Iyer, Arora and Chakravarthy power all-round Kolkata to big IPL victory over Hyderabad

India batter Venkatesh lyer smashed 60 off 29 balls to fire holders Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a 80-run hammering of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a comeback IPL win on Thursday.

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lyer's knock and 91-run stand with fellow lefthander Rinku Singh propelled Kolkata to 200-6 at their home in Eden Gardens after being invited to bat first in a rematch of last year's final.

lyer proved his worth in a blitz laced with seven fours and three sixes after Kolkata paid a whopping $2.81 million for him in the November auction.

Skipper Ajinkya Rahane, who hit 38, and Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who struck 50, lay the foundations of the total in their partnership of 81 after openers fell early.

Bowlers led by impact substitute Vaibhav Arora bowled Hyderabad out for 120 in 16.4 overs as Kolkata bounced back from a crushing defeat to Mumbai Indian in their previous game early this week.

Kolkata moved from the bottom to fifth in the IO-team table and Hyderabad sunk to the last spot with three defeats in four matches.

Arora and spinner Varun Chakravarthy took three wickets each.

lyer and batters set up victory despite the loss of Quinton de Kock, for one, and Sunil Narine, for seven, inside the first three overs.

Skipper Pat Cummins took down De Kock and fellow quick Mohammed Shami dismissed Narine before Rahane hit back with a flurry of boundaries.