Live Cricket Score, IPL 2019: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets to make a winning start to their IPL campaign at Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Comeback-man David Warner struck 85 off 53 balls and shared a 118-run stand for the first wicket with wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow (39). Vijay Shankar contributed unbeaten 40 in Sunrisers' total.
Andre Russell played a whirlwind unbeaten knock of 49-runs to script his side's dramatic win after Nitish Rana scored 68 at top of the batting order. Shubman Gill also made a contribution with two sixes in the final over.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (KKR vs SRH): Scorecard
Earlier. Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and decided to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kane Williamson, who led Sunrisers Hyderabad to runners-up finish the season, missed the match and Bhuvneshwar Kumar led the team in this match.
IPL 2019 KKR vs SRH: The story of the match in pictures
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