Bartholomew Ogbeche (45th, 72nd minutes) scored a brace to take his tally to 13 goals this season, while Deshorn Brown (16th) was the lone scorer for Bengaluru FC.
After a cagey first half, both sides had chances to clinch the game in the second half. However, profligate finishing meant the game finished goalless.
Kerala are currently in the eighth spot with 14 points from as many games. Eelco Schattorie's men have no other option but register all three points, if they are to keep their slim chances of making it to the top-four alive
The confidence of two back-to-back wins was evident in how Kerala approached the game in the early stages. The visitors pressed high up the field and their work rate was rewarded in the 11th minute.
ATK goalkeeping coach Angel Pindado has been kept under suspension with immediate effect for his part in the incident which occurred during injury time of the match which Kerala Blasters had won 1-0.
Narzary took the possession of the ball around the 30-yard mark and surged past the ATK defenders, creating room for himself before slotting it past TP Rehenesh with a powerful right footer in the 70th minute to break the deadlock.
Bartholomew Ogbeche (33', 75') scored twice in a contest that saw the visitors score the opener through Bobo (14').
Hyderabad are currently rock bottom with five points from 10 games, while Kerala Blasters have eight points to their name.
The home team rode on goals by Andre Schembri (4th minute), L.Z.Chhangte (30th minute) and Nerijus Valskis (40th) to secure victory after two straight draws.
The Kerala side, after their opening matchday win over ATK, are winless for six games now. With three draws and as many losses in these six matches, the Blasters find themselves at the wrong end of the table in the eighth position.
Sergio Cidoncha's (2nd minute) early goal helped the home side set the tempo of the match. Mourtada Fall (41st) pulled FC Goa level before the break but was sent off for a last-man tackle in the second-half.
The win saw the Blues climb up to second on the table with nine points from five games while Kerala Blasters, winless after the opening match, are at seventh.
The South Indian rivals will look to make the most of a charged atmosphere in front of expectant supporters at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday and breathe life into their campaigns.
Rahul KP (34’) gave Kerala the lead in the first half but two second-half strikes from Marko Stankovic (54’) and Marcelinho (81’) sealed full points for the hosts with a delightful free-kick.
The result sees Bengaluru extend their lead atop the ISL table to four points, while Kerala Blasters remain winless in 14 matches and are rooted to the ninth spot.
A 48th minute strike from CK Vineeth was cancelled out by Andrija Kaluderovic's 84th minute header as Delhi's run of scoring a goal extended to 14 matches.
Blasters' wastefulness came back to bite them in added time with 19-year-old Mumbai substitute Bhumij drawing parity with a sensational strike.
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Kerala Blasters FC (KBFC) rode on second-half strikes from Matej Poplatnik and Slavisa Stojanovic to beat Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) 2-0.
Relentless as they were, Melbourne scored their sixth in the 79th minute via Fornaroli and It could've been 7-0 if the shot from Metcalfe would not have met the far upright woodwork.
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