Sunrisers Hyderabad delivered a statement win in IPL 2026, overpowering Kolkata Knight Riders with a commanding 65-run victory at Eden Gardens.
Batting first, SRH piled up a formidable 226 for 8, driven by explosive starts from Travis Head (46 off 21) and Abhishek Sharma (48 off 21), who raced the score to 82 inside six overs.
Heinrich Klaasen steadied the middle overs with a fluent 52 off 35, while Nitish Kumar Reddy’s late surge (39 off 24) ensured Hyderabad maintained relentless scoring pressure, striking at over ten runs an over in 15 of the 20 overs. Despite Blessing Muzarabani’s four wickets, SRH’s batting dominance proved decisive.
Kolkata’s chase began brightly with Finn Allen smashing 28 off seven balls, but wickets tumbled quickly. Angkrish Raghuvanshi fought valiantly with 52 off 29, yet the asking rate spiralled beyond reach. Jaydev Unadkat’s disciplined spell (3 for 21) sealed the collapse, bowling KKR out for 161 in 16 overs.
The result underscored Hyderabad’s batting supremacy and marked their first win of the season, breaking the early trend of successful chases in IPL 2026.
