Kolkata Knight Riders halted Sunrisers Hyderabad’s five-match winning streak in IPL 2026 with a strong bowling performance at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on May 3. The match concluded with KKR scoring 169 for 3, defeating SRH who managed only 165 all out.
Key statistics:
- Kolkata Knight Riders scored 169 runs, winning by seven wickets.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad collapsed from 105 for 1 to 165 all out.
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi achieved a career-best score of 59 off 47 balls.
- Travis Head contributed significantly with 61 runs for SRH.
- Varun Chakravarthy took 3 wickets for 36 runs.
- Sunil Narine joined the IPL’s 200-wicket club, taking 2 wickets for 30 runs.
The early stages of the match saw Heinrich Klaasen start brightly for SRH, but his innings was cut short when Rovman Powell made an astonishing one-handed catch, dismissing him for just 11 runs. This set the tone for a dramatic collapse that left SRH reeling.
Kolkata Knight Riders capitalized on this momentum. They shaved off an impressive 71 runs off the target during the powerplay. By the end of their innings, they sealed their third successive win with ten balls to spare.
As Varun Chakravarthy noted post-match, “Narine then became the first overseas bowler – and third overall after Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar – to reach 200 IPL wickets.” His performance was crucial in dismantling SRH’s batting order.
The match showcased not just individual brilliance but also highlighted Kolkata’s tactical superiority on that day. With their confidence soaring, KKR now looks forward to maintaining this momentum in upcoming matches.
