi pulls this to the deep square leg region for a single.

FOUR! Excellent manoeuvring of the field by Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Short and wide of off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets up on his toes and steers this for a boundary to the left of the third man fielder for four runs. Raghuvanshi moves to 56, which is now his highest IPL score.

Good length, around off, Rinku Singh arches back and guides this to the right of the fielder at the third man region for a single.

Halt! The physio rushes out to check on Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who is grimacing in pain. The magic spray has done its job and Raghuvanshi is ready to resume.

Ouch, that has hurt! Pat comes around the stumps and darts in a short one, around the ribs of Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Angkrish goes for a pull but swings early and misses out. The ball hits him around the bottom of his ribs to the left side of his chest. The ball rolls to square leg for a leg bye.

A promotion for Rinku Singh as he walks out to replace his skipper ahead of Cameron Green.

OUT! CAUGHT! The short ball plan eventually works. Ajinkya Rahane was not looking comfortable to the short ball ploy from Sakib in this over. Pace on now and at the bodyline of the batter. Rahane hangs back for the pull but is rushed and cramped for space. It balloons off the splice of the bat, and Ravichandran Smaran takes a dolly at mid-wicket. The 84-run stand comes to an end. KKR are 133/2, needing 32 runs from 30 balls.

Pace off and on a short of a good length, on off. Angkrish arches back and runs it down to deep third for a single.

Wide given, but SRH have reviewed the call. Sakib goes short again and keeps it near the tramline. Angkrish Raghuvanshi reaches out to flay it away on the off side but misses. There was no movement from Angkrish and the ball was well outside the tramline. The third umpire wants to check whether there was any bat involved. Flat line on the UltraEdge.

Another bumper, over off, Rahane goes deep in the crease and guides it through third man for a single.

Angled into the left shoulder, pace off again and into the surface. Ajinkya swivels to get the pull away but is early into the shot and bunts it behind towards the keeper.

Pace off and on the shorter side. This spins back towards Rahane, who fends it down.

Short and outside off, this is slapped to deep point for one.

Dominate on-side showing from Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Out of the 50 he has scored, if we break down his scoring areas, as shown on-air, Angkrish Raghuvanshi has scored 31 runs towards the on-side and 19 towards the off-side.

FIFTY FOR RAGHUVANSHI! A well-compiled knock from KKR's number 3. Single-digit scores in his last three games, and this knock will do his confidence the world of good. Off-cutter, full and on off. Angkrish pushes it to long on and brings up his half-century with a single.

Full and on off. Rahane extends his hands out in front to drill it past extra cover. The bat turns in his hand and the shot is miscued to long off for a single.

FOUR! Not in control, but Rahane will take it. Harshal sticks to the short ball, on off. Ajinkya gets his hands high and swings hard for the pull. The ball gets big on him, and it goes off the top edge down to the deep fine leg fence.

Rahane backs away before the release but Patel sticks to his guns. Digs it in short, on off and middle. Ajinkya flashes but misses.

Slips in the slower bouncer, over middle. Raghuvanshi stays inside the line and helps the pull to deep fine leg for a run.

Bashes the hard length, outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi hops and cuts it well but can't get it past backward point.

STRATEGIC BREAK​​​​! It has been a really clinical batting display by Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi so far. The way the two have kept the scoreboard ticking and not let the pressure get onto them has brought KKR in a really commanding position. SRH needs not just one but a few wickets in a cluster to bring things back a bit.

Loopy low full toss, Angkrish knocks it to long off and retains the strike with a single. KKR require 44 runs in 42 balls.

A bit shorter, on off, Rahane rocks back and punches it past extra cover for a run.

Drags the length back and bowls the googly, on off. Rahane tries to run it down with an open bat face but misses.

Full and on off, AR comes forward and plays it to long off for a single.

Nicely bowled! Slower and it is the wrong'un again, full and across off. Raghuvanshi swings hard, looking to go down the ground but is beaten by the turn.

Off the edge! Googly, on a length, on off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi looks to go up and over cover but gets an outside edge to short third.

Shivang Kumar (2-0-18-0) comes back into the attack.

On a shortish length, over middle. This is helped down to deep fine leg for one. 47 needed off 48.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Malinga slips in the yorker and it tails back in at the toes. Raghuvanshi hurriedly gets his bat down as he glances it fine of the man at deep fine leg for four more.

FOUR! Fingertips stuff! Eshan Malinga bowls the slower, short ball, over middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi arches back for the ramp over the keeper. He waits for the ball to arrive and gets a bit too much of the blade. Ishan Kishan leaps and sticks out his right hand over his head. The ball clips his fingertips and goes behind for a boundary.

Full and a bit of tail back into the right-hander. Angkrish clips it to the right of mid-wicket. Rahane once again sets off for the run before being sent back.

This is dug in short, on off, Angkrish mistimes the pull shot to the man at mid-wicket. Rahane is nearly halfway through the run before he retreats. Ravichandran Smaran picks up the ball but with there being no back up, he opts not to throw.

Starts with an off-pace delivery, on a good length, outside off. Angkrish punches it on the up to cover.

Eshan Malinga is brought back into the action. Will there be reverse swing on offer for Eshan?

Back to bowling it short, on off. Angkrish plays a controlled pull shot in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Comes up with a full ball, attacking the front pad. It does catch Raghuvanshi by surprise, who just about squeezes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Banged in short, under the right armpit, Ajinkya rides the bounce and pulls it behind square leg. They cross.

From around the wicket now, sticks to the bumper, over middle. Angkrish checks his shot as he pulls it wide of mid-wicket for a run.

Dug in short, over middle. Rahane swivels to take on the short ball. He does not quite get hold of it and it is skied to the left of Salil Arora at deep fine leg. They cross.

Around the off stump, on a good length. Angkrish Raghuvanshi dabs it in front of backward point and crosses over.

KKR are cruising in this chase. Pat Cummins (2-0-33-1) brings himself back.

Full and wide of off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi drives this through covers for a single. 61 needed off 60.

Short and on middle and off, Ajinkya Rahane pulls this behind mid-wicket for a single.

Pitched up, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi drives this a bit uppish but just short of extra cover for a single as the ball deflects off the fielder's body and rolls toward long off.

On a length, around off, Ajinkya Rahane hits this to wide long on and rotates the strike again.

WIDE! Yorker, down the leg, Ajinkya Rahane goes for a flick but misses. Wide called by the umpire.

Good length, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi dabs this towards point and takes a run. 100 comes up for KKR.

On a length, down the leg side, Angkrish Raghuvanshi steps inside and looks to flick but misses out. Gets it brushed off the thigh pad and Ishan Kishan gathers this behind the stumps.

SRH's Impact Sub, Sakib Hussain has been called into the attack.

Tossed up, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi drives this down to long off for a single. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters.

Raghuvanshi has been cutting the ball off the back foot well up to this point. Quicker one, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi rocks back and cuts this to the left of sweeper cover for a couple.

FOUR! Swept well for a boundary. Wrong'un, pitching outside leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes down on a knee and sweeps this behind square on leg for a boundary to the left of fine leg.

Fuller and flatter around off, Ajinkya Rahane chips this to sweeper cover and rotates the strike.

Wrong'un around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi cuts this through point for a single.

Fuller around middle and off, Ajinkya Rahane chips this to wide long on for one.

Shivang Kumar to continue with KKR needing 77 runs off 72 balls.

Full toss on middle and off, Ajinkya Rahane just eases this through mid on for a single to end the over. 10 off Harshal's first over of the game.

Full and on middle and leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi flicks this through square leg for a single.

WIDE! Short and wide down the leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi steps inside the line and looks to fend this through backward square leg but misses. Wided.

FOUR! Back of a length, wide outside off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi leans back and brings fast hands into the action. Cuts this square on off and beats backward point to his right for a boundary.

Slower one, good length, on middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane punches this down to long on for one.

Slower one, full and around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi cuts this to deep third for a run.

Harshal bends his back and darts in a short one, around off. Ajinkya Rahane pulls this towards deep square leg for a single.

STRATEGIC BREAK! A fine start for the Kolkata Knight Riders in pursuit of a middling total. Finn Allen's assault has set up the chase beautifully, with the required run rate at the moment being under 7. From here, it is about managing the chase through the middle overs. Wickets at regular intervals is what the Sunrisers Hyderabad need to defend this total. We did see that as the ball lost its hardness, scoring became more difficult in the SRH innings, and that is where the start KKR have got off to will help them. Sakib Hussain has been introduced as Hyderabad's Impact Sub. Aniket Verma has been subbed out. It will be Harshal Patel to bowl after the break.

Aniket Verma is substituted by Sakib Hussain

Fuller around off, Rahane drives this down to long off and takes a single.

Wrong'un around off, Ajinkya Rahane goes deep inside the crease and pushes this to short extra cover.

Quicker one, around middle and off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi flicks this through mid on for a single.

Tossed up, on off, Ajinkya Rahane pushes this down to long off for a single.

FOUR! A slider this time from Shivang Kumar, around off, Ajinkya Rahane rocks back and looks to play the square cut. Gets an outside edge and the ball flies through the vacant first slip area for a boundary towards the third man region.

Floated around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi rocks back inside the crease and pulls this to long on for one.

The left-arm wrist spinner, Shivang Kumar comes into the attack.

Full and on the pads, Angkrish Raghuvanshi tucks this towards deep square leg for a single to close the Powerplay. Both teams have cancelled each other out after the first 6 overs as SRH were also 71 for 1.

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg side, Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes for a flick again but misses out. Wided.

SIX! Dispatched for a biggie. On a length, around middle and leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi steps across the stumps and picks this up with a flick and deposits this 10 rows back into the crowd towards the fine leg region.

Slower one, full and on middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane flicks this through mid-wicket for one run.

Hard length, on middle and leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi tucks this to the right of Aniket Verma at mid-wicket and takes a quick run. The throw does come from the fielder towards the non-striker's end, but Verma misses by a long distance. Raghuvanshi was in anyway.

On a length, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi presses onto his front foot and taps this to mid off.

SIX! Good length, on middle and leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi stands tall and just brings his wrists into the action. Gives his wrists a flick, and the ball has sailed over the fence towards the deep square leg region.

FOUR! Gets it through! A little bit short, on off, Rahane lets the ball come to him and punches it away neatly between point and cover-point to pick up a boundary.

Around leg, on a length. Angkrish nurdles it behind square leg and crosses over.

Short and on off, Raghuvanshi cuts but can't beat point.

A bit short, on off, punched with sweet timing but straight to cover.

On a length and on middle, Raghuvanshi looks to force the drive away but gets it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

Full and on leg, Rahane clips it wide of mid on to his right and takes a single. The 50 is up for KKR!

Angkrish Raghuvanshi walks out at 3 for KKR. Abhishek Sharma comes on for his second over of the evening.

OUT! CAUGHT! Pat Cummins has the last laugh, but the damage has been done. Not the best of balls by Cummins, full and angled into the pads. Allen plays it a bit too early as he tries to go aerial on the leg side by using his wrists. His weight stays on the back foot, and he ends up chipping it down the throat of Heinrich Klaasen at deep mid-wicket, who runs in and does the rest. KKR are 49/1, chasing 166. 27 runs off the 4th over.

FOUR! In the gap! Into the surface, over middle. Allen gets on top of the bounce and pulls it all along the ground between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for another boundary.

FOUR! Up and over! Allen is winning this Trans-Tasman battle. Pitched up by Cummins, right in the slot, on off, Allen collapses his back knee and pumps it over mid off for four more.

SIX! Wow, that sounded so sweet. Cummins bends his back and bangs it in short, over off. Finn stands tall and gets his hands through the ball to play the pull off the front foot. Parks it into the stands beyond the deep square leg fence.

Fuller and on middle. Allen throws his hands at the ball but the bat turns in his hand. It goes off the inner half to the right of long on for a brace.

SIX! Just over! A bit short, on middle. It comes at waist height and Allen swings across for the pull. Eshan Malinga at deep square leg moves to his left and leaps but the ball sails over his head.

FIVE WIDES! That has beaten everyone! Premeditation on the part of Finn Allen as he walks across for the scoop. Cummins sprays it beyond the tramline on off, on a good length. Allen tries to angle the bat face and direct the ramp past short third but misses. Ishan Kishan dives to his right but fails to lay a hand on it and the ball races away into the fence.

Slower yorker at 109.2 kph, on middle. Rahane backs away to open up the off side. He adjusts by getting his bat down and slicing it between point and cover-point with an open bat face. Heinrich Klaasen gives it a chase and hauls it in. Two runs taken.

This is on top of off at 142.3 kph, Ajinkya punches it to cover. There is a slight misfield and the batters think about the single but the fielder is quick to recover and mop it up.

Better line this time by Malinga, on middle and the length stays full. Ajinkya Rahane goes hard at the ball and loses his shape. He mishits it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

SIX! Picked up and it goes all the way! Malinga errs in line as he slides onto the pads with a full ball. Rahane does not miss out as he picks it up off the pads over long leg for a six.

Even fuller now, on the off stump. Rahane firms the drive along the ground to mid off.

Right on the money! Full and straight, attacking the stumps. Rahane taps it back to the bowler with a straight bat.

Will there be a second go for Abhishek Sharma, or will Pat call Eshan Malinga into the attack? The pick of the SRH bowlers till this point in the season, Eshan Malinga, has been called into the action.

FOUR! Swatted away! Fractionally short, angled in at the hips by Cummins. Allen swivels on the back foot and swipes it away to the left of the man at deep backward square leg. One bounce and over the ropes.

Was there an edge? Ishan Kishan has heard something, but Pat Cummins does not go up in an appeal. He eventually opts against the review. In the channel, on a hard length, outside off. Allen tries to force it away on the off side but the ball zips past the outside edge. There was no edge, confirmed by the UltraEdge.

Keeps it nice and tight, a cross-seam ball, on a short of a length, on top of off. Allen punches it straight to mid off.

Keeps on that back of a length, on off. Finn stands tall and pats it to the man at a catching cover.

Hits the back of a length, over middle. Rahane gets on his toes and glances it to deep fine leg for a run.

Full and attacking the front pad, Allen brings his bat out in front and knocks it to long on for a single.

A tidy start for both sides as Abhishek Sharma gives away just 8 off the first over. Pat Cummins brings himself on from the other end.

Sliding on with the arm, on a nagging length, on middle. This is whipped through mid-wicket for another single.

Shorter and on middle, that is punched off the back foot to wide mid on. Heinrich Klaasen moves to his right and tumbles to cut it off. Single taken.

Slows it down and this is on a length, on off. Rahane pushes it back to the left of the bowler. Abhishek is quick across the turf and cuts down the single.

Drifting down leg, on a length. Allen flicks it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket. A slight fumble in the deep by Harshal Patel but that does not cost SRH any extra runs. Just a single.

Very full, on the off stump. Ajinkya jams it out to long off and turns the strike over.

FOUR! Rahane and KKR are on their way. Sharma looks to toss it up but serves a floated full toss, on the pads. Rahane presses forward and flicks it between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary to get going.

OUT! CAUGHT! That's that for the SRH innings. A job well done by KKR to bowl the home side out for 165. Tyagi rolls his fingers over the ball and bangs it in short, over off. Patel tries to take it on with the pull but fails to get on top of the bounce. It is skewed off a top edge to short fine leg, where Vaibhav Arora moves to his left and completes the catch.

Hurls it on a nagging length, on middle. Malinga covers the line and pushes it in front of mid off before hurrying to the other end.

Full and angling across. Eshan Malinga stays rooted to the crease and prods at the ball tentatively. Gets beaten all ends up on the outside edge.

Honing in on top of off at 143.1 kph, Harshal stands tall and plays it on the up to deep cover for a single.

Fuller and in the channel, Patel throws his hands at the ball but is beaten for pace.

FOUR! Gets it away! Tyagi takes pace off and digs it in short, outside off. Harshal reaches out and flashes at it. Gets it off the toe end and it goes right through the gap between short third and backward point for a boundary.

Kartik Tyagi to replace Anukul Roy.

Off-cutter, bowled into the surface. It goes across the left-hander and Eshan makes the leave.

Arora goes searching for the yorker and gets a bit of tail back into the right-hander. It comes out as a low full toss and Patel pushes it to long off for one.

Dipping low full toss, outside off. Malinga hits it down to long on for a single.

Wide! Down leg, full in length, Malinga misses out on the tickle.

Very full, across off. Eshan drops his bat down but is late in doing so.

Beaten! Pushed across the left-hander, on a good length. Malinga looks to punch it away but the ball leaves him with the angle.

Eshan Malinga is the last batter out in the middle for SRH.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another one bites the dust. Short and wide down the leg side, Shivang Kumar has a swipe at it but misses as the keeper gathers the ball behind the stumps. Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes up in an appeal, as does the bowler. Anukul Roy at cover also has heard something and he comes charging in. Ajinkya Rahane checks with the bowler and the keeper before taking the review in the nick of time. The UltraEdge comes up with a spike when the ball is next to the glove. The on-field decision is overturned.

Skipper Pat is gone, and Harshal Patel replaces him in the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Anukul Roy strikes now. Very full, wide on off. Cummins reaches out to force it away on the off side. The bat turns in his hands and he miscues it down the strip. Roy gets low with his hands out in front to take the catch in front of his left boot. No real excitement from Roy while claiming the catch, but he looks confident. The third umpire is summoned for a check and the replays confirm that Anukul had gotten his fingers under the ball to take the catch.

Is that a fair catch? Anukul Roy looks really confident about grabbing this cleanly. The umpires have sent this upstairs for an official check. Replay shows that the fingers of Anukul Roy are underneath the ball. OUT flashes on the big screen.

Spears in a full ball, on middle. Pat digs it out back to the bowler.

SIX! Long enough! A half-tracker by Roy, wide on off. Cummins reaches out and flat bats it down the ground. Rinku Singh at long on was in business for a moment but eventually watched it sail over his head.

Drops it short, on off, Kumar punches it away to deep cover and crosses over. The 150 is up for SRH.

Darted in at the hips, Cummins shovels it to deep fine leg for a run.

Short and on off, that is punched off the back foot but straight to the cover fielder.

Shivang Kumar walks out to bat. With two right-handers at the crease, Anukul Roy has been called into the attack.

OUT! TAKEN! Two wickets in an over for Sunil Narine. He has the last laugh. Sunil Narine floats it up, on off, Ishan Kishan moves forward again and looks to loft it, but cuts across the ball. It is skied towards long off. Anukul Roy settles under it and takes a comfortable catch. Sunrisers Hyderabad are 148/7 and in a spot of bother now.

SIX! Ishan Kishan continues to score runs! Flatter, on off, Ishan Kishan shimmies down the ground and launches it over wide long on for a biggie. He moves to 42 now.

Flatter, on leg, Pat Cummins pushes it wide of mid on for a quick single.

Quicker, outside off, Pat Cummins leaves it alone.

Full and on leg, Pat flicks it away to the left of deep backward square leg and comes back for the second run.

SRH's skipper, Pat Cummins walks out to bat.

OUT! TIMBER! What a delivery from Sunil Narine. Quicker, on off, and on a length. Salil Arora leans on and looks to block it, but gets beaten completely as the ball drifts in initially, but then straightens to beat the outside edge and hits the top of the off pole. 200th IPL wicket for Sunil Narine. Narine becomes the third man after Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal to achieve this milestone, but the first overseas bowler to reach this landmark.

Whom does Ajinkya Rahane turn to now? Here is Sunil Narine for his final over. 3-0-22-0 so far for Narine.

Excellent over from Kartik Tyagi. Just 4 runs off it. Back of a length, on off, Salil Arora pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.

A slower bouncer, on off, Ishan Kishan pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.

Hard length, outside off, Ishan Kishan cuts it but finds the fielder at backward point.

Goes fuller this time, on off, Salil Arora pushes it to cover for a single.

Length again, down leg, Salil Arora looks to flick it but wears it on his pads. The ball rolls towards the right of the bowler. Dot.

Hard length, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan tugs it through mid-wicket for a single.

Kartik Tyagi (2-0-20-1) returns to the attack.

Brilliant over. Too full, on off, Salil Arora leans on and blocks it to short cover. Varun Chakaravarthy ends his spell with figures of 4-0-36-3.

Too full, on off, Salil Arora stays back and blocks it to the off side.

Salil Arora is the new man in. A slip in place for the new batter.

OUT! TAKEN! Varun Chakaravarthy gets his man. Slower through the air again, on off, with a hint of turn. Aniket Verma gets down on one knee and looks to go big. Gets a top edge again as the ball goes high up in the air between cover and mid off. Ajinkya Rahane runs over his right shoulder from cover and keeps his eyes on the ball all the way through to take a magnificent catch. Sunrisers Hyderabad continue to crumble. They are 135/5 after 13.4 overs now.

FOUR! Streaky, but they all count! Flighted up, outside off, Aniket Verma swings hard but gets an outside edge. The ball lands just short of Kartik Tyagi at short third, who makes a diving attempt to his left. The ball races away to the fence. Chakaravarthy is not happy with Tyagi's effort.

Another dot. Slower through the air, on off, Aniket Verma rocks back and blocks it to the right of the bowler.

Fired in, on off, Aniket Verma leans on and blocks it back to the bowler. Varun Chakaravarthy is hobbling because of the blow he took on the leg in his previous over. Ajinkya Rahane has a word with him. Varun is going to carry on.

STRATEGIC BREAK! This has been a good fightback from the Kolkata Knight Riders after being put under the pump early on. Ajinkya Rahane has used just five bowling options so far, with no Anukul Roy yet. That has been largely down to the presence of left-handers at the crease. Sunrisers Hyderabad will be aiming to go past 200, and they still have Salil Arora to come, who provided the finishing touches the other night in Mumbai, and he can hit the ball a long way. Varun Chakaravarthy to bowl out now. 3-0-32-2 for Varun.

Oh! Back of a length, on off, and it keeps a tad low. Ishan Kishan looks to pull it but gets beaten on the bottom edge. The ball just misses the stumps and rolls towards the keeper. Dot.

Hard length, just outside off, Ishan Kishan stays back and pushes it to the point fielder.

FOUR! That's a poor delivery! Cameron Green errs his line down leg, Ishan Kishan uses the pace of the ball and helps it through fine leg for a boundary.

Wide! Bangs it short, pace off, outside off, Ishan Kishan gets his hands high for the pull but misses. Wide called for height.

Slightly shorter, on leg, Ishan Kishan looks to pull it but doesn't connect. The ball lobs to the right of the keeper off the thigh. Dot.

Keeps it on a length again, on leg, Aniket Verma whips it through backward square leg for a run.

Cameron Green bowls a length ball, on off, Aniket Verma covers the line and blocks it off.

Full and around off, Aniket Verma punches this through cover for one run.

Nice and full, on off, Ishan Kishan pushes it to cover for a quick single.

BYE! Googly, around off, Aniket Verma looks to defend but plays down the wrong line and is beaten on the inside edge. The bounce takes it over the sticks, and the keeper fails to gather the ball. A bye is taken as the ball rolls to square leg off the keeper's pads.

From 105/1, SRH have slipped to 122/4. A good phase in the game for KKR. Aniket Verma walks in next.

OUT! CAUGHT! Not a fruitful debut with the bat for Smaran as he walks back after scoring just 4. Tossed up, around off, Ravichandran Smaran shimmies down the track and looks to take on the boundary rider at long on. Gets the ball miscued from the cue end of his bat towards mid off. Ajinkya Rahane runs over his left shoulder from cover and puts in a dive at the end to snaffle it.

Quicker one, around off, Ravichandran Smaran looks to works this around mid-wicket but gets it edged off the outside towards short cover's left.

Fuller around middle and off, Ishan Kishan drills this powerfully straight back to the bowler. Varun gets his shoe in the way, and the ball just bounces a bit before and hits Varun around his foot. A single is taken as the ball rolls to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Number 1392 of this season and the first ever in IPL history from the bat of Ravichandran Smaran. Short and around middle and leg, Ravichandran Smaran gets inside the line and hooks this through the backward square leg region for a boundary.

Full and around off, Ravichandran Smaran drives this to short cover for no run.

Add that to the list of contenders for the catch of the season. Ravichandran Smaran walks out to bat on his IPL debut.

OUT! CAUGHT! A stunner by Rovman Powell to send Heinrich Klaasen back in the dugout. Short and wide off, Heinrich Klaasen drags this with a pull towards the gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. Rovman Powell runs to his right and runs in a bit too much to start with, but does extremely well to outstretch his right hand and grab a one-handed stunner. The third umpire is called into action to check the fairness of the catch. The replay shows that despite the fall, the ball never came in contact with the turf, and Rovman was in control of the catch.

FOUR! Up and over! On a good length, angled in, on middle. Klaasen brings his bat out in front and chips it over the man at mid-wicket. There is no protection in the deep and the deep square leg fielder can't cut it off.

SIX! KKR fans will consider this as a dropped chance and of all the players, it was Rinku Singh underneath it. Back of a length around off, Heinrich Klaasen looks to slog this out of the park, but connects this from the bottom part of his bat. Rinku Singh stays side-on at long on to take the catch to his right. He extends his hands out in front and tries to get rid of the ball immediately before going over the ropes. He can't grab hold of the ball in the first place as it clips his fingertips and drops beyond the boundary cushions.

Good length, around off, Heinrich Klaasen taps this to mid off for no run.

Time for pace as Cameron Green comes on, replacing Varun Chakaravarthy. Green conceded 14 runs in his only over so far.

Tossed up, around middle and off, Heinrich Klaasen flicks this to the right of the bowler for a single down to long on. What an over from Sunil Narine as he gives away just 2 runs off it.

Short and on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches this off his back foot towards short extra cover.

Narine drags his length back a shade and bowls this around off, Heinrich Klaasen pushes out in front but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Pushed through on off, Heinrich Klaasen rocks deep inside the crease and pushes this back to the bowler.

Quicker one, around off, Ishan Kishan pulls this flat towards the deep mid-wicket region for one run.

Fuller and flatter on off, Ishan Kishan blocks this back to the bowler.

End of a top knock from Travis Head. Heinrich Klaasen comes in at number 4 for SRH. Sunil Narine is back for his 3rd over. He went for 20 runs in his first two overs.

OUT! CAUGHT! Varun provides the much-needed breakthrough. Quicker one, short and into the batter, cramping Head to free his arms. Travis Head goes for a pull but mishits this off the upper half of the blade. Ends up hitting this straight into the hands of Cameron Green at the deep mid-wicket fence. Green takes it reverse cup around his shoulder and sends Head back. Head gets a pat on the back from Varun. Good to see.

SIX! 100 comes up for SRH in the 9th over. Fuller around off, Travis Head reaches it, gets right underneath it and hammers this for a biggie over the wide long off region.

Floated on middle and off, Travis Head backs away to his leg side and pushes this back to the bowler.

WIDE! Quicker one, wide outside off, Travis Head leaves it. Wided.

Tossed up, wide of off, Ishan Kishan pushes this down to long off for a single.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Short of a length, around middle and off, Ishan Kishan swivels and pulls this through the mid-wicket region for yet another boundary. The 50-run stand comes up.

FOUR! The fielders are nowhere to be found at the moment. Tossed up, on middle and off, Ishan Kishan muscles this down the ground for a boundary in front of the sight screen.

Back of a length, on off, Travis Head looks to pull it but miscues it off the toe end to the fielder at short third. Dot. Just 5 runs off the over. First over in this innings without a boundary.

Hard length, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, on off, Travis Head stays back and flat bats it to long off for a single.

Vaibhav Arora goes full this time, on off, Ishan Kishan gets low and steers it through cover for just a single.

Back of a length, on middle, Travis Head hops a bit and tugs it to square leg for one more.

Short, on middle, Ishan Kishan hangs back and knocks it to mid on for a single.

SIX! Clean as a whistle! Travis Head gets to his FIFTY in style. Floated up, full and on leg. Head clears the front leg and swings through the line of the ball. Tonks it way over long on for a biggie. A quality knock so far from Travis, and he will be keen to make it big.

Flatter, on middle, Ishan Kishan pushes it to cover for a quick single.

Short, on off, Travis Head punches it to cover for a single.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! That should have been stopped! Full, on middle, Travis Head gets down on one knee and slogs it wide of deep square leg. Anukul Roy moves to his right near the fence but fails to judge the bounce as the ball parries through his hands and goes to the fence for a boundary.

Short, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan hangs back and pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy starts with a fuller one, on leg, Ishan Kishan blocks it to the left of the bowler.

STRATEGIC BREAK! It has been another dominant outing with the bat to start with for SRH as the top three have combined well to post 71 for 1 after the first 6 overs. Travis Head has been the main run-getter in this contest as he continues to look dangerous with an unbeaten 42 off just 19 balls. Abhishek Sharma had an off day as he was dismissed for not much. Another positive for SRH is that Ishan Kishan has also looked in good touch up to this point. Kolkata Knight Riders will be needing not just one but a few wickets in a cluster to stem the flow of runs, and they will be counting on Varun in particular to make that happen. Varun Chakaravarthy has been brought into the attack.

Kartik Tyagi goes full, on off, Travis Head swings hard but miscues it off the inner half to mid-wicket. A brilliant start from SRH. They are 71/1 at the end of Powerplay.

Good length again, on leg, Ishan Kishan tucks it to square leg for a single.

FOUR! Perfect placement from Ishan Kishan! Hard length, outside off, Ishan Kishan reads it well and steers it in the gap through backward point for a boundary.

SIX! Ishan Kishan joins the party now! Back of a length, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan winds up and pulls it over backward square leg for a flat six.

Nice and full, on off, Travis Head digs it down the ground for a single.

Back of a length, on off, Travis Head slaps it but finds the cover fielder.

Slightly shorter, on off, Travis Head turns it to square leg for a single. Not a convincing over from Cameron Green. 14 runs coming off it.

FOUR AGAIN! A hat-trick of boundaries from Head! Not exactly where he intended, but he will take it. Hard length, on middle and leg, Travis Head tries to pull it but gets it off the inside half of his bat. The ball races through backward square leg for yet another boundary.

FOUR MORE! Back-to-back from Travis Head! Slightly shorter again, outside off, Travis Head stays back and pumps it over extra cover for yet another boundary.

FOUR! The onslaught continues from Travis Head! Back of a length, outside off, Travis Head picks it well and chips it magnificently over extra cover for a boundary. The 50 is up for SRH.

On a good length, just outside off, Ishan Kishan stays back and steers it through backward point for a single.

Cameron Green starts with a dot. He bowls a back-of-a-length delivery, on off, Ishan Kishan hops a bit and blocks it to cover.

Cameron Green replaces Sunil Narine in the attack.

At the hips, Ishan goes back and just glances it through the fine leg region for a run.

Oh, that could have gone anywhere! Seam-up ball, on a short of a good length, on leg. Kishan closes the bat face to work it away on the leg side with a closed bat face. The ball seems to have stopped in the surface. It pops up off a leading edge and goes well over the bowler's head before dropping just behind the umpire.

Ishan Kishan replaces Abhishek out in the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT! A much-needed breakthrough for KKR. At 144.4 kph, Tyagi goes short and keeps it on middle and leg. Abhishek hangs on the back foot and swivels a bit for the pull. He is cramped for space and ends up spooning it off the upper half of the blade in front of square. Cameron Green moves to his left from mid-wicket and takes a reverse cup catch around his head.

Following the batter with a good-length delivery. Head flicks it behind square leg and gets to the other end.

Wide! Pace off and into the surface, over off. Head backs away to go up and over the in-field on the off side but misses. Wide given for height. Tyagi is not happy with the wide call but KKR do not challenge the call. To be fair, it did not look to be going over the head in real-time.

A good short ball at the bodyline of the batter, denying him the room. Abhishek is rushed and he mistimes the pull through square leg for a run.

FOUR! Streaky! Pushed across the left-hander, on a back of a length. Abhishek Sharma swings for the hills, looking to go down the ground. The ball flies off the outer half over the man at short third and goes away into the fence.

Kartik Tyagi comes in to replace Vaibhav Arora.

Sunil drops it short, on middle, that is cut away but straight to the fielder at point.

FOUR! The runs continue to flow. Narine serves it full, on middle and leg. Head clears the front leg and swings through the line. Smears it over wide mid on and the deep mid-wicket fielder stands no chance.

SIX! All the way! Flighted delivery, a little too straight, on the pads, on a length. Head sinks to a knee and plays the sweep over deep square leg for a six.

Shorter and on off, Travis gets on the back foot and punches it well but picks out the cover fielder.

Around middle and leg, on a good length. Head punches it to mid on.

On a length, on leg, Sharma clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

The fireworks have begun in Hyderabad. Head has smoked Vaibhav to all the corners of the park. 17 runs came off this over.

FOUR! A hat-trick of boundaries from the Aussie. Vaibhav continues to be on the shorter side, over off. Head hops to get on top of the bounce and hits it all along the ground. Pulls it to the right of deep square leg for the fourth boundary of the over. 17 runs off Arora's first over.

FOUR! A cleaner strike this time! Arora switches to around the wicket and bashes the hard length, on off. Travis rocks back and pulls it aerially over mid-wicket for another boundary.

FOUR! Not off the middle but Head will take it. Width offered by Arora, on a back of a good length. Head leans back to flay it away. He does not quite get hold of it but he hits it well from deep point to his left for four more.

Dug in short by Arora, across off. Head is early into the pull and drags it towards without much timing to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Off to the fence in a flash! Not that bad a ball, if anything, slightly too short, just outside the off stump. Head rises on his toes and forces it away through backward point, beating the man in the deep to his right.

Angling away, on a good length. Abhishek waits back and steers it to the right of backward point with an open bat face. They cross.

Pacer to operate from the other side. Vaibhav Arora will be bowling from the other end.

This spins back in and catches Abhishek by surprise. One hand comes off the bat handle as Sharma pushes this short ball away to the left of cover and picks up a single. 9 runs off the first over of the game.

Tighter line and quicker too. On top of off, on a nagging length. Abhishek stabs it down on the off side.

SIX! Abhishek Sharma tees off! Narine drags the length back and this is outside the off stump. Sharma is allowed to free his arms and he stands tall to dispatch it over wide long on for a biggie.

Floated up, across off, Head extends his hands and eases the drive to wide long off. He also opens his account with a single.

This is shorter and on off. Sharma gets on top of the bounce and punches it to long off for a single. Abhishek and SRH are underway.

Right on the money! Starts with an off-break, full and in line with the off stump. Abhishek brings his bat out in front and watchfully defends.

We are all set for what has all the ingredients of being an exciting contest. The dynamic opening pair of SRH, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have walked in the middle to open for the home side. It will be Sunil Narine to open proceedings for Kolkata Knight Riders with the ball. Interesting change by KKR. Abhishek to face the first ball. A slip in place. Here we go!

The skipper of the Kolkata Knight Riders - Ajinkya Rahane says they were looking to bat first as well. Rahane adds that the break before this game has certainly helped the side to look into themselves and regroup a bit better. Rahane informs that Finn Allen is back in place of Tim Seifert, and Manish Pandey plays his first game of the season, with Ramandeep Singh making way.

The captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad - Pat Cummins says that they will bat first. He adds that the pitch looks good, and it is quite hot, so they want to put runs on the board. Adds that the young guys have stepped up and done well, and everyone is giving their best. He reckons that they will try to keep on winning games. Pat ends by mentioning that Nitish Kumar Reddy misses out due to an illness, and Ravichandran Smaran comes in. There is another change with Harshal Patel coming in for Harsh Dubey.

Impact sub options for KKR - Finn Allen, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Singh, Navdeep Saini and Tim Seifert.

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI) - Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey (In for Ramandeep Singh), Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakaravarthy.

Impact sub options for SRH - Harsh Dubey, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Sakib Hussain and Zeeshan Ansari.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (WK), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Ravichandran Smaran (On IPL debut) (In for Nitish Kumar Reddy), Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel (In for Harsh Dubey), Shivang Kumar and Eshan Malinga.

TOSS - We are all set for the flip of the coin. There is a bit of cloud cover, which will come as a welcome relief for the players. Rahane calls 'Heads', but it has come down as a Tail. Sunrisers Hyderabad opt to BAT first.

A quick chat with SRH's star all-rounder - Nitish Kumar Reddy says the team plays an aggressive brand of cricket, and while the results may not always go their way, the intent remains the same. NKR believes that when the top order doesn't click, it's up to the likes of him, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, and Aniket Verma to step up and take responsibility. Reddy mentions that he is impressed with the way the inexperienced pacers have gone about their job so far. For him personally, it is about giving his 100 per cent to whatever the team requires, with no individual goals in mind.

KKR's assistant coach - Shane Watson has caught up with Alan Wilkins. Shane says the team has picked up some momentum in the last couple of games. Highlights that the bowling unit has been performing very well.  Watto is pleased to see Rinku Singh coming back into form, and he wants a couple of other guys to step up. Mentions that it is a great batting venue and hopes the side can turn it on today. Watson shares that the beauty of the team lies in their willingness to learn and improve, which is why they have been able to put together a couple of strong performances.

PITCH REPORT - Pommie Mbangwa and Graeme Swann give us a lowdown of the conditions. Pommie mentions that it is a very hot day. Adds that the square boundaries are slightly uneven at 63 and 67 metres, with 77 metres straight down the ground. Graeme shares that it looks like a very good batting surface. Tells that it is quite dry but rock hard. With it being a day game and the sun beating down, he expects the pitch to take turn as the game progresses. Pommie reckons anything over 200 is what teams should be aiming for if they bat first. Swann feels that batting first is the way to go. His view is to make the opposition field in the heat, and then unleash the spinners.

The ultimate showdown - So, what will happen in this afternoon's thriller? Both teams are bringing their own winning streaks into this game. Will the mighty Sunrisers use their raw power to make it six wins in a row? Or will KKR pull off a stunning upset to halt the Hyderabad dominance and secure their third straight victory? The toss is coming up shortly, and the action is just moments away!

Knight Riders are finding their groove - On the other side, we have the Kolkata Knight Riders, who are finally showing some fight. It was a rough start to the season for the three-time champions, but they have managed to win their last two matches in thrilling fashion. Thanks to the heroics of Rinku Singh with the bat and the brilliant super over bowling by Sunil Narine, KKR have found their winning belief again. They will be desperate to keep this momentum going.

The orange army is looking unstoppable - The home team is looking absolutely unstoppable right now. Sitting comfortably in third place on the points table, SRH are riding a massive five-game winning streak. Led by Pat Cummins, their batters have been completely brutal, easily chasing down huge targets over 225 in their recent games. With Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen in top form, this batting lineup is a nightmare for any bowling attack. 

Welcome to Hyderabad! Hello, and a very warm welcome to the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium for match number 45 of the IPL. It is a beautiful Sunday afternoon here in Hyderabad, and the stage is perfectly set for a blockbuster clash. Today, the high-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad are ready to defend their home turf against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Grab your seats, because the weekend doubleheader is about to start with a bang.

... MATCH DAY ...

Wounded Knights challenge Orange Army - A month into the IPL 2026 season, and the tournament has already thrown everything at us. Records have been shattered, targets have been chased with ridiculous ease, and every mathematical barrier has been broken. Now, with the playoff race tightening by the day, the remaining weeks promise to be significantly more unforgiving and intense. Match 45 brings the action back to the City of Pearls, where the high-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad go up against the struggling Kolkata Knight Riders at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The last time these two sides met was exactly a month ago, and the Orange Army made the trip to Kolkata and left with the points. As things stand - After more than half the season, the points table tells a clear story. The top five teams have created a visible gap from the bottom five, and the divide is only getting sharper. The Sunrisers, buoyed by a five-match winning streak, are currently placed third, and a win here at home will catapult them to the top. They have been the silent assassins of the season, binning every doubt that was thrown their way. For KKR, they have finally broken the losing curse and carry a two-match winning momentum into this game. Their Super Over victory against LSG has only increased the confidence and self-belief in the camp. But the big picture is far less comfortable. With six games left, every game is a must-win for them to stay in contention. And one believes that a week-long break coming right after a win can be a double-edged sword, as much a blessing as it is a disruption. Slayers with the bat - It won't be an exaggeration to say that for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. They have been absolutely ruthless with the bat in their recent games, especially in the manner they have gone about getting those wins by habitually posting and now chasing massive totals. For a side that had won all four of their games while defending targets, the last two wins have come while scaling mountains. They chased down 229 with absolute ease, with 9 balls remaining. And then came the heist at Wankhede, where they executed the fourth-highest successful run chase in IPL history, chasing down 244 with 8 balls to spare. 'Travishek' leads the way - This opening partnership is the axis around which SRH's batting well and truly revolves. Five 50-plus stands and two century opening partnerships across nine matches tell you everything about the destructive pedigree this pair carries to the crease. The flip side is just as consistent, though. In two of their three defeats, both openers have been dismissed within the Powerplay, and that early double blow has proven to be a bit of a wound. So the contest within the contest is clear. Survive the powerplay together, and SRH shift gears into something devastating. Lose one or both early, and the equation changes. For Head, it has been all or nothing this season, but Abhishek has been a different story altogether, going about his business with clinical ruthlessness, match after match. With 425 runs so far, Abhishek is SRH’s leading run scorer this year and has smashed the second-most number of sixes (31) in the season so far. Mr Consistent - While Ishan Kishan has executed his number three role with efficiency and clarity, keeping the explosive intent of the top two very much alive, it is Heinrich Klaasen who has been the embodiment of what consistency rewarded looks like. The South African has not registered a single one-digit score all season, with 29 being his lowest. Four fifties in the bank, and a batting average of 59.14 that places him second among all batters to have crossed at least the 300-run mark this season, only behind Shreyas Iyer's 61.8. Klaasen has not just been reliable, he has been an immovable force. Reinforced and mighty effective - Pat Cummins' return has brought a certain authority back to the SRH bowling attack. The discipline, the intelligence, the readiness to bowl the tough overs, it has all been on display in the short time he has been back. But if Cummins is the experience, Eshan Malinga has been the revelation. The slingy pacer leads SRH's wicket-takers chart with 15 scalps. The Wankhede game was the finest illustration. While every other bowler was being put to the sword by a rampaging MI lineup, Malinga held his nerve and walked away with figures of 1/29 in 4 overs. In a game that demanded a 245-run chase, that was no small feat. Unsolved problems - The Knight Riders have shown a bit of improvement over the last couple of games, but there are still a lot of issues that need to be addressed in this KKR batting unit. They are one of the teams to lose the most wickets inside the Powerplay. If Finn Allen couldn’t produce the fireworks up top, Tim Seifert’s experiment hasn’t reaped the rewards either for them. Whereas skipper Ajinkya Rahane's form is firmly under the scanner. One fifty-plus score all season, and just 10 runs across the last three games, including a couple of ducks, is not the kind of form you want your captain carrying into a must-win stretch. Angkrish Raghuvanshi's dip in form after such a promising start to the season has been hard to ignore. The dismissal for obstructing the field in the previous game raised a lot of heat and debate and is an untimely footnote. The common thread running through KKR's batting struggles is clear. It starts at the top, and that is exactly where the answers need to come from. Signs of a comeback - KKR’s middle order has done a decent job ever since Cameron Green has been among the runs. Not at his destructive best, but something is better than nothing. The bigger story, however, is Rinku Singh. He absorbed a lot of flak for his poor run with the bat earlier in the season, but has since silenced every critic with two back-to-back unbeaten fifty-plus match-winning scores. The previous game against LSG was perhaps his finest statement. It was virtually Rinku versus LSG, with the ball following him to every corner of the field, and poetically, it was he who finished the job in the Super Over as well. The Knight Riders will hope that kind of rescue act is not always needed, but they will be equally relieved knowing Rinku is capable of delivering it. Spin to win - KKR boast two of the finest spinners in the league, and when both are firing, they are a handful on any surface. Sunil Narine has been at his usual best, as frugal and suffocating as ever, but for a while, he was missing that penetration from the other end. Varun Chakaravarthy has since answered that call, picking up 7 wickets across the last three matches and looking very much like his old self again. But the bowler who has quietly flown under the radar this season is Kartik Tyagi. The 25-year-old has impressed in his comeback season, and while 9 wickets in 9 matches tells part of the story, it is his execution of the yorker and the wide yorker in the crucial overs that has made the bigger impression. Team form (Last 5 completed IPL matches, recent first) SRH - WWWWW | KKR - WWLLL. What to expect? Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is always considered to be a safe haven for the batters, and this season hasn’t been any different either. With 202 being the average first inning score at this venue this season, another high-scoring contest is expected. But since it’s an afternoon game, one can expect spinners to come into the equation with a little bit of assistance for the seamers, too. The head-to-head numbers offer little comfort for the home side. SRH trail KKR 4-3 at this ground, and the overall record tells a similar story, with the Knight Riders holding a commanding 20-11 edge across all meetings. The Sunrisers have also had a middling home record in day games, winning and losing 7 apiece in 14 such contests. One trend that has held firm at home this season, though, is SRH batting first on all occasions, successfully defending their target three times out of those.