SunRisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets with 5 overs to spare at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad in the first of two Indian Premier League (IPL) matches on Sunday. SRH return to the top four with this win, and they also have a game in hand over the other teams. As for KKR, this was their fifth consecutive defeat and their campaign is now in tatters. David Warner (67 off 38 balls) and Jonny Bairstow (80* off 43) put on their fourth 100+ stand of the season to thrash KKR. No KKR bowler was spared by the duo, but Sunil Narine (0/34 in 4 overs) and debutant Prithvi Raj Yarra (1/29 in 3 overs) were the bright spots for the visiting team. Being put into bat first, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 159/8 in their 20 overs. Sunil Narine (25 off 8 balls) launched an onslaught to give the visitors a great start, but eventually fell to Khaleel Ahmed (3/33), who also soon accounted for the wicket of Shubman Gill. He came back into the attack towards the end to also get the wicket of Chris Lynn (51), who played the role of the sheet anchor for KKR. Lynn and Rinku Singh (30 off 25 balls) put up a 51-run partnership in the middle overs. Andre Russell (15) hit two big sixes towards the end but perished in trying to hit a third. Rashid Khan (1/23) had not conceded a single boundary till his last over, and along with Khaleel Ahmed, was the pick of the SRH bowlers. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2019 Highlights Between SunRisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, straight from Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
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Another six! SRH win
What a champion Warner has been for SRH
SRH 142/1 after 14 overs
SRH 138/1 after 13 overs
Kane Williamson the new man in
Warner is bowled out
Four, Six for Warner
SRH 114/0 after 11 overs
Prithvi Raj bowls his second over
500 runs this season for Warner
Fifty for Bairstow up as well
SRH 102/0 after 9 overs
Bairstow smashes Cariappa for six
Another four for Bairstow
SRH 80/0 after 7 overs
Russell into the attack
SRH 72/0 after 6 overs
Six for Warner again
Another six for Warner
Mankading opportunity
SRH 52/0 after 5 overs
SRH 43/0 after 4 overs
Bairstow hits another four
SRH 32/0 after 3 overs
Debutant Prithvi Raj bowling the 2nd over
Six runs off the first over
KKR 146/7 after 19 overs
Brutal! Another six!
One run off Rashid's over
SRH's reaction to Rinku Singh's wicket
Overs left for SRH bowlers
KKR 116/4 after 15 overs
KKR 109/4 after 14 overs
Khaleel Ahmed back into the attack
KKR 103/4 after 13 overs
Rashid vs Russell coming up soon
KKR 85/4 after 11 overs
KKR 80/4 after 10 overs
Rashid Khan into the attack
Suicidal from Karthik!
Karthik promotes himself to No.5
KKR 65/2 after 7 overs.
End of the powerplay overs
KKR 53/2 after 5 overs
Nitish Rana in at No.4
Khaleel gets his second wicket!
KKR 49/1 after 4 overs
Sandeep Sharma bowls the 4th over
Shubman Gill in at No.3
Khaleel Ahmed bowls Narine out
Another six for Narine
Players are in the middle
How the playing XIs stack up
Three changes in KKR playing XI
SRH win toss, opt to bowl first
Changes expected in KKR playing XI
Dre Russ in the house
This is what the stadium will look like in a few hours
SRH look to return to top four
KKR look to break winning run
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Kolkata Knight Riders
Andre Russell