Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan finds himself embroiled in a controversy as some social media posts suggested that he smoked inside the Eden Gardens during Saturday’s IPL 2024 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad . There were pictures and videos showing SRK smoking in the VIP box of the stadium, but NDTV could not confirm the authenticity of the claims. The video went viral on social media, with many users criticizing his behavior during the game. A similar incident occurred during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final when Imad Wasim was photographed smoking in the dressing room.

Andre Russell’s explosive half-century helped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Hainan by 4 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Heinrich Klaasen’s 29-ball 63 was in vain as he took SRH close to victory but failed to take them across the finish line.

Chasing the mammoth target of 209 runs, Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to a good start as openers Mayank Agarwal and Abhishek Sharma took the team’s total past the 50-run mark in just 4.3 overs.

Just when it looked like the Hyderabad opener was going to win the match, Harshit Rana got the valuable scalp of Agarwal, who finished with 32 off 21 balls He was dismissed for 60 balls and SRH lost their first wicket in 60 balls.

At the end of the powerplay, SRH’s record in six overs was 65/1. Andre Russell wreaked havoc with the bat and shone with the bat as Abhishek Sharma took 32 off 19 balls to turn 2016 The championship team’s winning percentage dropped to 71/2 in 7.2 rounds.

#shahrukhhan Smoking in the stadium, hakra is an inspiration (sarcasm) pic.twitter.com/MqukSRF9AY

— Prince (@purohit_pr78001) March 23, 2024

srk smoking in the stadium #KKRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/YPfr8ISDsF

— Yaasir Dar (@yaasir_hameed) March 23, 2024

Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram helped Sunrisers Hyderabad cross the triple-digit mark in 10.2 overs.

Varun Chakravarthy gave two-time champions KKR their third breakthrough as Markram scored 18 as Sunrisers lost for 107 in 11.4 overs took the third wicket.

In the next over, Sunil Narine took the wicket of Rahul Tripathi to put SRH into further trouble at 111/4.

Heinrich Klassen and Abdul Samad then formed a partnership and started a counterattack, but the counterattack was short-lived as the latter was beaten by Andre Russell for 15 runs. Russell took the second wicket.

Shahbaz Ahmed joined as Klaasen and the duo took SRH’s total past the 150-run mark with 17.1 overs.

The chase looked almost impossible but Klassen started a brilliant fightback and scored a half-century off just 25 balls.

Klassen and Shahbaz Ahmed completed a 50-run partnership in just 13 balls. Hyderabad needed 13 runs in the final over as Harshit Rana was asked to bowl the crucial shot.

SRH crossed the 200-run mark in 19.1 overs. Rana dismissed Shahbaz with 16 off 5 balls and Klassen with 63 off 29 balls, leaving the 2016 champions four points behind.

(with ANI input)