SRH vs KKR Match 45 Commentary - Hyderabad (03 May 2026)

WIDE! On a length, wide down the leg side, Rinku Singh leaves it. Wided. 

 FOUR! Pitched up, on middle and leg, Rinku Singh flicks this up and over the mid on fielder and the ball races into the boundary cushions for four. 

 FOUR! KKR WIN BY 7 WICKETS! Short and on middle and off, Rinku Singh pulls this towards the deep mid-wicket region and finds the fence for a boundary to seal the contest. An excellent cameo of 22* from 11 by Rinku. 

BUZZERS! Good length, on middle and leg, Rinku Singh tucks this gently to the right of Shivang Kumar at mid-wicket and sets off for a single. Shivang attacks the ball and has a shy at the stumps towards the non-striker's end but misses. Abhishek Sharma at cover has a lot of ground to cover, and he cannot get around quickly to back up the throw. The ball races away to the fence. Rinku Singh throws a punch in the air as he celebrates with a smile.

Good length, around the pads, Cameron Green tucks this to fine leg for a single. 

Short and around off, Rinku Singh leans back and looks for the upper-cut but misses.

Full and around the pads of Rinku. The batter steps inside the line and looks to flick it away, but misses. The umpire calls it a fair delivery, but Rinku sends this upstairs for a wide not given. The replay shows that Rinku has stepped a bit inside the line, and had he been in his actual stance, the ball would have rapped him on his pads, so the on-field decision of a dot stays. 

Short one, around off, Rinku Singh leaves it. 

Short and on middle and off, Rinku Singh pulls this towards deep square leg for a single. 

Wrong'un around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi cuts this to sweeper cover for a single. 

 SIX! Clean strike! Flighted around middle and off, Rinku Singh goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region for a massive six. 

Fuller around off, Rinku Singh cuts this square to deep point for a single. 

 OUT! CAUGHT! Googly, around off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi backs away a shade and looks to loft this over extra cover, but gets it miscued off the cue end and the ball goes towards long off. Eshan Malinga runs in and takes a safe catch. KKR are 151/3, needing 15 runs off 20 balls.

Full toss, on middle and off, Cameron Green flicks this through mid-wicket and scampers back for two.

Floated around off, Cameron Green rocks back and blocks this out. 

Ouch, that has hurt! Pat comes around the stumps and darts in a short one, around the ribs of Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Angkrish goes for a pull but swings early and misses out. The ball hits him around the bottom of his ribs to the left side of his chest. The ball rolls to square leg for a leg bye. 

Good length, around off, Rinku Singh arches back and guides this to the right of the fielder at the third man region for a single. 

 FOUR! Excellent manoeuvring of the field by Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Short and wide of off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets up on his toes and steers this for a boundary to the left of the third man fielder for four runs. Raghuvanshi moves to 56, which is now his highest IPL score.

Short and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi pulls this to the deep square leg region for a single. 

TWO WIDES! Good length, way too down the leg side, Rinku Singh backs away but even that is not enough to get anything on it. Kishan fails to gather this despite his dive to his right, and the batters cross over as the ball is parried away off the keeper's gloves.

Slower, short ball, over middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi helps the pull to deep fine leg for one.

Yet another short one, around off, Rinku Singh ducks down. KKR need 23 runs from 24 balls.

Short and outside off, this is slapped to deep point for one.

Pace off and on the shorter side. This spins back towards Rahane, who fends it down.

Angled into the left shoulder, pace off again and into the surface. Ajinkya swivels to get the pull away but is early into the shot and bunts it behind towards the keeper.

Another bumper, over off, Rahane goes deep in the crease and guides it through third man for a single.

Wide given, but SRH have reviewed the call. Sakib goes short again and keeps it near the tramline. Angkrish Raghuvanshi reaches out to flay it away on the off side but misses. There was no movement from Angkrish and the ball was well outside the tramline. The third umpire wants to check whether there was any bat involved. Flat line on the UltraEdge.

Pace off and on a short of a good length, on off. Angkrish arches back and runs it down to deep third for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! The short ball plan eventually works. Ajinkya Rahane was not looking comfortable to the short ball ploy from Sakib in this over. Pace on now and at the bodyline of the batter. Rahane hangs back for the pull but is rushed and cramped for space. It balloons off the splice of the bat, and Ravichandran Smaran takes a dolly at mid-wicket. The 84-run stand comes to an end. KKR are 133/2, needing 32 runs from 30 balls.

Bashes the hard length, outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi hops and cuts it well but can't get it past backward point.

Slips in the slower bouncer, over middle. Raghuvanshi stays inside the line and helps the pull to deep fine leg for a run.

Rahane backs away before the release but Patel sticks to his guns. Digs it in short, on off and middle. Ajinkya flashes but misses.

FOUR! Not in control, but Rahane will take it. Harshal sticks to the short ball, on off. Ajinkya gets his hands high and swings hard for the pull. The ball gets big on him, and it goes off the top edge down to the deep fine leg fence.

Full and on off. Rahane extends his hands out in front to drill it past extra cover. The bat turns in his hand and the shot is miscued to long off for a single.

FIFTY FOR RAGHUVANSHI! A well-compiled knock from KKR's number 3. Single-digit scores in his last three games, and this knock will do his confidence the world of good. Off-cutter, full and on off. Angkrish pushes it to long on and brings up his half-century with a single.

Off the edge! Googly, on a length, on off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi looks to go up and over cover but gets an outside edge to short third.

Nicely bowled! Slower and it is the wrong'un again, full and across off. Raghuvanshi swings hard, looking to go down the ground but is beaten by the turn.

Full and on off, AR comes forward and plays it to long off for a single.

Drags the length back and bowls the googly, on off. Rahane tries to run it down with an open bat face but misses.

A bit shorter, on off, Rahane rocks back and punches it past extra cover for a run.

Loopy low full toss, Angkrish knocks it to long off and retains the strike with a single. KKR require 44 runs in 42 balls.

Starts with an off-pace delivery, on a good length, outside off. Angkrish punches it on the up to cover.

This is dug in short, on off, Angkrish mistimes the pull shot to the man at mid-wicket. Rahane is nearly halfway through the run before he retreats. Ravichandran Smaran picks up the ball but with there being no back up, he opts not to throw.

Full and a bit of tail back into the right-hander. Angkrish clips it to the right of mid-wicket. Rahane once again sets off for the run before being sent back.

FOUR! Fingertips stuff! Eshan Malinga bowls the slower, short ball, over middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi arches back for the ramp over the keeper. He waits for the ball to arrive and gets a bit too much of the blade. Ishan Kishan leaps and sticks out his right hand over his head. The ball clips his fingertips and goes behind for a boundary.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Malinga slips in the yorker and it tails back in at the toes. Raghuvanshi hurriedly gets his bat down as he glances it fine of the man at deep fine leg for four more.

On a shortish length, over middle. This is helped down to deep fine leg for one. 47 needed off 48.

Around the off stump, on a good length. Angkrish Raghuvanshi dabs it in front of backward point and crosses over.

Dug in short, over middle. Rahane swivels to take on the short ball. He does not quite get hold of it and it is skied to the left of Salil Arora at deep fine leg. They cross.

From around the wicket now, sticks to the bumper, over middle. Angkrish checks his shot as he pulls it wide of mid-wicket for a run.

Banged in short, under the right armpit, Ajinkya rides the bounce and pulls it behind square leg. They cross.

Comes up with a full ball, attacking the front pad. It does catch Raghuvanshi by surprise, who just about squeezes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Back to bowling it short, on off. Angkrish plays a controlled pull shot in front of square on the leg side for a single.

On a length, down the leg side, Angkrish Raghuvanshi steps inside and looks to flick but misses out. Gets it brushed off the thigh pad and Ishan Kishan gathers this behind the stumps. 

Good length, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi dabs this towards point and takes a run. 100 comes up for KKR.

WIDE! Yorker, down the leg, Ajinkya Rahane goes for a flick but misses. Wide called by the umpire. 

On a length, around off, Ajinkya Rahane hits this to wide long on and rotates the strike again. 

Pitched up, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi drives this a bit uppish but just short of extra cover for a single as the ball deflects off the fielder's body and rolls toward long off.

Short and on middle and off, Ajinkya Rahane pulls this behind mid-wicket for a single. 

Full and wide of off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi drives this through covers for a single. 61 needed off 60.

Fuller around middle and off, Ajinkya Rahane chips this to wide long on for one. 

Wrong'un around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi cuts this through point for a single. 

Fuller and flatter around off, Ajinkya Rahane chips this to sweeper cover and rotates the strike. 

 FOUR! Swept well for a boundary. Wrong'un, pitching outside leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes down on a knee and sweeps this behind square on leg for a boundary to the left of fine leg.

Raghuvanshi has been cutting the ball off the back foot well up to this point. Quicker one, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi rocks back and cuts this to the left of sweeper cover for a couple. 

Tossed up, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi drives this down to long off for a single. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters.

Harshal bends his back and darts in a short one, around off. Ajinkya Rahane pulls this towards deep square leg for a single. 

Slower one, full and around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi cuts this to deep third for a run.

Slower one, good length, on middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane punches this down to long on for one.

 FOUR! Back of a length, wide outside off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi leans back and brings fast hands into the action. Cuts this square on off and beats backward point to his right for a boundary. 

WIDE! Short and wide down the leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi steps inside the line and looks to fend this through backward square leg but misses. Wided. 

Full and on middle and leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi flicks this through square leg for a single. 

Full toss on middle and off, Ajinkya Rahane just eases this through mid on for a single to end the over. 10 off Harshal's first over of the game. 

Floated around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi rocks back inside the crease and pulls this to long on for one.

 FOUR! A slider this time from Shivang Kumar, around off, Ajinkya Rahane rocks back and looks to play the square cut. Gets an outside edge and the ball flies through the vacant first slip area for a boundary towards the third man region. 

Tossed up, on off, Ajinkya Rahane pushes this down to long off for a single. 

Quicker one, around middle and off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi flicks this through mid on for a single. 

Wrong'un around off, Ajinkya Rahane goes deep inside the crease and pushes this to short extra cover. 

Fuller around off, Rahane drives this down to long off and takes a single. 

 SIX! Good length, on middle and leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi stands tall and just brings his wrists into the action. Gives his wrists a flick, and the ball has sailed over the fence towards the deep square leg region.

On a length, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi presses onto his front foot and taps this to mid off. 

Hard length, on middle and leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi tucks this to the right of Aniket Verma at mid-wicket and takes a quick run. The throw does come from the fielder towards the non-striker's end, but Verma misses by a long distance. Raghuvanshi was in anyway.

Slower one, full and on middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane flicks this through mid-wicket for one run. 

 SIX! Dispatched for a biggie. On a length, around middle and leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi steps across the stumps and picks this up with a flick and deposits this 10 rows back into the crowd towards the fine leg region. 

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg side, Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes for a flick again but misses out. Wided. 

Full and on the pads, Angkrish Raghuvanshi tucks this towards deep square leg for a single to close the Powerplay. Both teams have cancelled each other out after the first 6 overs as SRH were also 71 for 1.

Full and on leg, Rahane clips it wide of mid on to his right and takes a single. The 50 is up for KKR!

On a length and on middle, Raghuvanshi looks to force the drive away but gets it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

A bit short, on off, punched with sweet timing but straight to cover.

Short and on off, Raghuvanshi cuts but can't beat point.

Around leg, on a length. Angkrish nurdles it behind square leg and crosses over.

FOUR! Gets it through! A little bit short, on off, Rahane lets the ball come to him and punches it away neatly between point and cover-point to pick up a boundary.

FIVE WIDES! That has beaten everyone! Premeditation on the part of Finn Allen as he walks across for the scoop. Cummins sprays it beyond the tramline on off, on a good length. Allen tries to angle the bat face and direct the ramp past short third but misses. Ishan Kishan dives to his right but fails to lay a hand on it and the ball races away into the fence.

SIX! Just over! A bit short, on middle. It comes at waist height and Allen swings across for the pull. Eshan Malinga at deep square leg moves to his left and leaps but the ball sails over his head.

Fuller and on middle. Allen throws his hands at the ball but the bat turns in his hand. It goes off the inner half to the right of long on for a brace.

SIX! Wow, that sounded so sweet. Cummins bends his back and bangs it in short, over off. Finn stands tall and gets his hands through the ball to play the pull off the front foot. Parks it into the stands beyond the deep square leg fence.

FOUR! Up and over! Allen is winning this Trans-Tasman battle. Pitched up by Cummins, right in the slot, on off, Allen collapses his back knee and pumps it over mid off for four more.

FOUR! In the gap! Into the surface, over middle. Allen gets on top of the bounce and pulls it all along the ground between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for another boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Pat Cummins has the last laugh, but the damage has been done. Not the best of balls by Cummins, full and angled into the pads. Allen plays it a bit too early as he tries to go aerial on the leg side by using his wrists. His weight stays on the back foot, and he ends up chipping it down the throat of Heinrich Klaasen at deep mid-wicket, who runs in and does the rest. KKR are 49/1, chasing 166. 27 runs off the 4th over.

Right on the money! Full and straight, attacking the stumps. Rahane taps it back to the bowler with a straight bat.

Even fuller now, on the off stump. Rahane firms the drive along the ground to mid off.

SIX! Picked up and it goes all the way! Malinga errs in line as he slides onto the pads with a full ball. Rahane does not miss out as he picks it up off the pads over long leg for a six.

Better line this time by Malinga, on middle and the length stays full. Ajinkya Rahane goes hard at the ball and loses his shape. He mishits it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

This is on top of off at 142.3 kph, Ajinkya punches it to cover. There is a slight misfield and the batters think about the single but the fielder is quick to recover and mop it up.

Slower yorker at 109.2 kph, on middle. Rahane backs away to open up the off side. He adjusts by getting his bat down and slicing it between point and cover-point with an open bat face. Heinrich Klaasen gives it a chase and hauls it in. Two runs taken.

Full and attacking the front pad, Allen brings his bat out in front and knocks it to long on for a single.

Hits the back of a length, over middle. Rahane gets on his toes and glances it to deep fine leg for a run.

Keeps on that back of a length, on off. Finn stands tall and pats it to the man at a catching cover.

Keeps it nice and tight, a cross-seam ball, on a short of a length, on top of off. Allen punches it straight to mid off.

Was there an edge? Ishan Kishan has heard something, but Pat Cummins does not go up in an appeal. He eventually opts against the review. In the channel, on a hard length, outside off. Allen tries to force it away on the off side but the ball zips past the outside edge. There was no edge, confirmed by the UltraEdge.

FOUR! Swatted away! Fractionally short, angled in at the hips by Cummins. Allen swivels on the back foot and swipes it away to the left of the man at deep backward square leg. One bounce and over the ropes.

FOUR! Rahane and KKR are on their way. Sharma looks to toss it up but serves a floated full toss, on the pads. Rahane presses forward and flicks it between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary to get going.

Very full, on the off stump. Ajinkya jams it out to long off and turns the strike over.

Drifting down leg, on a length. Allen flicks it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket. A slight fumble in the deep by Harshal Patel but that does not cost SRH any extra runs. Just a single.

Slows it down and this is on a length, on off. Rahane pushes it back to the left of the bowler. Abhishek is quick across the turf and cuts down the single.

Shorter and on middle, that is punched off the back foot to wide mid on. Heinrich Klaasen moves to his right and tumbles to cut it off. Single taken.

Sliding on with the arm, on a nagging length, on middle. This is whipped through mid-wicket for another single.