Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 3rd match of the Indian Premier League 2021 on Sunday.

Put into bat first, Kolkata Knight Riders posted a competitive 187/6. Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi scored half-centuries for KKR. Rashid Khan and Mohd. Nabi took 2 wickets each for Hyderabad.

Kolkata than, led by pace bowler Prasidh Krishna, limited Hyderabad to 177-5 despite a quickfire 55 from England's Jonny Bairstow and an unbeaten 61 by Manish Pandey.

Brief Scores

• Kolkata Knight Riders - 187/6 (Nitish Rana - 80; Rashid Khan - 2/24)
• Sunrisers Hyderabad - 177/5 (Manish Pandey - 61*; Prasidh Krishna - 2/35)