SRH vs KKR IPL 2023 Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders win by 5 runs

And KKR have won by 5 runs. Chakaravarthy has managed to defend 9 runs in the final over with Samad and Bhuvneshwar in the middle. That is some great effort by the spinner. SRH would be blaming themselves for this. But this is a crucial win for KKR. They now have 4 wins in 10 games. SRH have 3 in 9. It was pleasure bringing thsi to you. Thanks for joining.

9 needed off 6

Chakaravarthy to Samad, Ball 1 - 1 run

Chakaravarthy to Bhuvneshwar, Ball 2 - 1 run

Chakaravarthy to Samad, Ball 3 - Wicket!! Chakaravarthy gets Samad out at deep mid-wicket. 7 needed off 3 balls. 

Chakaravarthy to Markande, Ball 4 - Dot Ball!. Still 7 needed. Appeal for stumping. But he looks in.

Chakaravarthy to Markande, Ball 5 - 1 run. 6 runs needed now

Chakaravarthy to Bhuvneshwar, Ball 6 - Dot Ball. KKR win

It's all down to the final over. 9 runs are needed off the final 6 balls. 12 from the previous over as Bhuvi and Abdul hit a boundary each. Who's got the nerves better here?

5 from the previous over and 21 are needed now off the 12 balls. Vaibhav Arora to bowlthe 19th.

Note: SRH are ahead of the DLS score at the end of the 18th over.

We are down to the final 3 overs and this game is still not over. 26 needed off 18 balls. It' s drizzling in the ground. 

And this is not over yet. Aiden Markram has been caught out and he walks back for 41

After the fall of four wickets, both Klaasen and Markram first stabilised the things. They added 14 from the 7-10 overs and then amassed 59 off the next 5 overs. Klaasen fell to Thakur in the 15th but Markram has kept things going well. This should be gettable

SRH are well in control of the chase. They need just 38 from 30 balls to clinch this match. Markram is playing a captain's knock today and he is looking to take his team over the line. 

And Brook's stay comes to an end. Anukul Roy gets him for a four-ball duck. This was on a good length. Brook premediated to scoop it. He got nothing on it. But the umpires didn't guve him out. KKR go upstairs and there are three reds. SRH 4 down and in a hole.

The powerplay is done and SRH have lost their top 3 wickets inside the first 6. Andre Russell gets the last wicket as he sends Rahul Tripathi back. He was taking on Russell and hit him for 2 fours and a six but Russell got the last laugh.

And KKR have got rid of both the SRH openers inside the first 4 overs. Harshit Rana got the first breakthrough when he sent back Agarwal. Shardul then got Abhishek caught out in his first over. 

Welcome back for the chase. SRH openers - Abhishek Sharma and Mayank Agarwal are out in the middle. Sharma gets the innings underway with a dashing four at covers. Harshit Rana starts for KKR. SRH have stuck to keep Brook in the middle as he batted there in the previous match. Note, he was the centurion when these two clashed last.

So KKR have got 171 off the 20 overs. What a brilliant final over by Natarajan. Just 3 runs of that and two wickets too. KKR could have got 180 but that final over pulled things back. Natarajan got the wickets of Rinku and Harshit Rana in that over. Rinku missed his fifty as he got out for 46. Marco Jansen says this is gettable if they bat well. He admits KKR have a quality attack but a good batting show will help them go home. How can the trioka of Suyash, Varun and Narine exploit these conditions. We will see. Back with the chase.

We now move towards the death over stage in the first innings. KKR have have 137 on the board. Rinku Singh is in the middle with Shardul. KKR are 6 down and would not want to lose another wicket here

Mayank Markande has got the big man Russell for 24 in 15 balls. This was a brave tossed up ball outside the off. Russell wanted to go big but gets a top edge which settles into the hands of Natarajan to backward point

No fifty for Rana today. He has been brilliantly caught by Aiden Markram. This was tossed up ball by Markram as Rana wanted to slog it but got a top edge. Markram went running back to mid-on and took a brilliant diving catch.

We are halfway in the first innings. Kolkata would be happy to see that their captain Rana is going well. He hit two sixes and a four in Kartik's 10th over. 

We are done with the powerplay and KKR are yet to cross the 50-run mark. Nitish and Rinku Singh are in middle and the KKR batters are not finding it very easy out there. Captain Markram has come to bowl now after the powerplay. Two left-handers on the crease is a good time for an off-spinner to come and exploit the advantage.

Here's the big fish. Kartik gets his first wicket of the season in the form of Jason Roy.

It has been a good start for SRH. They have kept a decent hold on the visitors. Roy has hit a few boundaries but is going at ball-to-ball on 14. Rana is still fresh and has made 5 off 6 balls. In comes Kartik Tyagi for his first of the day.

Jansen converts his first over into a double strike. He has now got the wicket of Venkatesh Iyer in the final ball of the 2nd over. A good bouncer on Venkatesh's body and the batter wanted to hook it but gets a glove and a good take by Klaasen.

Marco Jansen strikes on the first ball of the second over and he has sent back Gurbaz back on a golden duck.

That's a fine start by Bhuvneshwar. He found swing against Roy but the batter has hit him for 2 fours. 8 runs of the first over and Marco Jansen now comes in.

And the KKR openers are out in the middle. Jason Roy is back at the top after missing the previous game and is partnering Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Bhuvneshwar with the new nut in his hand. Here we go.

In short - 'Fireworks and rain of sixes'

These two played a brilliant high-scoring game in Kolkata, where Hyderabad edged past by 23 runs after making 228, thanks to the century by Harry Brook. KKR were hardly in the chase but gave a great shot as Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana took KKR over 200. Can KKR redeem themselves tonight? They need a win badly.

Rahul Tripathi, Vivrant Sharma, Glenn Phillips, Nitish Reddy and Sanvir Singh are subs of SRH

Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, N Jagadeesan, Lockie Ferguson and Kulwant Khejroliya are subs of KKR

We wanted to bat first as well. We have tended to do well with a score on the board. We need to play consistent cricket and tonight is an opportunity, looking forward for a positive outcome. Our batting needs to improve, bowling has been excellent, but we've underperformed with the bat. There are a couple of changes in our 16 with Kartik Tyagi back in the group. He was injured for a while and is raring to have a go

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan

We will be batting first. This looks like a good wicket, hope we'll post a good score and then restrict them. We're not thinking too much ahead, we have to take it game-by-game. We faced injury issues in many games, but they're back now. We're playing an extra batter due to the impact rule. We need those 10-15 extra runs. Two changes - Jason Roy is back in place of David Wiese, Jagadeeshan is out, Vaibhav Arora replaces him

Nitish Rana has won the toss and Hyderabad will be batting first. Good news for KKR fans, Jason Roy is back in the team.

We will be playing on pitch number 2 today and the dimensions are different. The side boundaries are 62m and 65m respectively while the straight boundary is 74m. This looks a typical Hyderabad pitch, lacking in grass and it's very hard. It rained over the past two days and it could be a bit slow initially. Spin could be critical tonight with the pitch expected to turn. KKR's spinners would love bowling here. You need to stay in that good length area and make the most of your variations and slow down the pace. Toss might not be a critical factor though

These two have won only 3 matches in the tournament so far.

SRH - W,L,L,L,W (most recent first)

KKR - L,W,L,L,L

These two teams have faced each other 24 times and KKR have an upper hand over SRH. Kolkata have won 14 games, while Hyderabad have won 9 matches. 1 game ended in a tie.

SRH's squad:

Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Akeal Hosein, Umran Malik, Marco Jansen, T Natarajan, Vivrant Sharma, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Dagar, Samarth Vyas, Anmolpreet Singh, Adil Rashid, Kartik Tyagi, Upendra Yadav, Sanvir Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nitish Reddy

KKR's squad:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Nitish Rana (c), N Jagadeesan (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, David Wiese, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Jason Roy, Anukul Roy, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Kulwant Khejroliya, Vaibhav Arora, Aarya Desai, Johnson Charles (wk)

Hello and Welcome to the Live Coverage match number 47 in IPL 2023. It's SRH vs KKR in Hyderabad. Aiden Markram's Sunrisers are up against Nitish Rana's Knight Riders as the two teams look to pose a challenge for a top 4 finish. The race for the playoffs has begun to heat up and both the teams are currently at the bottom end of the Points table. While SRH have 3 wins in 8 games and sit on 9th spot, KKR have 3 in 9 outings and are on 8th. This is possibly a do-or-a-die game for KKR as they need all 5 wins to secure 16 points. So, grab your seats, as I Varun Malik, walk alongside you in this game.