Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets on the back of aggressive innings from Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram and brilliant performances by fast bowlers. Sunrisers Hyderabad restricted Kolkata Knight Riders to 175 for eight with Natarajan’s three wickets and Malik’s two wickets.
In reply, Tripathi scored 71 off 37 balls and Markram scored an unbeaten 68 off 36 balls to give Sunrisers their third consecutive win. Sunrisers won the match with 13 balls to spare. They now have three wins in five matches, while this was KKR’s third loss in six matches.
Hyderabad has secured 6 points in the points table after beating Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders today. The team may be present at the seventh place in the points table, but by winning three matches in a row, they have shown that this season it is not the mistake of taking them lightly.
The team is in seventh place due to poor net run rate. Sunrisers Hyderabad have scored 6 points winning 3 out of 5 matches. The team will play its next match against Punjab Kings on April 17.
Gujarat Titans continues to top the charts with 8 points after winning 4 out of 5 matches. Rajasthan is at number two and Punjab Kings is at number three. With the victory of Hyderabad, 6 teams now have a total of 6 points, in such a situation, there can be a tremendous competition between these teams in the tournament ahead.