Two wickets in three balls for Muzrabani! He got Kishan, and now Abhishek. Great catch by Varun at deep square leg. There was a lengthy delay to check whether the catch was clean. After going through multiple angles, the third umpire says it was a clean catch. Abhishek looks disappointed.

Abhishek Sharma c Varun b Muzarabani 48 (21)
SRH: 118/4 (9.2)

Muzarabani strikes! Kishan finds Rinku at the deep cover-point boundary! Big wicket for KKR. Short of a length, Kishan looked to slash at it aerially by riding the bounce, but Rinku positioned himself well to pouch the ball.

Ishan Kishan c Singh b Muzarabani 14 (9)

SRH: 111/2 (8.2)

Back-to-back boundaries for Kishan! The SRH captain is quick to get off the blocks! Those were not bad deliveries from Kartik Tyagi, but Kishan is making everything look so easy these days. SRH have also crossed the 100-run mark in the 8th over!

SRH: 106/1 (7.3)

There's the breakthrough! Kartik Tyagi responds as Head holes out! Short of a length, Head looks to swat it back down the ground. However, he loses his bottom hand off the bat. It has ballooned without any timing. Green at mid-on moves back a few steps and takes the catch.

Travis Head c Green b Kartik Tyagi 46 (21)
SRH: 82/1 (5.4)

6, 6, 4, 4, 4 - Abhishek goes after Varun! That is another massive over for SRH! The openers have brought the flavor to Eden Gardens. 20 runs in the last over, and now Abhishek adds another 24 in this one.

Massive over! Head taking the game to Vaibhav in these early exchanges. 4,6,6,4 and wide! 21 runs off that over. Head has raced to a 14-ball 34. 

SRH: 43/0 (3)

Abhishek punishes Blessing! He hangs back and nails the pull in front of square. That is vintage Abhishek. First six of the day and SRH are off to a flyer. An expensive over from Blessing Muzarabani!

Three boundaries in as many deliveries for Head! Poor length from Muzarabani. Head has punished the short boundaries. Even though he did not time the ball well, power and the outfield are doing it for him.

SRH: 15/0 (1.3)

Head finds the gap! Too predictable from Vaibhav, and this one has been swiped to the midwicket boundary. SRH get their first boundary. Still a good over from Vaibhav. Just six off it!

SRH: 6/0 (1)

The KKR team is in a huddle. The two on-field umpires are also out in the middle. SRH openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma are all padded up and in readiness. Let's see who Ajinkya Rahane gives the new ball to.

"When you have the fans backing you and backing the entire team, it gives a little more to go there. IPL is about clicking at the right time, having the senior guys work with the youngsters and obviously getting that momentum. Momentum is everything in T20 cricket. You could get it and lose it as quickly as possible. So, you just be positive, be brave and continue playing good cricket. Nowadays guys coming in play a lot of T20 cricket. So, it is much easier than before. Guys are keen and they don't take anything for granted. They know how hard IPL is, so they always put their best foot forward. (Different role?) I am someone who is whatever the team needs. If it's at the bottom of the innings, top of the innings, it's basically whatever the team requires and what plans are there," said Narine ahead of the match.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Cameron Green*, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine*, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Blessing Muzarabani*, Kartik Tyagi

Impact Subs: Finn Allen*, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Singh, Saurabh Dubey, Rovman Powell*

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head*, Ishan Kishan (capt & wk), Heinrich Klaasen*, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, David Payne*, Jaydev Unadkat

Impact Subs: Harshal Patel, Liam Livingstone*, Eshan Malinga*, R Smaran, Sakib Hussain

So, an interesting call from SRH to drop Harshal Patel. No Eshan Malinga in the Impact Sub list, which could mean Liam Livingstone getting a game for his new team.

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has won the toss and the hosts will bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens. KKR remain unchanged. SRH make one change as left-arm wristspinner Shivang Kumar comes in.

SRH stand-in captain Ishan Kishan was seen in an intense chat with Nitish Kumar Reddy ahead of the toss. Reddy had a poor outing with both bat and ball in the clash against RCB and will look to bounce back today.

Varun Chakravarthy has lost his rhythm since he was taken to cleaners by South Africa in the T20 World Cup in February as he looked ordinary in a wicketless spell against Mumbai Indians. Sunil Narine too has not found his usual sting as the duo were taken apart at the Wankhede Stadium.

With KKR also dealing with a thin pace attack -- Harshit Rana and Akash Deep ruled out and Matheesha Pathirana still awaiting fitness clearance -- much will again depend on their spin pair as they return home.

Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori has played down Kolkata Knight Riders' poor start with the ball, saying experienced spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy remain a major threat and the "battle" against them will be crucial in the game tonight.

"In terms of KKR's spin bowlers, I think there's an immense amount of respect around those two and what they've done for the franchise, what they've done for their country, so in no way will we be taking them lightly, even if they didn't have their best day in the last game," Vettori said on the eve of the game.

Ajinkya Rahane is all set to play his 200th IPL game, becoming the 11th player to achieve that mark in the tournament. MS Dhoni leads the pack with 278 appearances, followed by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli with 273 and 268 caps, respectively.

In the most critical volume metrics, Kishan isn't just leading the pack - he is in a league of his own.

Runs: 1129 (Rank: 1st)

Centuries: 3 (Rank: 1st)

50+ Scores: 10 (Rank: 1st)

Boundaries: 114 Fours & 72 Sixes (Rank: 1st)

SRH will miss England all-rounder Brydon Carse, who is recovering from a hand injury. The player also missed the previous campaign due to injury. With Pat Cummins already out for the initial phase, Carse's availability would have worked wonders for the side.

Both KKR and SRH have been high-scoring teams over the past few seasons. However, both have been following different ways to win. Since IPL 2013, KKR has been the best chasing team, while SRH has been one of the top three teams when defending totals.

Cameron Green enjoys batting against SRH. He has faced them three times-twice with Mumbai Indians and once with RCB-and he is yet to be dismissed. His scores read 64*, 100* (both for MI), and 37* (RCB).

KKR have recently dominated their meetings over SRH, winning four of the last five encounters. During their title-winning season in 2024, KKR won all three of their encounters, including the final. 4 times, KKR had done a clean sweep against SRH in the IPL.

Both KKR and SRH suffered a six-wicket defeat in their respective campaign openers in IPL 2026. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side lost to MI, while Ishan Kishan and Co. were outplayed by RCB.

Hello everyone, welcome to match number six of the Indian Premier League 2026. Kolkata Knight Riders host Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens tonight. Stay connected for everything related to the game.