R Ashwin won the toss and decided to field. SRH were unchanged while KXIP left Yuvraj Singh and David Miller out of the eleven, with Chris Gayle and Manoj Tiwary replacing them.
Ankit Rajpott picked three wickets in three overs.
A slingy bowling action from Manoj Tiwary
Manish Pandey recorded his second fifty in this season
Rajpoot bagged a fifer - three with the new ball and two at the death. His figures - 4-0-14-5
KL Rahul got KXIP off to a brisk start
Rashid Khan gets the much-needed breakthrough. Removes KL Rahul in his very first over
Sandeep Sharma picked two wickets within a span of three balls
Another brilliant exhibition of bowling by Sunrisers Hyderabad, who defended their total of 132