KKR vs SRH Ball by Ball Commentary

That's it! Single to end the game and Hyderabad win by 23 runs! Umran Malik continues to ball short and wide outside off Rinku Singh cross-bats this to mid off and takes one. Kolkata did try and take this deep but have fallen well short in the end.

SIX! Kolkata have managed to breach the 200-run mark! Umran Malik bowls this short and outside the off stump. Rinku Singh pulls this over deep backward square leg and continues to entertain even though the game is out of hand now.

Short once again and outside the off stump. Rinku Singh pulls this towards deep square leg and refuses the single.

Bowls this on a good length and at the stumps. Rinku Singh looks to swat this away but gets beaten.

This is bowled short and outside the off stump. Umesh Yadav taps this towards point and takes one to get Rinku Singh on strike but this should now be a win for Hyderabad.

OUT! CAUGHT! Umran Malik comes back to bowl the last over after the pounding he received and claims a wicket on his first ball! This is bowled full and outside the off stump. Shardul Thakur looks to go hard but slices this towards backward point. Washington Sundar judges this one well and Kolkata lose their seventh wicket. Rinku Singh remains off strike and just what Hyderabad wanted.

FOUR! OH MY! What is wrong with Hyderabad's catching? Glenn Phillips (sub) is the culprit this time as he put down another sitter and allows the ball to roll across the ropes for four runs. T Natarajan bangs this in short and outside the off stump. Rinku Singh pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and some ordinary work in the deep gives him four more runs.

FOUR! Rinku Singh finds the gap on the leg side this time! T Natarajan bowls yet another yorker at the stumps. Rinku Singh flicks this towards the cow corner fence for four runs.

Shortish and on leg. Singh mistimes his pull to short fine leg. Thakur looks for a run but is sent back by Rinku Singh.

Another yorker bowled just outside off. Rinku Singh strokes this towards deep cover for two more runs.

FOUR! Much better connection this time and Rinku Singh finds the boundary! T Natarajan bowls this on a yorker length and outside the off pole. Rinku Singh digs this out towards deep point for four runs this time.

T Natarajan bowls this full and outside the off stump. Rinku Singh chips this towards deep point and they run well to take two runs.

DROPPED! Another catch has been put down! Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Shardul Thakur looks to go aerial and slices this high behind the cover fielder. Aiden Markram runs back and puts in the dive. He gets both his hands to the ball but is unable to hold on and the batters take two runs.

Bowls a yorker this time on the pads. Rinku Singh clips this towards square leg and takes a run.

Short this time and outside off, take pace off. Shardul Thakur pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Goes a touch fuller and outside the off pole. Shardul Thakur swings his blade but misses.

FOUR! This just clears the outstretched hands of the fielder! Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Shardul Thakur looks to go for the expansive drive and gets an outside edge that lobs towards third man for four runs.

Bowls this on a good length and in line with the stumps. Rinku Singh tucks this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls this full and wide outside the off stump. The umpire calls this one wide.

FOUR! Easy pickings for Shardul Thakur and he collects his first boundary! This is bowled on the pads on a fuller length. Shardul Thakur clips this down to fine leg for four runs. 58 runs needed in 18 balls.

Bowls another full toss wide outside off. Rinku Singh strokes this towards deep cover for a run.

T Natarajan bowls this full and in line with the stumps. Shardul Thakur clips this towards deep mid-wicket and takes one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Washington Sundar gets redemption as he holds onto this catch and Nitish Rana's remarkable fight comes to an end! This is a full toss bowled wide outside off. Nitish Rana looks to clear the off side boundary but finds Washington Sundar at deep point who grabs hold of this one safely. Kolkata lose their sixth wicket and the crowd has been silenced.

SIX! T Natarajan misses his yorker and gets the treatment! This is bowled on a fuller length and in line with the stumps. Nitish Rana goes deep in the crease and hits this cleanly over long on for six runs.

T Natarajan bowls this on a yorker length and just outside off. Nitish Rana shapes up for a paddle shot but changes his mind and gets beaten.

SIX! Rinku Singh is in full song now! Marco Jansen goes really full and outside the off stump. Rinku Singh looks to back away into the leg side and has to reach this. Gets his bat on the ball and deposits it over deep point for yet another maximum.

NO BALL AND SIX! Marco Jansen has got his yorker wrong and Rinku Singh shows what good form he is in! This is a full toss just outside off. Rinku Singh swings and connects well as the ball sails over deep square leg for six runs. The bowler has overstepped and we will have another ball which is a Free-Hit!

Bowls this on a good length and follows the batter once again. Rinku Singh dabs this towards point.

DROPPED! Hyderabad will be really disappointed with their catching in this game! Marco Jansen bowls this back of a length and outside off. Nitish Rana looks to pull but gets a top edge towards deep square leg. Washington Sundar settles under the high ball and lets this one pop out of his hands. Nitish Rana continues to survive.

Goes full once again and follows Nitish Rana who looks to make room. He can only dig this out towards mid off.

WIDE! Another slower ball bowled really full and going down leg stumps. Nitish Rana moves across to play this into the leg side but misses. The umpire calls this wide but Aiden Markram thinks that the batter walked across and decides to review this. The third umpire checks UltraEdge and there is no spike. The on-field decision stands.

Bowls a slower short ball outside the off stump. Nitish Rana looks to pull this one away but gets beaten by the lack of pace.

WIDE! Bowls another full toss going down leg. Nitish Rana looks to flick this away but is far from the ball and the umpire calls this wide.

Marco Jansen bowls a loss full toss and follows the batter towards the leg side. Rinku Singh backs away and flicks this into the air just short of deep square leg for one.

Shortish and around off. Rinku Singh slaps it to long off for a single.

On a length, on off. Rana heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A fullish delivery, around off. Singh digs it out to short third man for a single.

FOUR! Finds the gap this time! On a length, on middle. Singh heaves it off the inside half of his blade towards the backward square leg fence for a boundary.

A very full delivery on off. A good delivery this and Rinku Singh tries to heave it away. He, however fails to get the desired result but there is a noise as it crosses the bat and Heinrich Klaasen appeals after taking the catch behind the stumps. The umpire too raises his finger but Rinku Singh takes the DRS straightaway. The replays roll in and it shows that the ball has hit the ground after hitting the bat. So, the decision will be reversed. Rinku Singh will continue!

Dot to start from Bhuvi! Shortish and outside off. Rinku Singh cuts it to backward point.

FOUR! Ends the over with a boundary! 94 needed off 36 balls! A full delivery on leg. Rana makes room to drive it through covers but gets an inside half of his blade. The ball runs away through the square leg region for a boundary. It was actually a good delivery from T Natarajan!

Good delivery, very full on off. Singh drills it to long off for a single.

WIDE! Bowls it way too short, on middle. Rinku lets it go.

SIX! So, Rinku Singh has now hit his first maximum of the game! A fullish delivery on off. In the slot and Rinku Singh smashes it over long on for a maximum.

Bowls it very full and on middle. Rinku Singh tucks it to square leg.

Nails a yorker on off. Rana digs it out to long on for a single.

Shortish and on off. Singh pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Short and outside off. Rana goes back to cut it but misses.

A flatter one on off. Rana reverse-sweeps it straight to short third man.

Bowls it full and on middle. Singh knocks it to long on for a single.

Flatter and on middle. Rana goes for the reverse-sweep but mistimes it to short third man for a single.

SIX! Wow! What a shot! Tossed up on off. Rana gets under it and launches it straight down the ground for a biggie.

A flatter one on off. Rana reverse-sweeps it past short third man for a couple.

Bowls it full and on middle. Rana sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Shortish and outside off. SIngh cuts it to deep point for a single.

Flatter and quicker on leg. Rana tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

FIFTY for Nitish Rana! A fullish delivery, around off. Rana drives it to sweeper cover for a couple of runs. He is keeping Kolkata alive in this tie.

SIX! Rana is playing a blinder here! Tossed up on off. Rana gets under it and launches it straight down the ground for a biggie.

Angles it on middle and leg. Singh tucks it to short fine leg for a single.

Flatter and on the pads. Singh clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Touch short and outside off. Rana pushes it to point for a single.

Again, beaten! Loopy delivery on off. Rana tries to fend it again but fails to connect.

A beautiful googly, pitching around off. Rana tries to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

A fuller delivery on off. Singh drives it to long off for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, Andre Russell departs and Mayank Markande is making an impact again! Short delivery on middle and leg. Russell tries to take full advantage of it and goes for the pull shot. However, he only manages to get a top edge and Marco Jansen takes a fine catch at long. Kolkata is in serious trouble now.

SIX! Nitish Rana makes Marco Jansen pay for the extra delivery! He bowls this full and outside the off pole which is in Nitish Rana's hitting arc. He goes through with the shot and clears the long on boundary with ease for six much-needed runs.

WIDE! Another short ball bowled outside the off pole. Nitish Rana ducks under this one as well but this is called wide by the umpire for height.

Bangs this in short and into the batter. Nitish Rana just about manages to sway out of the way.

Nails the yorker on the Free-Hit and bowls this just outside off. Andre Russell looks to dig this out but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball goes into the off side and they steal a run.

NO BALL! Angles this into the pads on a good length. Nitish Rana looks to work this leg side but misses and the ball goes off the pads towards the off side for a leg bye. Oh no! Marco Jansen has overstepped and it has been called a no ball. Free-Hit coming up!

Another back-of-a-length delivery angling away outside off. Andre Russell mistimes his pull shot towards deep square leg for one.

Bowls this one a fraction short and into the batter. Nitish Rana tucks this towards deep backward square leg and takes a single.

Marco Jansen bowls this on a good length and just outside the off pole. Nitish Rana taps this firmly towards the cover fielder.

Bowls this quick and into the pads on a shorter length. Andre Russell goes on the back foot and taps this into the leg side.

Loops this one full and outside the off pole Andre Russell dabs this towards point and looks for a run but is sent back by Nitish Rana.

Continues to bowl short and just outside the off pole. Nitish Rana uses his wrists and clips this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Mayank Markande bowls this slightly short and into the stumps. Andre Russell flicks this towards deep square leg and takes one to get off the mark.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another batter bites the dust in the quest for some quick runs! Mayank Markande loops this one full and outside the off pole. Narayan Jagadeesan looks to heave across the line but does not connect his slog sweep efficiently. The ball flies towards the deep mid-wicket fielder where Glenn Phillips (sub) moves to left quickly and takes a well-judged catch. Kolkata have lost their fourth wicket now and they need to continue going after the bowlers as 147 runs are needed in 70 balls.

Mayank Agarwal floats this full and outside the off stump. Narayan Jagadeesan dabs this back towards the bowler.

Really wide outside off and short once again. Narayan Jagadeesan misses out this time and cuts this to deep cover for one.

Short once again and outside the off stump, bowls this quick. Narayan Jagadeesan looks to punch this away but gets beaten.

FOUR! This is a great pitch for batting but there has been some poor bowling as well! Washington Sundar bowls this short and outside the off stump. Narayan Jagadeesan cuts this hard towards deep point and helps himself to a boundary.

Bowls this quick on a shorter length and into the batter. Nitish Rana rocks back and clips this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Tosses this full and outside the off pole. Nitish Rana knocks this straight to the cover fielder.

Washington Sundar floats this full and into the pads. Nitish Rana clips this towards deep mid-wicket and they run well to take a couple of runs.

Flights this full and outside off. Narayan Jagadeesan pushes this towards extra cover and a rare dot ball to end the over.

FOUR! Oh, good delivery but it is still a boundary! Tossed up on off. Narayan Jagadeesan presses forward to defend but gets an outside edge that runs past the short third man fielder for a boundary.

DROPPED! What a massive miss by Rahul Tripathi as a wicket would have been perfect after the expensive last over! Mayank Markande loops this full and outside off. Narayan Jagadeesan looks to slog sweep this but gets a top edge towards deep square leg. Rahul Tripathi comes running in to take the catch and spills it as the batters complete a brace.

Floats this one full and outside the off. Nitish Rana sweeps this towards deep backward square leg for one.

Short and into the stumps. Narayan Jagadeesan tucks this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Hyderabad bring on a spinner and Narayan Jagadeesan wants to join the party! This is bowled short and outside the off pole. Narayan Jagadeesan rocks back and cuts this late towards third man for four runs.

SIX! This is poor poor bowling by the speedster! He delivers this wide outside off on a shorter length. Nitish Rana goes hard at the ball and cuts this over deep backward pint for a maximum. 28 runs have come from this over!

FOUR! The ball finds the boundary for the fifth time in five balls! Umran Malik has been way too short as he looks to keep attacking the batter. Nitish Rana looks to pull once again an top edges this towards deep backward square leg for four runs.

FOUR! The boundaries keep flowing! Umran Malik keeps bowling short and this time wide outside off at 144.5 kph. Nitish Rana reaches for this and slaps it towards deep point for yet another boundary.

FOUR! Nitish Rana is looking to use the pace beautifully here! This is bowled a shade over 150 clicks and short in length once again, outside off. Nitish Rana pulls this towards deep square leg for four runs.

SIX! This one is far more convincing! This is short as well and just outside off at 143.6 kph. Nitish Rana pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and the ball hits the ropes on the full for six runs.

FOUR! A bit of fortune for Nitish Rana but manages to find the boundary! Umran Malik bowls from 'round the wicket at 142.2 clicks. He bangs this in short and into the batter, Nitish Rana looks to pull and gets a top edge towards fine leg for four runs.

SIX! That's a powerful shot! On a length, on off. Narayan Jagadeesan launches it over long on for a maximum.

Short and on off. Narayan Jagadeesan sways away from the line of the ball.

A fullish delivery and outside off. Rana drives it off the outside half of his blade to deep backward point for a single.

A full delivery on off. Rana drives it crisply to mid on.

Lands it on a length, on leg. Narayan Jagadeesan tucks it to fine leg for a single.

FOUR! T Natarajan is greeted with a boundary here! On a length, on off. Narayan Jagadeesan heaves it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Shortish and outside off. Narayan Jagadeesan punches it to deep point for a single.

On a length, on middle. Rana works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A fullish delivery and outside off. Rana tries to drive it away but gets beaten off the outside edge. Lovely delivery!

OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two for Jansen and he is on a hat-trick now! Narine departs for a golden duck and the move to send him up the order has not worked. Back of a length, on middle. Narine backs away a bit and goes for a big shot but manages only a top edge. The ball goes in the air and Aiden Markram takes another catch. Kolkata lose their third wicket and this run chase is not going as planned for the hosts.

OUT! CAUGHT! Marco Jansen gets his revenge! Venkatesh Iyer departs and Kolkata lose their second in the Powerplay! On a length, on leg. Iyer tries to clip it to the leg side but gets a big leading edge that loops up in the air towards mid on and Aiden Markram takes an easy catch. The Hyderabad opening bowlers have started really well here and the scoreboard pressure means Kolkata can not stop playing their shots.

FOUR! Much better timing this time by Venkatesh Iyer! On a length, on off. Iyer hits it through the line over the bowler's head for a boundary.

On a length, on off. Iyer punches it to mid off for a single.

Lands it on a length and outside off. Iyer tries to slash it away but misses.

FOUR! This will get Venkatesh Iyer going! On a length, on off. Iyer tries to hit it down the ground. Fails to get perfect timing but enough to hit it over mid off for a boundary.

Dropped! On a length, on off. Narayan Jagadeesan hits it hard back to the bowler and Bhuvneshwar Kumar fails to grab it. A tough chance goes down and a single is taken.

On a length, on off. Narayan Jagadeesan shimmies down the track and works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

FOUR! In the gap and it runs away towards the fence! On a length and outside off. Narayan Jagadeesan carves it uppishly and wide of the point fielder for a boundary.

Another dot to end the over! Just 4 from the first two overs! On a length and outside off. Iyer throws his blade at it but misses.

WIDE! Full and way down the leg side. Iyer tries to flick it but misses.

On a length, on off. Narayan Jagadeesan heaves it off the inside half of his blade to mid-wicket for a single.

On a length and outside off. Narayan Jagadeesan fends it to the point fielder.

Bowls it full and on the pads. Iyer clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Continues to deliver this on a good length and in line with the stumps. Venkatesh Iyer covers the line of the ball and blocks this towards mid on.

Marco Jansen bowls this on a good length and just outside the off pole. Venkatesh Iyer punches this straight to the cover fielder.

A maiden wicket to start off for Bhuvneshwar Kumar! He bowls this on a good length and just outside off. Narayan Jagadeesan shuffles down the wicket and dabs this towards mid on.

Strays onto the pads on a fuller length. Venkatesh Iyer looks to flick this leg side but misses and gets hit on the pads. the ball rolls towards square keg and they take a leg bye.

Bowls this slightly back of a length and outside the off pole. Venkatesh Iyer dabs this towoards point.

OUT! CAUGHT! This is not the start Kolkata needed! Their devastating opening batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz has to make the long walk back to the shed on a duck. Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes full and outside the off stump. Rahmanullah Gurbaz reaches for this and looks to go hard at the ball but ends up slicing this towards third man. Umran Malik makes no mistake taking the catch and Hyderabad have drawn first blood.

Bowls this one wider outside off on a good length. Rahmanullah Gurbaz leaves this one alone and looks at the umpire for a wide. Not given.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls this on a good length and just outside the off stump. Rahmanullah Gurbaz dabs this back down the pitch towards the bowler.