SRH vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2026: Angkrish Raghuvanshi's half-century powers Kolkata Knight Riders to third straight win

Varun Chakaravarthy: It's just the impact pain (talking about his injury). Still not able to put the foot fully down. But in another 3 days, I'll be fine. He hit it very fast, and I had to stop it. Otherwise it would've been a four. I've been saying this every year. Initially when IPL starts, the first four matches will be flat wickets. It's very tough for spinners to come into the game. Happened for every spinner. As the tournament goes on, spinners come into the game. He was extending his hands very well (talking about Head), I didn't want him to do that. The guys are coming together, the batting group is coming together. We can make a serious dent in the IPL if we keep going.

Ajinkya Rahane | KKR captain: Very good game. The way we came back with the ball. Looked like they will get 190-200. It was a good wicket to bat on. 190-200 would've been challenging to chase. But credit to our bowling unit, especially the spinners. They kept taking wickets. Those small moments are really important, really happy with the win. The bowling unit has been doing really well last 5-6 games. Credit to our bowling coaches - Bravo and Southee. During practice sessions, lot of talking, lot of planning, different oppositions, different grounds. It's all about planning and executing. Here and there you will go for runs, but as long as you're clear in your head, that's important. That win was important going into the break. Had 2-3 practice sessions. It's all about being mentally fresh. Need to identify what areas you can improve. Support staff has been doing really well. Even though we lost the first 5 matches, atmosphere was really calm. The group which we have at the moment, really amazing. Really happy for him (Varun C). He was struggling before the tournament and even going into the tournament - first couple of games. The way he came back was amazing. He was always confident. Works really hard, great attitude. You want players like him to do something for the team in tough situations. He's been bowling the tough overs. I'm sure he will continue his performance.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi: Just happy that we won. When I was walking back I saw my coach shaking his head about the way I got out. Still things to work on. Just got very easy after the start Finn and Ajinkya gave us. When I bat with Ajinkya bhaiya, the communication is really good. Calms me down. When I was a kid I used to dream of this. Just me living my dream. So many stars to learn from. Wouldn't change anything about it. Was trying to hit it straight back over his head. That's why I was disappointed. Maybe if I went inside-out, it would've been better. I was batting well in the nets. The way I got out in the last game, that didn't help.

Pat Cummins | SRH Captain: 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. The first 8-10 overs were excellent, but they used the match-ups well and the second half wasn't good. It dried up and slowed down; we probably should have aimed at 180. The margins are small, we did show some good things, fought till the end, my over costing 27 probably made a difference, but we did have our moments and the fine margins went against us.

Rinku Singh finishes the game with a four as KKR win by seven wickets - their three-in-a-row. With this win, KKR go up to seven points from nine games and are placed 8th in the points table. Thus, KKR break SRH's five-match winning streak.

OUTTT!!! This is not what KKR wanted. Angkrish Raghuvanshi wanted to go over extra cover but the ball spins away a bit only to go straight at the hands of Eshan Malinga. Shivang Kumar gets a wicket. Raghuvanshi walks back after 59 off 47 balls. KKR 153/3 (17)

OUTTT!!! Sakib Hussain strikes. A short ball from the lad from Bihar does the trick as Ajinkya Rahane gets a top edge while going for a pull. Smaran Ravichandran takes the catch. KKR 133/2 (15)

Fifty for Angkrish Raghuvanshi! The KKR youngster reaches his fifty with a single off Sakib Hussain. This is his third in IPL 2026, KKR 129/1 (14)

Despite the fall of Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi have taken hold of the chase with a stand of 50-plus runs so far. Both the batters have passed the 30-run mark. KKR 105/1 (10)

Finn Allen is slowly starting to get into the groove. The Kiwi batter, who didn't get any start initially, has returned in full form against SRH. After taking time initially, Allen launched an attack against Pat Cummins, smashing the Australian for two sixes and two fours. OUTTT!! Allen goes once again but this time the ball goes straught at the hands of Heinrich Klaasen. Cummins draws first blood as Allen goes back for 29 off 13 balls. KKR 49/1 (4)

Kartik Tyagi takes the final wicket as SRH were bowled out for 165 runs in 19 overs. KKR need 166 runs to win the game. Mystery spinners Varun Chakravarthy (3/36) and Sunil Narine (2/31) took most of the damage for KKR.

OUTTT!!! Sunil Narine cleans up Salil Arora, to get his 200th IPL wicket. In the process, Narine becomes the first overseas batter to complete a double century of wickets. OUTTT!!!!!!! Another wicket in the over from Narine. After getting smacked for a a six in the previous ball, Ishan Kishan goes for a six but holes out to Anukul Roy. Kishan walks back for 42. SRH 148/7 (16)

OUTTT!!!! Smaran Ravichandran comes and goes. The debutant goes for a biggie against Varun Chakaravarthy, gets a top edge and Ajinkya Rahane takes a great catch. SRH 122-4 (11.3)

OUTTT!!!! What a catch by Rovman Powell to dismiss the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen. The West Indian stretched his right hand to grab the ball that was way from his body. As he hits the ground, his glasses are broken. Cmeron Green takes the catch. The TV umpire confirms the catch. What a turn-around for KKR. First, with the wicket of Travis Head off Varun Chakaravarthy and now Klaasen.

SRH 121-3 (11)

OUTTTT!!!!!! Kartik Tyagi draws first blood. Abhishek Sharma goes for a pull off Tyagi, who struck to his plan of bowling short, gets a top edge and the ball falls at the hands of Cameron Green at mid-wicket. SRH 44/1 (4)

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma walk out to bat for SRH. For KKR, spin to start the proceedings with Sunil Narine. A six from Abhishek to start the flurry of boundaries in the game. SRH 9/0 (1)

Ajinkya Rahane - We wanted to bat first as well. Those breaks so far, it really helped us as a team, re-coupling and thinking about the things which we did right and the improvement point of view. As I said in the last game as well, it's all about winning those moments, small, small moments in this format. Game can change here and there within an over. It's all about being present, being slightly proactive and also winning those moments. I thought hose breaks, so far, definitely helped. We've got two changes. Finn Allen is back in place of Seifert and then Manish Pandey is playing his first game of this season in place of Ramandeep Singh.

Pat Cummins - We'll bat first. Pitch looks good and it's very hot, we'll bat and post a total. I'm not good at reading the pitches, it looks nice and must be high scoring. I think the thing is the young guys have come in and been fantastic. A lot of the stalwarts as well have really hit their stride, I think we've got over 220 all but one game. So it just feels like everyone's, you know, found their rhythm, built themselves in the tournament, playing that style that we want, which is really positive and everyone's bought into that. (on their winning run) I think that's just the thing. It's very unlikely we're going to win every single game for the rest of the season, but we know this style works and we're five in a row at the moment. So even if there's a little glitch, just keep buying for that style. Nitish misses out. He's got a bit of illness, Smaran comes in for his first game and Harshal Patel replaces Harsh Dubey.

SRH captain Pat Cummins and KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane are all ready for the toss. They walk out in the middle. Its very hot today in Hyderabad. Cummins wins the toss and opted to bat first. Smaran Ravichandran is making his IPL debut replacing an injured Nitish Kumar Reddy along with a couple of more changes. On the other hand, KKR have made two changes - Finn Allen and Manish Pandey replacing Tim Seifert and Ramandeep Singh. However, Matheesha Pathirana, whom KKR bought for ₹18 crore, still doesn't make the playing XI.

Shane Watson: We've played nicely in the last couple of game. Our bowling has been very good in the last couple of games. Our batting - there's been some very good things. Rinku Singh coming to form has been brilliant to watch. We just need a couple of other guys to put their hands up today. Looks like a really nice pitch. Always a great place to bat here. Definitely have to turn it on today. Everyone's here to get the best out of themselves and continue to learn from every situation. That, for me, has been the beauty of being here with KKR. In that regard everyone has continued to look at different areas to get better. For me it's no surprise we've been able to string some good performances together. Long may that continue.