Hyderabad beat Kolkata
Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram hit half-centuries to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a third successive IPL victory with a seven-wicket hammering of Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Third successive victory
Chasing 176, Hyderabad were powered towards victory by a third-wicket partnership of 94 between Tripathi (71) and Markram (68*) and went on to achieve their target with 13 balls to spare in Mumbai. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Kolkata 175/8
Earlier Nitish Rana, who made 54, and Andre Russell, who hit an unbeaten 49, guided Kolkata to 175/8 after being invited to bat first. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Marco Jansen
Aaron Finch did not last long in his first outing for Kolkata, caught behind for seven off Marco Jansen. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Venkatesh Iyer
T Natarajan then struck twice in one over to send back Venkatesh Iyer and Sunil Narine to push Kolkata on the back foot. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer attempted to rebuild in his 28-run stay before Umran Malik, who clocked speeds up to 150 kmph (93 mph) bowled the skipper with a yorker. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Rana and Russell
Rana hit back with Andre Russell for company and reached his fifty in 32 balls as the duo added 39 runs for the sixth wicket. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
The Russell show
Russell finished off the innings with two sixes and a four in his 25-ball knock but it was not enough in front of the Tripathi show. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Rahul Tripathi
Tripathi set the tone for Hyderabad's dominance with his 21-ball fifty and repay the team's faith. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Tripathi played for KKR last season
Tripathi, who played for Kolkata last season, fell to Russell after his 37-ball blitz including four fours and six sixes but Markram kept up the charge for SRH. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Aiden Markram
Markram finished off the chase with a four and two sixes as Sunrisers won three in a row after their opening two losses this season. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
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