KKR beat SRH by 5 wickets | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Highlights And Cricket Score 54th T20 Match - Commentary

Soon after completing his fifty, Shikhar Dhawan fell prey to Prasidh Krishna and that triggered a collapse. The batsmen who followed just kept swinging their bats and throwing their wickets away. Manish Pandey did play some shots but his overall knock was on the slower side. Kolkata were not up to the mark initially but they improved by leaps and bounds towards the end. Prasidh Krishna finished with a 4-wicket haul and was highly impressive at the death. Not to forget Sunil Narine's contribution, who managed to keep the batsmen quiet and delivered a tidy spell. The onus is now on Kolkata's batsmen to chase down this tricky total against Hyderabad's potent bowling unit. Should be fun. Do join us in a short while.

Four runs and four wickets off the last over! Talk about snatching momentum away from the opposition team. Hyderabad got off to a flying start with their openers going great guns. Shikhar Dhawan and the newly promoted Shreevats Goswami added 79 runs in quick time and laid a solid platform. Kane Williamson then came out and once again looked in sublime form. However, after his departure, Kolkata started to claw their way back in the game.

Prasidh Krishna to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. OUT! A run out off the last ball! No hat-trick for Krishna but a team hat-trick for Kolkata. Another short ball outside off, Kumar swings but misses. Bhuvneshwar goes for a run but is sent back. It is too late by then as Karthik hits the bull's eye at his end. HYDERABAD FINISH ON 172/9!

Siddhart Kaul walks out to the middle.

Prasidh Krishna to Rashid Khan. OUT! Two-in-two for Krishna and this over keeps getting better for Kolkata. Another short ball and this time it is outside off. Khan tries to drag his pull but gets a top edge which flies towards third man. Dinesh Karthik calls for it early. Makes good ground towards the ball and takes a tumbling catch in front of the third man fielder. Brilliant from the skipper. Prasidh gets his fourth and just 4 has come off this over so far. Can he finish it off well? He will be on a hat-trick.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the next man in.

Prasidh Krishna to Shakib Al Hasan. OUT! Second in the over for Krishna! Once again it is the short ball which gets the better of a Hyderabad batsman. A bouncer on middle, Shakib goes for the pull but is too late onto the shot. He gets a top edge which balloons towards Narine who takes it easily at square leg. This has been an excellent last over so far.

Prasidh Krishna to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! But shots like these can surely take you past it! Full and outside off and Shakib makes him pay. He smashes it through covers and the ball races away to the fence. A much-needed boundary for Hyderabad.

Prasidh Krishna to Shakib Al Hasan. If they bowl like this they surely can. A yorker on middle, Shakib jams it out to the bowler.

Rashid Khan is the new man.

Prasidh Krishna to Manish Pandey. OUT! Excellent take by the substitute Rinku Singh and the good passage of play continues for Kolkata. A dipping slower ball, it turns out to be a low full toss in the end. Pandey goes down on one knee and tries to slog. He does not get the desired connection and it goes towards deep mid-wicket. Rinku Singh in the deep runs in, dives forward and takes it inches above the ground. Excellent start to the last over for Kolkata as they get the set Manish Pandey. Can they keep Hyderabad under 180?

Andre Russell to Shakib Al Hasan. Ends it with a dot! Excellent 19th over by Russell, just 7 and a wicket from it. Full and outside off, Shakib tries to jam it out but misses.

Andre Russell to Shakib Al Hasan. Goes back to bowling short and at pace. Shakib tries to upper cut but misses.

Andre Russell to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Shakib has come out all guns blazing! Short and on middle, it is the slower one. Shakib gets on top of the bounce and pulls it over the square leg fielder for a boundary.

Andre Russell to Shakib Al Hasan. A good shot but only for a couple! Fuller and on middle, Shakib flicks it through mid-wicket and bags a brace. Just three from the first three.

Andre Russell to Manish Pandey. Just a single now! Fuller and on middle, Pandey tries to go over mid-wicket but gets it off the inner half through square leg for a run.

Shakib Al Hasan is the next man in.

Andre Russell to Carlos Brathwaite. OUT! Another one bites the dust and it is the short ball which does the trick for Kolkata. A bumper outside off, it is at a good pace. Brathwaite is hurried into the pull shot and he gets a top edge which lobs towards the keeper. Dinesh Karthik runs in and takes it. So another big-hitter fails to come to the fore and Kolkata are pulling things back here.

Andre Russell to bowl the penultimate over.

Prasidh Krishna to Carlos Brathwaite. Finally gets it very full and around leg, with the batsman moving towards leg, there ain't much room to work with. Brathwaite only manages to hit it down towards long off for a run.

Prasidh Krishna to Manish Pandey. Goes back and punches it through covers for a single.

Prasidh Krishna to Manish Pandey. SIX! Wow, that's a good clean strike! Krishna once again misses his yorker mark and ends up dishing out a fuller length ball on middle. Every batsman loves it there. Pandey clears his front leg and muscles his heave over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Prasidh Krishna to Carlos Brathwaite. Krishna searches for the blockhole but ends up serving a low full toss on the pads of the batsman. Brathwaite swings his big bat at it and gets it away off the inside half towards backward square leg. The short leg fielder moves across to his left to stop the ball and they cross.

Prasidh Krishna to Manish Pandey. Back of a length ball around off, Manish stands back and runs it down to third man for a run.

Appeal for a caught and bowled. Is that a bump ball? The umpires get together before going upstairs...

Prasidh Krishna to Manish Pandey. Not out! That's hit the turf before popping out off the boot. Spears in a very full ball around off, Pandey goes very hard at it and gets it away off the inside edge. It hits him on the pads and pops out back to the bowler. Prasidh takes it and appeals for a caught and bowled. The umpires get together before going upstairs. The replays confirm that it hit the surface first and then the boot.

Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey. Just a single to end Narine's last as Pandey pushes it through covers. Once again he has bowled really well as he finishes with figures of 4-0-23-1.

Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey. WIDE! Fires it down the leg side and the umpire signals it a wide.

Sunil Narine to Carlos Brathwaite. Tucks it through mid-wicket with the turn for a run.

Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey. Down the leg side, Pandey misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards short fine leg and the batsmen run a leg bye.

Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey. Flatter outside off, Pandey guides it to short third man. He wants a run but is sent back.

Carlos Brathwaite comes out to bat.

Sunil Narine to Yusuf Pathan. OUT! Another one bites the dust! A good passage of play for Kolkata here. Narine strikes in his final over. This is flighted up on middle, Pathan tries to clear long on but only gets height and not the distance. Uthappa there comes running in, settles himself under it and takes it. The big-hitter Pathan walks back without making an impact.

Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey. Works it with the turn through mid-wicket for a run.

Sunil Narine to bowl out.

Prasidh Krishna to Manish Pandey. Just a single to end a very good over. Just 5 and a wicket from it. Short and outside off, it is cut to sweeper cover for a run.

Prasidh Krishna to Yusuf Pathan. Angles it into the batsman. Pathan works it through backward square leg for a run.

Prasidh Krishna to Yusuf Pathan. WIDE! A bumper but a little too high. Pathan ducks under it.

Prasidh Krishna to Manish Pandey. Lucky to get away the bowler there. He drifts this down the leg side and with fine leg up that is never a good idea. Pandey flicks it but not fine enough and he gets a run.

Prasidh Krishna to Yusuf Pathan. Shortish outside off, Pathan cuts it through point for a run.

Prasidh Krishna to Yusuf Pathan. Goes short first up to Pathan. He defends it to covers. The big man needs a sighter before he gets ready to launch.

Yusuf Pathan is the next man in.

Second strategic break signaled!

Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. OUT! Prasidh Krishna strikes on the first ball of his new spell! That is as plumb as it can get. A slower ball on middle, Dhawan swings across the line and misses. It hits him on the back leg. The players appeal and the umpire after giving it a thought raises his finger. Shikhar does ask his partner whether he should review but does not get the approval from Pandey and he starts walking back to the pavilion. The southpaw is dismissed after reaching to his half ton. Both the set batsmen back in the hut now for Hyderabad, just what Kolkata wanted with 29 balls to go.

Prasidh Krishna is back on.

Andre Russell to Manish Pandey. FOUR! No, he can't as the misfield results in a boundary. Full and on off, Manish drives it through covers. Piyush from long off runs to his left, dives but fails to stop it. So 0,0,4,0,0,4 is how this over reads.

Andre Russell to Manish Pandey. Another dot! Slower short ball outside off, Pandey goes for the upper cut but misses. Can he finish the over well here?

Andre Russell to Manish Pandey. Good change in length there! Bangs it short and on middle. Pandey does well to evade it.

Andre Russell to Manish Pandey. FOUR! What a shot! What use of the wrists there. Fuller and on middle, Pandey shuffles across and whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Andre Russell to Manish Pandey. Two dots in a row! Gold dust at the moment for Kolkata. Length ball around off, it is guided to point.

Andre Russell to Manish Pandey. Slower short ball outside off, Pandey tries to cut but mistimes it to point.

Andre Russell is back on.

Kuldeep Yadav to Manish Pandey. Reaches out for a full ball and strokes it to sweeper cover for one.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Fifty up for Shikhar, his 32nd in the League! Comes from 'round the wicket and bowls it short and wide outside off, further spinning away, Dhawan rocks back and slaps it down to long off for a single. Wonderful knock so far by the southpaw and Hyderabad will hope that he lasts the distance and makes a big one.

Kuldeep Yadav to Manish Pandey. Slower through the air, around off, Pandey leans and pushes it with an angled bat to point. A single taken.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Full and down the leg side, it has been flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Lovely delivery, landing full around off and spinning back in, Dhawan stays back and gets cramped for room. Ends up pushing it back to the bowler.

Kuldeep Yadav to Manish Pandey. Flighted and full on off, Pandey drives it down the ground to long off for a single.

Javon Searles to Manish Pandey. Good length outside off, Pandey guides it towards short third man and gets off the mark.

Manish Pandey walks out to the middle.

Javon Searles to Kane Williamson. OUT! Stop the press, Williamson is out without scoring a fifty. He though once again has done a tremendous job for his side. Kane will also feel unlucky here as he had struck that really well. On the shorter side again outside off, Williamson hops and cuts it uppishly. It is right off the middle but towards the man at sweeper cover. Russell there runs to his left and takes a good catch. A big wicket for Kolkata as we all know how dangerous Williamson can prove to be.

Javon Searles to Kane Williamson. Slower short ball on middle, Williamson pulls it through mid-wicket. It is in the gap and the batsmen run two.

Javon Searles to Kane Williamson. SIX! Back-to-back biggies. Once again the wrong line to KW. Full and down the leg side. He helps it on its way. This time the fielder is in the ring but once again it would not have mattered as the ball goes over the fine leg fence.

Javon Searles to Kane Williamson. SIX! TOP SHOT! Also wrong delivery! From around the wicket, the bowler bowls it down the leg side. Williamson pulls it towards fine leg. There is a fielder in the deep but it does not matter as it clears him.

Javon Searles to Shikhar Dhawan. That has gone high up in the air... Sunil Narine is under it and he should gobble this one up. But NO, he drops it. How sloppy have Kolkata been on the field today? A length ball on middle, Dhawan goes for the flick but he gets a top edge which goes up in the air towards short third man. Narine there positions himself under it and tries to take it with two hands but fluffs it. The batsmen already run two but now go for the third. There is a direct hit at the non-striker's end for which the umpire goes upstairs. Replays show Dhawan is safe. He moves onto 48 and would now want to make Kolkata pay with a big score here.

Javon Searles is back on.

Sunil Narine to Kane Williamson. Once again it's a case of lovely placement. He uses his wrists and works it towards mid-wicket. Some good running by the batsmen help them take two.

Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. Brings out the sweep shot and plays it well but just for a run to deep square leg.

Sunil Narine to Kane Williamson. Eases it down to long off for a run.

Sunil Narine to Kane Williamson. The off spinner from Narine. Kane Williamson tries to work it through mid-wicket. He misses to get hit on the pads. A stifled appeal by the keeper but it's missing leg.

Sunil Narine to Kane Williamson. Fires it on off, Williamson defends it for a change.

Sunil Narine to Kane Williamson. Excellent placement! Williamson works it with soft hands towards square leg and runs two with ease.

Sunil Narine is back on.

Kuldeep Yadav to Kane Williamson. This is quicker and outside off, Williamson punches it through covers for a run. Another good over for Hyderabad, runs keep coming here.

Kuldeep Yadav to Kane Williamson. A couple to follow! On the shorter side. Kane pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Kuldeep Yadav to Kane Williamson. SIX! WOW! Let me tell you, this guy is in some form. What a hit. Kuldeep tosses this one up on middle, Kane picks the leg spinner, goes with the turn and chips it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Loopy ball on middle, Dhawan flicks it through mid-wicket. They run the first one hard in search for a second but there was never two in it.

Kuldeep Yadav to Kane Williamson. A low full toss way outside off, Kane reaches for it and tries to hit it through covers. He gets it off the inner half and through mid off for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. On the shorter side on middle, it turns away. Dhawan flicks it through mid-wicket and moves onto 43.

Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. Flatter and on the shorter side. Dhawan pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.

Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan tries to take on the bowler by using his feet. He gets it off the inner half towards short fine leg. The fielder there misfields and concedes an extra run.

Piyush Chawla to Kane Williamson. The singles keep coming as this is eased down to long off for a run.

Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. Loopy ball on middle, Dhawan tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes towards short third man for a run.

Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. Good placement! This is the googly on off, Dhawan picks it and punches it towards wide long off for a brace.

Piyush Chawla to Kane Williamson. Flatter on the stumps, Kane plays it with a straight bat down to long on for a run.

Piyush Chawla is back on.

Kuldeep Yadav to Kane Williamson. Picks the googly and guides this to short third man to keep strike. End of a successful over for Kolkata.

Kuldeep Yadav to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Off the mark in style! Poor ball by Kuldeep and a gift first up for Kane. Short and on middle, he rocks back and pulls it with disdain through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Kane Williamson is the next man in.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shreevats Goswami. OUT! Goswami holes out! End of an entertaining innings and the move to shift him right up the order has worked wonders. He once again goes after the bowler as he steps out but does not quite get to the pitch of the ball. He still goes through with the shot but the bat turns in his hands. As a result, it lobs towards Russell who accepts an easy catch at long on. Kuldeep provides the much-needed breakthrough as he breaks the 79-run stand. Can Kolkata build on this now?

Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Floats it up on middle, Dhawan flicks it through mid-wicket and takes a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shreevats Goswami. Fires this one on middle, Goswami tucks it around the corner for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. The googly and this one turns back in sharply. Dhawan fails to pick it and tries to keep it out. The ball goes off the inner half towards short fine leg for a run.

Javon Searles to Shikhar Dhawan. Short and on middle, Dhawan hits it crisply through mid-wicket. He finds the fielder in the deep and only a single taken.

Javon Searles to Shreevats Goswami. A low full toss outside off, Goswami hits it through covers for a run.

Javon Searles to Shikhar Dhawan. Direct hit and it would have been close! Back of a length and around middle. Dhawan taps it towards the leg side and calls for a run. Goswami obliges as he sprints towards the other end. Javon gets to the ball and has a shy at the keeper's end but misses.

Javon Searles to Shreevats Goswami. Goswami makes room and Searles follows him. He still guides it towards point for a run. Looks a pre-dominant off side player does Goswami. He has constantly looked to score more runs on the off side.

Javon Searles to Shreevats Goswami. Lovely running! This is on the shorter side outside off, Goswami guides it through point and the batsmen run two.

Javon Searles to Shreevats Goswami. Goes short down the leg side. The batsman goes for the pull but it goes off the gloves and onto the bounce to the keeper.

Javon Searles comes into the attack.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Bad ball and pays the price. Once again it is the last ball which spoils the over. A half-tracker on middle, Dhawan rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket. Russell from long on runs to his left, dives but fails to stop it. Boundary results.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shreevats Goswami. Almost chops it on! The googly on off, Goswami goes back and tries to guide it. The ball goes off the bottom edge and towards short third man for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shreevats Goswami. FOUR! Sit back and admire says Danny Morrison on air. Goswami is making an impact here. He brings out the reverse sweep, connects well and it races through backward point for another boundary.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. The googly this time on off, Dhawan chops it to covers for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Starts off with a shorter leg spinner outside off, Dhawan slams it back towards the bowler.

Kuldeep Yadav is on.

Strategic break signaled!

Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. Only a single to end the over but they have made full use of the Powerplay. They move onto 60 as Dhawan pushes this down towards long off for a run.

Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. Short and outside off, Dhawan misses the cut.

Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. Wide! Fires this one down the leg side. The umpire calls it a wide.

Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. Short and on middle, Dhawan rocks back and pulls it to the man at mid-wicket. He will be disappointed, could not get that away.

Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. SIX! When Dhawan hits them, they stay hit. First of the game for him. This is right in his zone. Full and slower through the air. He lines it up and tonks it over long on for a biggie.

Sunil Narine to Shreevats Goswami. Waits for the ball to come to him and guides it towards short third man for a run.

Sunil Narine to Shreevats Goswami. Flatter and on off, it is pushed back to the bowler.

Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Spoils the over, this! 50 up for Hyderabad and in quick time. Dhawan brings out the sweep shot to the ball on the pads. He hits it fine and the ball reaches to the fence quickly.

Piyush Chawla to Shreevats Goswami. Eases this down to long on for a run.

Piyush Chawla to Shreevats Goswami. Calculative risk taken! Floats it up outside off, Goswami tries to go inside out over covers. He does not time it that well but connects well enough to clear the infield. Two taken.

Piyush Chawla to Shreevats Goswami. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

Piyush Chawla to Shreevats Goswami. Misfield and FOUR! Short and outside off, Goswami rocks back and slaps it towards Uthappa at covers. He takes a step back and tries to collect it on the bounce. But the ball bounces and skids off the turf. Goes through his hands and into the fence. Raining boundaries here in Hyderabad.

Piyush Chawla to Shreevats Goswami. The googly outside off, Goswami chops it to point.

Piyush Chawla is on.

Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. A dot to end! Kolkata needed a tight over and Narine delivers. This is bowled on the stumps, Dhawan plays it onto the ground.

Sunil Narine to Shreevats Goswami. The batsman has worked it off his pads behind square. They pick up a single.

Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. Fires it on the pads, Dhawan whips it to mid-wicket for another single.

Sunil Narine to Shreevats Goswami. Shorter and quicker on off, it is guided to short third man for a run.

Sunil Narine to Shreevats Goswami. Excellent fielding! Rana saves a boundary for his team! Goswami makes room and slaps it towards cover-point. Rana there dives to his right and makes a brilliant stop.

Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. Tosses this one up on off, Dhawan strokes it to wide long off for a run.

Sunil Narine is into the attack.

Andre Russell to Shreevats Goswami. FOUR! 20 from the over! This is excellent placement by Goswami. Things keep getting worse for Kolkata. This is short again outside off, not a good ball with third man up. Goswami guides it through backward point and the ball goes into the fence. Hyderabad off to a flier.

Andre Russell to Shreevats Goswami. FOUR BYES! Feel sorry for Russell here. Full marks for the delivery but the ball goes into the fence. A length ball outside off, it takes off the surface. Goswami goes for the cut but misses. Karthik leaps but has no chance of stopping that and it races away.

Andre Russell to Shreevats Goswami. FOUR! Caressed! Takes full toll off the Free Hit. He gets a gift. A half volley outside off. The opener times it through covers and there is no stopping that. He has come out with real good intent here.

Andre Russell to Shreevats Goswami. NO BALL! Second bouncer of the over! Poor by Russell. He was called one for the over on the bouncer before and he bangs another one in. This is above the shoulder and the umpire signals it as a no ball. Free Hit coming up.

Andre Russell to Shreevats Goswami. SIX! Top, top comeback by Goswami! He has picked the bones out of that one. Russell goes for a fuller ball on middle, Goswami makes room and lofts it over covers. The connection is so good that it carries all the way.

Andre Russell to Shreevats Goswami. NOT OUT! That was right off the badge of Goswami! A pacy bouncer by Russell at 137 Kph. Goswami is beaten for pace as he goes for the pull. It goes off something towards the slip fielder where Rana accepts it. The batsmen go for a run while the Kolkata players are appealing. The umpire raises his finger and Goswami reviews it. They take it upstairs and the replay shows it is right off the helmet. He survives.

In the air... taken! Goswami has been given out caught but he reviews. He feels he has not hit it. Let us find out.

Andre Russell to Shreevats Goswami. WIDE! A slower ball down the leg side. Goswami fails to flick it and the umpire gives it a wide.

Andre Russell to Shreevats Goswami. Fuller in length on off, Goswami goes for a drive with not a lot of foot movement. He gets it off the inner half back to the bowler.

Andre Russel is on.

Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Fuller in length on off, Dhawan drives it to the man at covers. Two dots to end the over but a good start for Hyderabad.

Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Fuller by the bowler, Dhawan drives it back to him. He fumbles but no run conceded.

Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Just out of the reach! Would have been a ripper had Uthappa taken that. Short and outside off, Dhawan feeds on such deliveries. He cuts it uppishly towards point. Uthappa dives to his right but can't reach it. The ball races away.

Prasidh Krishna to Shreevats Goswami. Goes shorter this time. A little strange as he got the last ball to swing. Goswami stands tall and taps it towards the leg side to get off the mark.

Prasidh Krishna to Shreevats Goswami. Errs in line and bowls it down the leg side. The umpire signals it as a wide. However, encouraging sings for the bowler as he got it to swing into the batsman.

Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Good length and on off, Dhawan plays it with an open face of the bat and guides it down to third man for a run. Good batting by the experienced lad. He takes a single after striking a boundary.

Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! So just like the first over, the second over also begins with a boundary! Shorter in length and the bowler offers width. Dhawan says thank you so much and cuts it over the point fielder for a boundary.

Prasidh Krishna to share the new ball from the other end.

Nitish Rana to Shikhar Dhawan. A single to end the first over! A good comeback by the bowler after being hit for a boundary on the first ball. This is bowled on the stumps, Dhawan taps it towards the off side for a quick run.

Nitish Rana to Shikhar Dhawan. Slower through the air on off, Dhawan pushes it to the man at covers.

Nitish Rana to Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan would feel he has missed out here! Down the leg side, Dhawan goes for the sweep stroke which he plays so well. He though finds the fielder at short fine leg.

Nitish Rana to Shikhar Dhawan. Darts it on the stumps, Dhawan keeps it out.

Nitish Rana to Shikhar Dhawan. Fires this on the off stump. This comes in with the arm. Dhawan waits for it and guides it to short third man.

Nitish Rana to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Right off the middle! Excellent start for Hyderabad. Flatter and on off, it skids through. Dhawan on the up strokes it right off the middle and it races away through covers.

Seems like Williamson forgot to inform us about a third change. It is Yusuf Pathan who comes in for Deepak Hooda. Anyway, we are all set for the game to get underway. Out come the umpires and the Kolkata players are seen in a huddle. They now make their way onto the field. A new opening partner for Hyderabad, Shikhar Dhawan and Shreevats Goswami and the former will be taking strike. He will be facing Nitish Rana who has the new ball in hand. Here we go...

Dinesh Karthik says the surface looks like it will turn and he was looking to bat first. Informs they have one change - Piyush Chawla comes in for Shivam Mavi.

Kane Williamson says the wicket will remain pretty true throughout. Mentions he is pleased to be back at home and hopes to do the job in front of their crowd. Informs they have two changes - Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Carlos Brathwaite come in for Alex Hales and Basil Thampi.

TOSS - Up goes the coin... Dinesh Karthik calls it wrong. Hyderabad elect to bat.

The home side, on the other hand, need to get back to winning ways. They are on a 2-match losing streak and Kane Williamson would want to change that. A win here for them will cement the top spot and will also give them momentum before the playoffs. They head into the game as favorites as they are playing at home but a strong Kolkata side can't be ruled out.

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the game between Hyderabad and Kolkata at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The two teams are facing contrasting fates at the moment. One is on a downward spiral at the wrong time of the tournament. Whereas, one is peaking at the right time. The away side is coming into the game on the back of a 2-match winning streak and they would want to seal their berth in the playoffs with a win here tonight.