Hyderabad's explosive win, Kolkata defeated by 65 runs
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Kolkata, 2 April: Henrich Klaasen (52) and Abhishek Sharma (48), Travis Head (46) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (39) played brilliant innings, and bowlers performed exceptionally well as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs in the sixth match of the IPL on Thursday. Chasing a big target of 227 runs, Kolkata Knight Riders' batsmen failed to withstand the bowling attack of Sunrisers Hyderabad and the entire team was bowled out for 161 runs in 16 overs. Sunrisers won the match by 65 runs. For Kolkata, captain Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen started aggressively, but in the second over, Harsh Dubey caught Finn Allen (28 runs off 7 balls) off his own bowling and sent him to the pavilion. He hit four fours and two sixes in his innings. Then, in the fifth over, Jaydev Unadkat dismissed Ajinkya Rahane (8 runs) to give Hyderabad their second breakthrough. Ankush Raghuvanshi and Rinku Singh tried to steady the innings and scored quickly, but after Raghuvanshi's run-out in the 11th over, KKR's innings fell apart. Ankush Raghuvanshi scored 52 runs off 29 balls with six fours and two sixes. Ramandeep Singh (10), Sunil Narine (12), and Rinku Singh were dismissed for 35 runs off 25 balls. Six KKR batsmen failed to reach double figures. Jaydev Unadkat took three wickets for Sunrisers Hyderabad, while Nitish Kumar Reddy and Ishan Malhotra claimed two wickets each, and Harsh Dubey dismissed one batsman. Earlier, Hyderabad posted a strong total of 226 runs for the loss of eight wickets, thanks to brilliant innings from Henrich Klaasen (52), Abhishek Sharma (48), Travis Head (46), and Nitish Kumar Reddy (39). Klaasen hit four fours and a six off 35 balls, Abhishek scored four fours and four sixes off 21 balls, Head hit six fours and three sixes off 21 balls, and Nitish Reddy hit four fours and a six off 24 balls. Head and Abhishek provided a rapid start with an 82-run opening partnership. Klaasen and Nitish added 82 runs off 53 balls. For KKR, Blessing Muzarabani took four wickets for 41 runs.
