SRH’s head-shame pulls feathers! KKR need ‘unbeaten’ innings, target of 227 runs for first win

KKR won the toss and decided to bowl
The IPL match is going on at Eden Gardens
Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma started well

Tata IPL 2026 SRH vs KKR Live: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens, Kolkata today (SRH vs KKR) match is underway. The thrill of IPL has begun. The match started at 7.30. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and decided to bowl first. Travis Head found the pitch suitable for batting and Abhishek Sharmashowed. Sunrisers Hyderabad have given Kolkata Knight Riders a run target.

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma came in to play as openers for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He gave the SRH team a good start. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma added 82 runs in the power play. Travis Head was dismissed for 46 runs while Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for 48 runs off 21 balls.

The opening pair gave the Hyderabad team a storming start. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Ishan Kishan was dismissed for 14 runs. Aniket Verma could score only 1 run. Nitish Kumar Reddy took the team to 200 runs. He has been a victim of Vaibhav Arora’s bowling with 38 runs. So Sahil Arora was out for zero. Shivang Kumar was dismissed for 4 runs.

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Vaibhav Arora took 2 wickets for 47 runs. Blessing Muzarabani took the most wickets with 4 wickets. Sunil Narine could not take a single wicket. Karthik Tyagi and Aksup Roy took 1 wicket each.

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The peach report turned out to be true

The Eden Garden pitch is considered a batsman’s paradise. Players love to bat at this venue when the lights are on. In the beginning, there was a possibility of the bowlers getting help in a few overs. Antar Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma played a strong knock. In the end, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Henry Klaassen’s half-centuries helped Sunrisers Hyderabad reach 226 runs.

KKR Probable Team: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Paksuk Roy, Varun Chakraborty, Vaibhav Arora, Rowman Powell,

SRH Probable Squad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (captain and wicketkeeper), Henrik Klaassen, Liam Livingstone, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Malinga, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora