In IPL Cricket, Kolkata Knight Riders has set a mammoth target of 209 runs for the Sun Risers Hyderbad at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Put into bat, Kolkata Knight Riders, after recovering from initial blows, went into top gear in the last six overs of the match with Andre Russel and Rinku Singh scoring at brisk pace. Russel top scored with an unbeaten 64 runs off just 25 balls studded with seven sixes and 3 boundaries. Rinku Singh contributed 23 runs off 15 balls.

For Sunrisers Hyderabad, T Natarajan took 3 wickets.

Earlier in the first match of the day,Punjab Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by four wickets in Chandigarh. Chasing a target of 175 runs, Punjab Kings surpassed the target losing six wickets and four balls to spare. Sam Curran steered the chase with a solid innings of 63 4uns off 47 balls, while Liam Livingstone hit an unbeaten 38 runs.