Kolkata (Agency): In IPL cricket, two matches will be played today. The first match will be played between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. It will start at 3:30 this afternoon.
In the second match, the Punjab Kings will lock horns with the Gujarat Titans at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh. The match will begin at 7:30 this evening.
Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated the Delhi Capitals by 67 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi last night. Chasing a victory target of 267 runs, Delhi were all out for 199 runs in 19.1 overs. Jake Fraser-McGurk contributed a brilliant 65 runs off 18 balls for Delhi.
Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 266/7 in the stipulated 20 overs. Openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma led Hyderabad to the highest-ever powerplay total in T20 history, amassing 125 runs in the first six overs. Head scored 89 off just 32 balls, while Abhishek Sharma made 46 off just 12 balls. Travis Head was declared Player of the Match. (Courtesy: NewsOnAir)