The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) registered their third consecutive victory in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after defeating the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Exceptional knocks from Rahul Tripathi (71) and Aiden Markram (68*) aided a clinical chase for SRH, who registered their third win on the trot.
Chasing 176, SRH lost Abhishek Sharma’s wicket in the second over after the left-handed batter chopped on to the stumps against Cummins.
Kane Williamson creamed three boundaries before the SRH skipper was bowled by Andre Russell. At the end of powerplay, KKR were 46-2.
Markram joined the party and slammed a four followed by a six against Chakaravarthy. Tripathi brought up his half century off just 21 deliveries as SRH were 95-2 after 10 overs.
The fifty partnership was up for the third wicket as the runs kept flowing from the bat for SRH. Markram creamed three fours in a row and SRH required 49 off the last 6 overs.