SRH vs KKR Live: Abhishek Sharma departs early; Travis Head off to explosive start in powerplay at Uppal

Kartik Tyagi with a breakthrough. He dismisses Abhishek Sharma, who goes for a big shot on the back of a length quick delivery and finds Cameron Green inside the 30-yard circle.

Abhishek scored 15 off 10 balls. Struggling Ishan Kishan comes in at No. 3.

SRH - 45/1 in 4 overs

Travis Head is dominating powerplay as he takes on Sunil Narine with a six and a four in the third over. Sunrisers Hyderabad take early control at Uppal.

Abhishek Sharma - 10 off 7 balls

Travis Head - 27 off 11 balls

SRH - 37/0 in 3 overs

Travis Head continues his revived form as he smashes Vaibhav Arora for 4 brilliant fours in the second over to keep SRH ahead in the game. Another good start for the Australian start.

Abhishek Sharma - 9 off 6 balls

Travis Head - 17 off 6 balls

SRH - 26/0 in 2 overs

Sunil Narine bowls a good first over but gets smashed for a huge six over long-on by Abhishek Sharma. A good start for both teams.

Abhishek Sharma - 8 off 5 balls

Travis Head - 1 off 1 ball

SRH - 9/0 in 1 over

Openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head are out in the middle to begin SRH's batting.

Sunil Narine to bowl the first over for KKR.

The game is on in Hyderabad...

Finn Allen returns and replaces Tim Seifert in KKR playing XI today. Manish Pandya also gets a rare chance to impress as he replaces Ramandeep Singh.

KKR XI (bowling first): Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy

Impact players: Allen, Ramandeep, Tejasvi, Saini and Seifert

Nitish Kumar Reddy misses out due to illness and is replaced by Ravichandran Smaran. Shivang Kumar replaces Harsh Dubey. Both Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain are on the bench.

SRH XI (batting first): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (wk), Aniket Verma, Smaran Ravichandran, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga

Impact Players: Dubey, Hinge, Livingstone, Sakib and Zeeshan

Captains Pat Cummins and Ajinkya Rahane are out in the middle for the toss at Uppal.

Cummins wins the toss and SRH decide to bat first

Two big changes to the SRH XI - Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harsh Dubey OUT.

Manish Pandey and Finn Allen come in for KKR.

KKR have been a dominant force against SRH, winning 20 out of 31 meetings in the IPL. However, the Sunrisers have won their last two games against the Knight Riders, and are favorite to win today.

• Matches played - 31
• SRH won - 11
• KKR won - 20
• NR - 0

Kolkata Knight Riders failed to register a win in their first six matches this season, but remain in contention for the playoffs after winning two back-to-back games.

Ajinkya Rahane's side was hit with injuries before the start of the season, and that reflected in their results. However, they have managed to improve significantly in their last two games, beating in-form RR at home and recording a thrilling super over win against LSG in Lucknow.

With 5 points in eight matches, KKR sit 8th in the points table. They can still qualify for the playoffs by winning their remaining six matches, but need a much-improved performance to tackle in-form SRH today.

Sunrisers Hyderabad kicked off their IPL 2026 campaign with just one win in their first four games, but made a solid comeback by winning the last five matches in a row.

Captain Pat Cummins' return in their last game helped SRH chase down a 244-run target against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium. Abhishek Sharma's form at the top and Heinrich Klaasen's mature knocks in the middle keep both stars in the Orange Cap contention. Travis Head's fiery knock against MI further boosted SRH's batting power, but Ishan Kishan's recent struggles with the bat are becoming a worry.

With the ball, Pat Cummins' return to the bowling attack has been a big boost to the team's crucial games ahead. Eshan Malinga has been brilliant with an old ball and is battling for the Purple Cap this season. SRH will eye another all-round performance against KKR today and take a step towards early playoff qualification.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to clash against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 45th match of the season at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal. Hyderabad's explosive batting is up against Kolkata's revived bowling attack today.

So, stay tuned for live scores and regular match updates here...