Kolkata Knight Riders batter Angriksh Raghuvanshi recorded his third fifty of the season, and his second against the SunRisers Hyderabad. The Knight Riders were up against the Orange Army in the 45th league-stage clash of the tournament in Hyderabad. After choosing to bat first, the Pat Cummins-led side were bundled out at 165 in 19 overs. On their side, opener Travis Head came up with 61 runs while Ishan Kishan dropped 29-ball 42.
In return, the Knight Riders got off to a decent start, as their opener Finn Allen put up 29 runs in 13 overs. However, skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Angrkish Raghuvanshi stabilized their innings with powerful knocks. In their chase, Raghuvanshi recorded his third fifty of the season, second against the Orange Army. Raghuvanshi utilized 32 deliveries for the same. Not only this, but he formed the joint highest partnership of the season with Ajinkya Rahane, surpassing 84 by the same pair against LSG in Kolkata.
Placement and pure timing! ๐ค ๐ฅ Captain Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi combining brilliantly for #KKR ๐ค Updates โถ๏ธ https://t.co/muersQO7at#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #SRHvKKR | @KKRiders pic.twitter.com/dkhVQ1UxCm
โ IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 3, 2026
Fans react to KKRโs batting against SRH
Netizens lauded the 21-year-old for his batting prowess against SRH. Here are some of the reactions-
ANGKRISH RAGHUVANSHI ๐๐ฅ What a knock ๐ Composure + intent + class ๐#SRHvsKKR pic.twitter.com/QpJZr9TfgS
โ Samee (@iam_samee) May 3, 2026
One thing Iโve noticed is that in the spotlight of big stars, some underrated players get overshadowed. Players like Rinku Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, and Angkrish Raghuvanshi fall into that category they are actually very talented players.#RinkuSingh #AjinkyaRahaneโฆ
โ Ashu Patel (@Al0neBoy8) May 3, 2026
Angkrish Raghuvanshi brings up a 39-ball fifty ๐ฅ 3rd of the season, 5th in the IPL ๐#SRHvKKR #IPL #Hyderabad #AngkrishRaghuvanshi pic.twitter.com/ojha1s8fpH
โ lightningspeed (@lightningspeedk) May 3, 2026
There is only one Starboy and he is Angkrish Raghuvanshi ๐ฅ pic.twitter.com/IIKvNzwti8
โ adi. (@Hurricanrana_27) May 3, 2026
Great knock by Angkrish Raghuvanshi Again against by SRH โค๏ธ #SRHvsKKR pic.twitter.com/maL2YossEB
โ Ajitabh Kumar Pandey (@Ajitabh1019506) May 3, 2026
As of writing, the KKR were batting at 151-3 in 16.4 overs.
