India, April 2 -- Kolkata Knight Riders slumped to a 14-year low on Thursday as they lost their first two matches of an IPL season for the first time since 2012. If it was their bowling that let them down in the 2026 opener against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede, it was the batting that unravelled this time, as the three-time champions suffered a heavy 65-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens.

Blessing Muzarabani returned with impressive figures of 4/41, but a commanding half-century from Heinrich Klaasen, following a blistering start from Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, powered Sunrisers to a daunting 226/8 after KKR opted to bowl first.

In response, Finn Allen gave Kolkata a brisk start, peppering the opening over wit...