In Pics: Russell, Harshit help KKR edge SRH in IPL thriller

Andre Russell's heroics

The big-hitting Russell steered Kolkata to 208/7 with his unbeaten 25-ball 64 and a 81-run stand with Rinku Singh after England's Phil Salt began the batting charge with his 54.

Harshit Rana's last over

Needing 13 off the last over after a flurry of sixes from SRH's Klaasen in overs 18 and 19, fast bowler Harshit was hit for a six on ball one but kept calm to send back Shahbaz Ahmed and Klaasen in the space of three balls.

Heinrich Klaasen's blitz

Heinrich Klaasen smashed 63 off 29 balls to give KKR a scare as SRH attempted to chase down a victory target of 209 at Eden Gardens.

Pat Cummins' debut as captain

Pat Cummins, on his IPL debut as captain, faced the final ball and needed four to tie the match but Harshit bowled a dot ball to trigger wild celebrations.

Mitchell Starc's expensive spell

Mitchell Starc broke the record in the auction when KKR shelled out $2.98 million for the left-arm quick. But Starc endured a day to forget, getting hit for 53 runs off his four overs.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's strong start

SRH started strongly as Mayank Agarwal (32) and Abhishek Sharma (32) put on 60 for the opening wicket before Harshit broke through to send back Agarwal.

Russell's bowling impact

Starc created an early chance but wicketkeeper Salt spilled a catch to extend Sharma's stay, which was finally cut short by Russell's pace bowling.

KKR's spin dominance

KKR unleashed their spin force and a wicket each to Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine further dented SRH's chase.

Klaasen-Ahmed partnership

Klaasen decided to unleash his power in a 58-run stand off 16 ball with Ahmed to scare KKR.

Harshit's unlikely heroics

Klaasen and Ahmed took Starc to the cleaners in a 26-run 19th over only for Harshit to turn an unlikely hero.

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