Overview
- Venkatesh Iyer scored a blistering 60 off 29 balls, including seven fours and three sixes, to anchor KKR's total of 200/6.
- Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi stabilized the innings with an 81-run partnership after early dismissals left KKR at 16/2.
- KKR's bowlers, led by Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakravarthy with three wickets each, dismantled SRH's batting lineup, bowling them out for 120 in 16.4 overs.
- Pat Cummins' captaincy for SRH faced scrutiny after conceding 21 runs in the 19th over and underutilizing spinners on a variable-bounce pitch.
- The win lifted KKR to fifth place in the IPL standings, while SRH dropped to the bottom with three losses in four matches.