Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 6th Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 65 runs (Kolkata Knight Riders 161, Sunrisers Hyderabad 226/8).
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 161 (16 ov)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 226/8 (20 ov)
Match report
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) faced Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 6th Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Play began on Thursday, 2 April 2026 at 14:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Saidharshan Kumar and Vinod Seshan, with Shakti Singh as match referee.
Sunrisers Hyderabad made 226/8 in 20 overs, with Heinrich Klaasen top-scoring on 52 from 35 balls. Blessing Muzarabani was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 41. Kolkata Knight Riders made 161 in 16 overs, with Angkrish Raghuvanshi top-scoring on 52 from 29 balls. Jaydev Unadkat was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 21.
Result: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 65 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Sunrisers Hyderabad · 1st innings: 226/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | c Cameron Green b Kartik Tyagi | 46 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 219.05 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Varun Chakaravarthy b Blessing Muzarabani | 48 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 228.57 |
| Ishan Kishan | c Rinku Singh b Blessing Muzarabani | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 155.56 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Ramandeep Singh b Blessing Muzarabani | 52 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 148.57 |
| Aniket Verma | c Rinku Singh b Anukul Roy | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | c Varun Chakaravarthy b Vaibhav Arora | 39 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 162.5 |
| Salil Arora | b Vaibhav Arora | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harsh Dubey | not out | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 300 |
| Shivang Kumar | c Ajinkya Rahane b Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Jaydev Unadkat, David Payne
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Arora | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 11.75 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 10.25 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Kartik Tyagi | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12 |
| Anukul Roy | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
Kolkata Knight Riders · 1st innings: 161 (16 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Eshan Malinga b Jaydev Unadkat | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Finn Allen | c & b Harsh Dubey | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 400 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | run out (Shivang Kumar) | 52 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 179.31 |
| Cameron Green | run out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Rinku Singh | c Jaydev Unadkat b Nitish Kumar Reddy | 35 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 140 |
| Anukul Roy | c Ishan Kishan b Nitish Kumar Reddy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramandeep Singh | c Jaydev Unadkat b Eshan Malinga | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Sunil Narine | c Aniket Verma b Eshan Malinga | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 300 |
| Kartik Tyagi | c Ishan Kishan b Jaydev Unadkat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Vaibhav Arora | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | b Jaydev Unadkat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Blessing Muzarabani
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Payne | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Harsh Dubey | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 |
| Eshan Malinga | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 |
| Shivang Kumar | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 16 (KKR, Jaydev Unadkat): 2 runs, 160/10 – W W 1 • 1 •
- Over 15 (KKR, Eshan Malinga): 7 runs, 158/8 – W 0lb 4 W • wd wd 1
- Over 14 (KKR, Nitish Kumar Reddy): 14 runs, 151/6 – 6 6 W 1 1 •
- Over 13 (KKR, Shivang Kumar): 14 runs, 137/5 – 1 6 1 1 1 4
- Over 12 (KKR, Nitish Kumar Reddy): 3 runs, 123/5 – 1 • 1 1 W •
- Over 11 (KKR, Shivang Kumar): 10 runs, 120/4 – W 4 1 1 4 •