Klaasen stars as SRH crush KKR by 65 runs

Kolkata: NHeinrich Klaasen hit a strokeful fifty as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs in their IPL match Thursday.

Sent in to bat, Travis Head (46) and Abhishek Sharma (48) shared an opening stand of 82 runs off 34 balls to set up the platform, while Klaasen (52) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (39) provided the late charge as SRH posted a challenging 226 for 8.

In reply, KKR folded for 161 in 16 overs with Angkrish Raghuvanshi top-scoring with a 29-ball 52.

For KKR, Blessing Muzarabani (441), Vaibhav Arora (247), Kartik Tyagi (148) and Anukul Roy (116) shared the wickets.

For SRH, Jaydev Unadkat (321) snapped three wickets, while Nitish Kumar Reddy (217) and Eshan Malinga (214) picked two wickets each.

Brief Scores

Sunrisers Hyderabad 226 for 8 in 20 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 52; Blessing Muzarabani 441).

Kolkata Knight Riders 161 all out in 16 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 52; Jaydev Unadkat 321, Nitish Kumar Reddy 217, Eshan Malinga 214).

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