KATHAMNDU: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in the second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday. Kolkata chased down the 182 runs target set by Sunrisers in 19.4 overs losing four wickets.
Nitish Rana top-scored for Kolkata at 68 runs off 47 balls. Andre Russell made 49 runs off 19 balls.
Earlier, David Warner made blazing 85 runs off 53 balls smashing three sixes and nine fours. Jonny Bairstow made 39 runs and Vijay Shankar contributed 40 runs that helped Hyderabad to post 181 runs on the board losing three wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
Andre Russell of Kolkata Knight Riders took two wickets while Piyush Chawla grabbed one wicket. Knight Riders had won the toss and had elected to field first.
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