Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 38th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Indian Premier League 2019 Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Date & Time: Apr 21, 04:00 PM LOCAL

SRH won the toss and elected to field © BCCI

9-WICKET WIN Jonny Bairstow smashed two consecutive sixes to help finish off the target with more than five overs remaining and nine wickets in hand. The one-sided thrashing has powered SRH to the top four on the points table while KKR suffered their fifth successive loss of the season. A clinical performance by the hosts.

WICKET Yarra Prithviraj, who had Bairstow dropped twice off his bowling - by KC Carippa and Piyush Chawla - finally manages to bag his maiden IPL wicket. Sends David Warner's stumps off its roots. First strike for SRH.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field. Kolkata Knight Riders have made three changes to their side. Rinku Singh and Yarra Prithviraj have been included.

Hello and welcome to Match 38 of IPL 2019 - between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders. Even as KKR are placed only one spot below SRh on the points table, they must be aware that there is a massive gulf in the form the two sides are riding on. Having at one point in the campaign topped the tables, they have slipped down quickly at the back of four successive defeats. Even an in-form, destructive Andre Russell isn't good enough to pull the team to victories any longer. The batsmen have been inconsistent, and the bowlers have failed to provide breakthroughs, something they would need desperately against SRH.

The hosts are still riding high on the form of their openers - David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. If KKR fail to separate the pair early, the game in all likelihood is going to slip away from them quickly.