Kolkata, April 2 Heinrich Klaasen scored a brisk fifty as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a challenging total of 226 for 8 against Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL match here on Thursday.
Sent in to bat, Travis Head (46) and Abhishek Sharma (48) put on an opening partnership of 82 runs off 34 balls to set the stage, while Klaasen (52) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (39) provided the late boost.
For KKR, Blessing Muzarabani (4/41), Vaibhav Arora (2/47), Kartik Tyagi (1/48), and Anukul Roy (1/16) took the wickets.
Both teams had lost their opening matches.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 226 for 8 in 20 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 52; Blessing Muzarabani 4/41).