In an exciting match played in the Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026), Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a spectacular victory by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs.

Sports News: In the sixth match of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad performed brilliantly and registered their first win by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs. In this match played at Eden Gardens, KKR won the toss and decided to bowl first, but Hyderabad made a big score of 226 runs.

KKR’s start to chase the target was very explosive. Finn Allen put pressure on the bowlers by showing aggressive attitude from the very first over. He scored 28 runs in just 7 balls, which included a flurry of fours and sixes. On the basis of this short but stormy innings, he made a special record in his name of scoring runs in the initial overs with the fastest strike rate as a foreign player in the IPL.

created a stir in the first over itself

When the KKR team set out to chase the big target of 227 runs, the start was very aggressive. Finn Allen and captain Ajinkya Rahane, who came to open, tried to give the team a fast start. Taking one run on the first ball, Rahane gave the strike to Allen, after which Allen attacked the bowler completely. He scored a total of 24 runs in the next five balls of the over, hitting 3 fours and 2 sixes. This performance was so special that Finn Allen became the foreign player to score the most runs in the first over of the innings in IPL history.

made a big record

Before Finn Allen, this record was in the name of KKR’s star player Sunil Narine. Narine had scored 21 runs in the first over against Rajasthan Royals in the year 2018. Allen broke this record and set a new record by scoring 24 runs. However, his stormy style could not continue for long and he was out after scoring 28 runs in just 7 balls.

With his performance, Finn Allen equaled Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw, who scored 24 runs in the first over against KKR in 2021. The record of scoring most runs in the first over of the innings in IPL is still in the name of Yashasvi Jaiswal. He scored 26 runs in the first over against KKR in 2023.

Players who scored most runs in the first over in IPL

• • Yashasvi Jaiswal – 26 runs (against KKR, 2023)

• • Prithvi Shaw – 24 runs (against KKR, 2021)

• • Finn Allen – 24 runs (against SRH, 2026)

• • Yashasvi Jaiswal – 22 runs (against PBKS, 2025)

• • Naman Ojha – 21 runs (against KKR, 2009)

• • Sunil Narine – 21 runs (against RR, 2018)

Batting first in this match, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored a huge score of 226 runs. KKR team definitely made a fast start, but due to wickets falling at regular intervals, the team could not achieve the target and lost the match by 65 runs.