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Kolkata Knight Riders halted Sunrisers Hyderabad’s five-match winning streak with a strong bowling performance on May 3, 2026. The match took place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Kolkata Knight Riders scored 169 for 3, defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad who managed only 165 all out.

Key performances:

• Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored a career-best 59 off 47 balls.
• Travis Head led Sunrisers Hyderabad with 61 runs.
• Varun Chakravarthy took 3 wickets for 36 runs, while Sunil Narine took 2 wickets and joined the IPL’s 200-wicket club.

Kolkata Knight Riders won by seven wickets with ten balls to spare. They dominated the powerplay, scoring 71 runs off the target. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s collapse was notable, as they went from a solid position of 105 for 1 to being all out for just 165.

Heinrich Klaasen started brightly for SRH, but a stunning catch from Rovman Powell dismissed him for just 11 runs. This defeat marked a significant setback for Sunrisers Hyderabad after their strong start to the season.

Narine then became the first overseas bowler—and third overall after Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar—to reach 200 IPL wickets. The result puts Kolkata Knight Riders in an advantageous position as they pursue further victories in IPL 2026.