Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by five runs in the IPL here on Thursday. KKR scored 171 for nine with Rinku Singh smashing 46 off 35 balls. Sunrisers Hyderabad were on course for victory but ended up short with 166 for eight in 20 overs.

The self-destructing batters let Sunrisers Hyderabad down again to hand a Kolkata Knight Riders a much needed five-run win in the IPL here on Thursday, keeping the Nitish Rana-led side alive in the tournament.

Rana and Rinku Singh came up with a fruitful 61-run partnership to help KKR post 171 for nine and then their bowlers, especially Shardul Thakur (2/23) and Vaibhav Arora (2/32), helped the two-time IPL champions limit Sunrisers Hyderabad to 166 for eight in 20 overs.

Varun Chakaravarthy bowled a brilliant 20th over to eke out a welcome win for his team.

KKR beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by five runs