SRH vs KKR

7:28 PM local time and IST: Done with the proceedings just in time before the second game of the day starts. One half of the double header is complete and it is now time for the second, GT have inserted PBKS into bat in Ahmedabad. Make sure you hop tabs and catch the live action there, from here this is Sourabh Agrawal signing off on behlalf of Bidipto Datta and the rest of the team. Cheers!

Varun Chakaravarthy is the Player of the Match for his 3/36 in 4 overs, here is what he had to say: (on his injury) It is fine, it was just the impact pain. Still not able to place my foot fully on the ground but should be fine in the next three days. He hit that really hard, had to use my foot otherwise it would have been a boundary. 

Been saying this every year, the first few games in the IPL the pitches are flat and it is difficult for the spinners to get into the game. It is the same for every spinner, as we go deep into the tournament the spinner get a lot more

(dismissing Head) He was extending his arms well, I just did not want to allow him to do that. The guys are coming together nicely, it was goot to see the batting group finish it off and I feel we can make a serious dent

Ajinkya Rahane (KKR captain): Very good game. Specially the way we came back with the ball. They were 100-odd in 9 overs, looking good for 180-190 which would have been a challenging total to chase down. But the way the bowlers, specially the spinners brought us back in the game was fantastic to see, kept picking up wickets. The bowling unit has been doing really well, they have been bowling well in partnerships. credit goes to our bowling coach, Bravo, Southee. Lots of talking, lots of planning, the format is all about execution. If you are clear in your mind, you will execute. It was important for us to get that break after the victory, we had a couple of practice sessions. The dressing room has been calm, even in the first five games. (thoughts on Chakaravarthy) Really happy for him. He was struggling before the tournment, even midway in the tournament. He keeps working hard, great attitude and great to have someone like him in the team as a captain 

Angkrish Raghuvanshi with yet another impressive half-century tonight, here are his thoughts: I am just happy that we won. When I was walking back, saw the coach shaking his head so there are things still to work on. It got very easy with the start Finn and Ajinkya gave us, almost got down to a-run-a-ball when I went it. When I bat with Ajinkya bhaiya, he helps me calm down. Not worry about the previous game, every day is a new game. When I was a kid, I used to dream of this. I am living my dream, won't change it for everything. (on his dismissal) I was trying to hit it over his head, that is why I was disappointed, probably should have hit inside out. (loss of form midway through the comp) In a long tournament it does happen, I have been batting well in the nets. I was batting well in the last game as well, with the way I got out, I could have got a big one there as well.

Pat Cummins (SRH captain) speaks after the game: Not our best day. We got off to a pretty good start but then from there we were not at our sharpest. Probably should have found our way to get past 180 from the position we were in, not to be. Got to adapt. Thought the first 8-10 overs were excellent but then we were not smart in choosing our matchups from there on including myself. (what was the par score according to him?) Probably around 180 but we should have got over 180 with where we were at. We dragged them that far, it is about fine margins

7:03 PM local time and IST: Kolkata Knight Riders (169/3 in 18.2 overs) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (165 all-out in 19 overs) by 7 wickets

Angkrish Raghuvanshi 59(47) | Varun Chakaravarthy 3/36(4)
Travis Head 61(28) | Sakib Hussain 1/17(3)

With the way things started in the afternoon in Hyderabad, it looked like another one of those typical occasions of SRH bullying an opponent in their home but KKR scripted a special comeback and have cantered home eventually giving themselves much needed two points making it their third win in a row keeping their heads above the water and their season afloat!

From 105/1 to 165 all-out, KKR pretty much did the job with the ball in the first half with their spinners putting a chokelhold on the SRH batters. SRH were bowled out for the first time in the season and KKR bowled out an opposition for the first time in the season and from there on it was just about applying the finishing touches with the bat in the run chase

Finn Allen teed off in the powerplay, his 13-ball 29 made the job even more easier for the rest. Rahane and Raghuvanshi then put together an 84-run partnership for the second wicket making sure there were no bumps on the road ahead as SRH struggled to find any breakthroughs. Rahane departed for 43, Raghuvanshi a short while after his fifty but it was too little too late for SRH. Rinku played a brief little cameo in the end and got them over the line, the margin could have been even greater but KKR with take this victory with both hands

18.2 Eshan Malinga to Rinku Singh, RINKU WITH THE WINNING RUNS AGAIN FOR KKR! Three wins in a row for the men in purple and gold, they keep their season alive and bring an end to SRH's 5-match winning streak in front of the Orange Army! Short at the stumps, Rinku made room once again and this time he smashed it aerailly past mid-wicket and into the fence to seal the deal for his side with 10 balls to spare

18.1 Eshan Malinga to Rinku Singh, SCORES LEVEL as Rinku chips it over mid-on! Full at the stumps, Rinku shuffles outside leg and uses his wrists to flick this one over the infield and collects a boundary to long-on

17.6 Sakib Hussain to Rinku Singh, pace off, short of a length angling across, 113.9 kph, Rinku loses his shape and the bottom hand on the bat handle as he drags it to deep square leg for just a single

17.5 Sakib Hussain to Rinku Singh, another bumper, goes over the stumps, Rinku was in two minds and then decided to leave it. Just below his head, the ump signals two for the over

17.4 Sakib Hussain to Rinku Singh, OHH! Full ball speared in at the leg stump, Rinku with a slight shuffle to the off side misses the clip and the ball barely misses the leg stump. The umpire calls it a fair delivery, Rinku decides to challenge the call

The ball would've struck the batter in his normal stance says the third ump, it will be a fair which means KKR still need 7 more

17.1 Sakib Hussain to Rinku Singh, BUZZERS, down to single digits now as the throw runs away to the fence. Rinku clipped it to mid-wicket off his hips and took the man on, the fielder could not hit the stumps at the non-striker's end and there was no one backing up. Fist pumps from Rinku