Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Format: T20
Series: Indian Premier League
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date: 02 Apr 2026, 19:30 (IST)
Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to bowl first
Result: Kolkata Knight Riders 226/8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad 161
Status: SRH won by 65 runs
Player of the Match: Nitish Kumar Reddy
Sunrisers Hyderabad 1 INN
Batting
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eshan Malinga | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Travis Head | c Green b Kartik Tyagi | 46 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 219.04 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Varun b Muzarabani | 48 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 228.57 |
| Ishan Kishan | c Singh b Muzarabani | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 155.55 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Ramandeep Singh b Muzarabani | 52 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 148.57 |
| Aniket Verma | c Singh b Roy | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | c Varun b Arora | 39 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 162.50 |
| Salil Arora | b Arora | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Harsh Dubey | not out | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 300.00 |
| Shivang Kumar | c Rahane b Muzarabani | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| David Payne | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras: (w 9, lb 4)
Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Arora | 4.00 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 11.75 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4.00 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 10.25 |
| Sunil Narine | 4.00 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 2.00 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.50 |
| Kartik Tyagi | 4.00 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Anukul Roy | 2.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8.00 |
Fall of Wickets
82/1, 111/2, 112/3, 118/4, 200/5, 200/6, 222/7, 226/8
Kolkata Knight Riders 2 INN
Batting
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Malinga b Unadkat | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Finn Allen | c & b Dubey | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 400.00 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | run out (Malinga/Shivang Kumar) | 52 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 179.31 |
| Cameron Green | run out (Malinga) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Rinku Singh | c Unadkat b Nitish Kumar Reddy | 35 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Anukul Roy | c Ishan Kishan b Nitish Kumar Reddy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ramandeep Singh | c Unadkat b Malinga | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Sunil Narine | c Verma b Malinga | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 300.00 |
| Kartik Tyagi | c Ishan Kishan b Unadkat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Vaibhav Arora | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | b Unadkat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras: (w 7, lb 1)
Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Payne | 2.00 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 17.50 |
| Harsh Dubey | 2.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 1.00 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 3.00 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| Eshan Malinga | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Shivang Kumar | 4.00 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 2.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
Fall of Wickets
30/1, 67/2, 74/3, 120/4, 120/5, 139/6, 154/7, 159/8, 161/9, 161/10
Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders
- 1. Blessing Muzarabani
- 2. Ajinkya Rahane
- 3. Finn Allen
- 4. Angkrish Raghuvanshi
- 5. Cameron Green
- 6. Rinku Singh
- 7. Anukul Roy
- 8. Ramandeep Singh
- 9. Sunil Narine
- 10. Kartik Tyagi
- 11. Vaibhav Arora
- 12. Varun Chakravarthy
Sunrisers Hyderabad
- 1. Eshan Malinga
- 2. Travis Head
- 3. Abhishek Sharma
- 4. Ishan Kishan
- 5. Heinrich Klaasen
- 6. Aniket Verma
- 7. Nitish Kumar Reddy
- 8. Salil Arora
- 9. Harsh Dubey
- 10. Shivang Kumar
- 11. Jaydev Unadkat
- 12. David Payne