Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) could be one of the worst teams while chasing a target, big or small. And it was no different story on Thursday. Needing 172 and requiring just nine runs off the last over, SRH choked and suffered a five-run defeat to Kolkata  Knight Riders (KKR) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here. This was SRH’s sixth loss, and their hopes of a playoff spot seem to have taken yet another serious tumble.

For eighth-placed KKR, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy (4-0-20-1) held his nerve to emerge as the hero, conceding just two runs besides one leg bye in that final over, even dismissing the aggressive Abdul Samad, as the Kolkata side earned their fourth win in 10 matches. SRH finished on 166-8.