Watch: KKR vs. SRH in the IPL 2024 gets hotter after Harshit Rana sends out Mayank Agarwal with a flying kiss

On the third delivery of the sixth over, the first wicket was claimed. Mayank Agarwal bowled a brief delivery around off, but his stroke was caught at deep backward square leg. On March 23, the Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad squared off in Game 3 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Kolkata Knight Riders, who elected to bat first, had an outstanding first-inning display, amassing 208 runs.

The two-time champions, intent on defending the total, also started effectively with the ball. Harshit Rana of KKR sent Hyderabad opener Mayank Agarwal packing, and Rana gave Mayank a send-off as he was removed from the game.

Harshit Rana dismissed Mayank Agarwal with a kiss after the wicket.

Following the send-off, Agarwal turned to face Harshit Rana, which sparked a viral moment that saw the video go viral throughout social media.

Kolkata’s tenacious batting rescues the team from danger.

Speaking about the first inning of the match, Phil Salt gave the Kolkata Knight Riders a strong start at bat, scoring 54 runs in 40 deliveries. But there wasn’t much else the batting order could do.

Nitish Rana scored nine runs, Sunil Narine scored seven, Venkatesh Iyer scored zero, and Shreyas Iyer scored two. But just as the order appeared to be crumbling, the side’s innings were stabilized by tenacious hits in the lower middle order.

KKR amassed 208 runs in the opening innings of the match thanks to contributions from Ramandeep Singh (35 runs in 17 deliveries), Rinku Singh (23 runs on the board), and Andre Russell (64* runs in 25 deliveries).