Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sun Risers Hyderabad by 5 runs in a thrilling match of the 47th match of IPL 2023. After winning the toss, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 171 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Rinku Singh scored 46 and captain Nitish Rana scored 42 runs. Marco Jansen and T. Natarajan took 2-2 wickets. Chasing a target of 171 runs, the Sunrisers Hyderabad team could manage only 166 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the 20 overs and lost the match by 5 runs. Aiden Makram scored 41 and Heinrich Klaasen scored 36 runs. Vaibhav Arora and Shardul Thakur took 2-2 wickets. Varun Chakraborty was adjudged man of the match for his economical bowling, taking 1/20 in 4 overs and conceding just 3 runs in the last over when Sunrisers needed 9 runs to win the match.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders: 9/171, Rinku Singh 46, Nitish Rana 42, Marco Jansen 2/24, T. Natarajan 2/30
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 8/166 over 20, Aiden Makram 41, Heinrich Klassen 36, Shardul Thakur 2/3, Vaibhav Arora 2/32