KKR vs SRH Highlights, IPL 2026: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi seal dominant seven-wicket win over SRH

STRATEGIC BREAK​​​​! It has been a really clinical batting display by Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi so far. The way the two have kept the scoreboard ticking and not let the pressure get onto them has brought KKR in a really commanding position. SRH needs not just one but a few wickets in a cluster to bring things back a bit. 

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

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

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

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

Shivang Kumar to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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.

Shivang Kumar to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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.

Shivang Kumar (2-0-18-0) comes back into the attack. 

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

Eshan Malinga to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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.

Eshan Malinga to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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.

Eshan Malinga to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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.

Eshan Malinga to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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.

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

Eshan Malinga is brought back into the action. Will there be reverse swing on offer for Eshan?

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

Pat Cummins to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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.

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

Pat Cummins to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, 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.

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

KKR are cruising in this chase. Pat Cummins (2-0-33-1) brings himself back.

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

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

Sakib Hussain to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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.

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

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

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

Sakib Hussain to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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. 

SRH's Impact Sub, Sakib Hussain has been called into the attack. 

Shivang Kumar to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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.

Shivang Kumar to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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. 

Shivang Kumar to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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.

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

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

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

Shivang Kumar to continue with KKR needing 77 runs off 72 balls.

Harshal Patel to Ajinkya Rahane, 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. 

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

Harshal Patel to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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. 

Harshal Patel to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 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. 

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

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

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

Aniket Verma is substituted by Sakib Hussain

STRATEGIC BREAK! A fine start for the Kolkata Knight Riders in pursuit of a middling total. Finn Allen's assault has set up the chase beautifully, with the required run rate at the moment being under 7. From here, it is about managing the chase through the middle overs. Wickets at regular intervals is what the Sunrisers Hyderabad need to defend this total. We did see that as the ball lost its hardness, scoring became more difficult in the SRH innings, and that is where the start KKR have got off to will help them. Sakib Hussain has been introduced as Hyderabad's Impact Sub. Aniket Verma has been subbed out. It will be Harshal Patel to bowl after the break.

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

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

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

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