Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was in true form with both bat and ball when he steered Sunrisers Hyderabad to a five wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday.

It was Hyderabad’s first away game after winning the first two games on the trot at home.

First Shakib showed his mettle with leather against his former IPL team KKR. He figured a very inspiring spell of two for 22 in four overs and then he collected 27 runs, the second highest run after skipper Kane Williamson. Moreover he took a couple of catches including a spectacular diving catch off his own bowling to  dismiss KKR’s highest scorer Chris Lynn for 49 although he did not get the man of the match award.

The left-arm spinner from Bangladesh took the two key wickets of Chris Lynn (49 off 34 balls; 7x4, 1x6) and Sunil Narine (9) to play a big role in restricting KKR to a small total. Times of India adds: Chasing 139, skipper Kane Williamson anchored the innings with his half-century as Hyderabad sealed their first ever win at the Eden Gardens in 19 overs.

It was Wriddhiman Saha who got them off to a start but perished soon after the Sunil Narine was introduced. The West Indian struck twice inside the Powerplay to stem the run flow.

Kolkata's other spinners then came to the fore. They not only slowed things down but also picked up a couple of wickets in the process to keep the match in balance. The spin trio (Narine, Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla) gave away 60 runs in 12 overs and picked up four wickets between them.

However, Williamson kept a cool head and took matter in his hands. He was happy to milk singles and doubles and then stroked some boundaries to dictate terms. He got an able partner in Shakib Al Hasan as the duo nurtured along and strung 59 runs together to bring the equation down to run-a-ball.

Earlier, splendid bowling show spearheaded by pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped Sunrisers Hyderabad restrict Kolkata Knight Riders to a modest 138/8 in a rain-interrupted match.

Kolkata's other spinners then came to the fore. They not only slowed things down but also picked up a couple of wickets in the process to keep the match in balance. The spin trio (Narine, Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla) gave away 60 runs in 12 overs and picked up four wickets between them.

Returning to action after a one-match injury lay-off, Bhuvneshwar once again shone at the death, claiming 3/26 as KKR's rejigged batting order looked in a complete disarray.

Opting to bowl after winning the toss, SRH's overseas duo of Billy Stanlake (2/21) and Shakib Al Hasan (2/22) put the brakes in the middle overs, triggering a collapse after a one-hour rain delay.

An integral part of KKR's twin-IPL winning campaigns, Shakib became the thorn against his former team and young Australian pacer Stanlake gave him a fine support.

Bhuvenshwar gave the first breakthrough by dismissing Robin Uthappa (3) in the third over after a successful use of DRS.

KKR showed defensive strategy early on to hold back their in-form opener Narine, a move that did not help much as their batting order did not seem convincing with U-19 World Cup winner Shivam Mavi coming in at No. 7.