Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by five runs in Match 47 of IPL 2023, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday. Chasing a target of 172 runs, SRH reached 166/8 in 20 overs. Aiden Markram (41) and Heinrich Klaasen (36) played good knocks but couldn’t prevent a defeat. For KKR’s bowling department, Shardul Thakur and Vaibhav Arora bagged two wickets each. KKR reached 171/9 in 20 overs, with Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh making important contributions. In an innings, where their batting order collapsed, KKR saw Rana register 42 runs off 31 balls, including three fours and three sixes. Meanwhile, Rinku smacked 46 off 35 deliveries, including four fours and a six. Marco Jansen and T Natarajan scalped two dismissals each for SRH.
