04 May,2026 09:54 AM IST | Hyderabad | PTI
KKR’s Varun Chakravarthy celebrates the wicket of SRH’s Aniket Verma on Sunday; (right) KKR’s Sunil Narine during his 2-31 against SRH on Sunday. Pics/IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane on Sunday lavished praise on his bowling unit for its consistency over the last few games, crediting it for restricting Sunrisers Hyderabad to a below-par total and setting up the seven-wicket win in an IPL match here.
Varun Chakravarthy (3-36) and milestone man Sunil Narine (2-31) played key roles in bowling out SRH for 165 in 19 overs as KKR chased down the target with 10 balls to spare to register their third successive win.
"Very good game. The way we came back with the ball. Looked like they will get 190-200. It would've been challenging to chase. But credit to our bowling unit, especially the spinners. They kept taking wickets," Rahane said during the post-match presentation.
"Those small moments are really important, really happy with the win. The bowling unit has been doing really well in last 5-6 games," Rahane added.
Meanwhile, SRH captain Pat Cummins said his batters failed to adapt after a strong start and ended up with a below-par total.
"Not our best day. We had a pretty good start, but then we weren't at our sharpest. Probably aimed for 200 and then 180, but it wasn't meant to be. You just need to adapt," Cummins said.
Brief scores
SRH 165 all out in 19 overs (T Head 61, I Kishan 42; V Chakravarthy 3-36, S Narine 2-31) lost to KKR 169-3 in 18.2 overs (A Raghuvanshi 59, A Rahane 43) by seven wickets
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