Match Report: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – IPL 2026 6th Match
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – IPL 2026, 6th Match
Date: Thursday, 2 April 2026 | Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Result: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 65 runs
Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field
Sunrisers Hyderabad Innings: 226/8 (20 overs)
Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head gave SRH a blistering start – Abhishek smashing 48 off 21 (SR 228.57, 4×4, 4×6) and Head blasting 46 off 21 (SR 219.05, 6×4, 3×6) before both fell to KKR seamers. Heinrich Klaasen anchored the middle order with 52 off 35 (SR 148.57) to push SRH to an imposing 226. Nitish Kumar Reddy contributed a fluent 39 off 24 (SR 162.50) lower down the order.
Bowling (KKR): Blessing Muzarabani 4-0-41-4 (econ 10.25), Vaibhav Arora 4-0-47-2 (econ 11.75), Kartik Tyagi 4-0-48-1 (econ 12.00)
Kolkata Knight Riders Innings: 161/10 (16 overs) – Target 227
KKR never looked likely to chase 227. Angkrish Raghuvanshi top-scored with 52 off 29 (SR 179.31, 6×4, 2×6) but was run out in the 11th over. Rinku Singh fought with 35 off 25 but KKR were bowled out for 161 in just 16 overs. Finn Allen (impact sub) provided brief fireworks with 28 off 7 (SR 400) before holing out.
Bowling (SRH): Jaydev Unadkat 3-0-21-3 (econ 7.00), Eshan Malinga 2-0-14-2 (econ 7.00), Nitish Kumar Reddy 2-0-17-2 (econ 8.50)
Match Verdict
SRH were simply devastating at Eden Gardens, posting their third 200-plus total of the season. Head and Abhishek got them off to a lightning start and Klaasen set the seal on a big total. KKR had no answer to 227 – Muzarabani bowled brilliantly but his side never threatened the chase and slumped to a 65-run defeat.
Statz Ratings – IPL 2026, 6th Match
Player ratings from the Statz Rating system – combining batting impact, bowling effectiveness, and match context (0-100 scale).
- Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH) – 63.9
- Blessing Muzarabani (KKR) – 62.9
- Abhishek Sharma (SRH) – 62.1
- Jaydev Unadkat (SRH) – 56.8
- Travis Head (SRH) – 55.7
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