IPL 2024: Andre Russell, Harshit Rana Help KKR Beat SRH In Thriller - In Pics

Harshit Rana’s superb final over and Andre Russell’s power-packed half-century helped Kolkata Knight Riders overcome Heinrich Klaasen’s six-hitting spree and notch up a tense four-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League 2024 match at the Eden Gardens on Saturday (March 23). Klaassen almost turned the match on its head with a 29-ball 63 in which he moussed eight sixes without a single four. SRH bravely chased KKR’s imposing 208/7, which was built around Russell’s (64, 25b) and Phil Salt’s 54 (40b), but could only make 204 for seven. Needing 13 off the last over, KKR gambled with rookie pacer Rana and he was hammered for seven runs off the first two balls. But first he dismissed Shahabaz and then Klaassen off his penultimate delivery, which came through a superb backward diving catch by Suyash Sharma, to give the local side a fantastic win.

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Updated on: 24 March 2024 9:19 am

IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Sunrisers Hyderabad's captain Pat Cummins, right, greets Kolkata Knight Riders players after his team loses the match during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Bollywood actor and co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders Shah Rukh Khan gestures towards the crowd after his team won the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League cricket tournament in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Kolkata Knight Riders' Harshit Rana , centre, along Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh celebrate their win during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Kolkata Knight Riders' Harshit Rana , centre, along with his team players celebrate their win during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Rahul Tripathi plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Mayank Agarwal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Kolkata Knight Riders' Phil Salt celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Kolkata Knight Riders' Phil Salt plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR vs SRH Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Kolkata Knight Riders' Ramandeep Singh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata.