IPL 2026 KKR vs SRH Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad highlights: Jaydev Unadkat picked up 3/21 to restrict Kolkata Knight Riders to 161. Earlier, Heinrich Klaasen’s 35-ball 52 and cameos from Abhishek Sharma 48(21) and Travis Head 46(21) has taken Sunrisers Hyderabad to 226/8 after Ajinkya Rahane’s Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl first against Ishan Kishan’s Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match No. 6 of IPL 2026 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, with both teams searching for their first points after losing their season openers.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad fell to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the tournament opener, while Kolkata Knight Riders were handed a six-wicket defeat by Mumbai Indians in Match No. 2. Adding to SRH’s concerns is the daunting head-to-head record against KKR. Across 30 meetings between the two sides, KKR have dominated with 20 wins to Hyderabad’s 10.
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Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, David Payne
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Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani
Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2026 – Match 6
Kolkata Knight Riders
161 (16.0)
vs
Sunrisers Hyderabad
226/8 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Match 6 )
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs
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‘Log baate karte rahenge’: Ajinkya Rahane responds to talk surrounding his future after 40-ball 67 for KKR vs MI in IPL 2026
Despite not having played for over three months, Rahane made his return with a 40-ball 67 at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. (CREIMAS)
“Let people talk, yaar about me. They have been talking about me for 20 years, let them talk”.
Before Sunday’s IPL 2026 opener against the Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane last played a match in December 2025. There have been some murmurs around his future as a player. Yet, despite not having played for over three months, he made his return with a 40-ball 67 at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
“I am really happy, the way I am batting at the moment. I am not here to show anyone how talented I am or what is my game. People are watching. Let them watch. Let them talk. I’m just happy with how I’m batting. Over the last 2–3 years, I’ve worked on improving my T20 game.” (READ MORE)
