Overview
- Sunrisers Hyderabad, which beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs Thursday at Eden Gardens, moved to one win and one loss as KKR slipped to 0-2.
- Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma blasted 84 in the powerplay to set up 226 for 8, with Heinrich Klaasen scoring 52 and Nitish Kumar Reddy adding 39 despite Blessing Muzarabani’s 4 for 41.
- Kolkata’s chase roared with 25 off the first over then unraveled with two chaotic run-outs, including Cameron Green, before the hosts were all out in 16 overs.
- KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said the side will revisit its combination to add one extra batter after set players failed to build partnerships in the middle overs.
- SRH opener Abhishek Sharma was fined 25% of his match fee and received a demerit point for a Level 1 code breach for audible obscenities, which he accepted.