IPL 2026 Points Table: The sixth match of IPL 2026 was played between the teams of Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Sunrisers Hyderabad's dominance was seen in this match and it defeated KKR by 65 runs and achieved its first win of the season. Earlier, he had to face defeat in his opening match. With this victory, Sunrisers Hyderabad also opened their account in the points table.

SRH's account opened in the points table

After defeating Kolkata Knight Riders, SRH team has directly moved from 9th position to 6th position.

Hyderabad has played 2 matches so far, in which it has scored 2 points with 1 win and 1 loss. His net run rate has also reached +0.469, which is good news for him. Earlier, it had to face defeat by 6 wickets in the match played against RCB.

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders had to face their second consecutive defeat. After this defeat at home, KKR team has slipped from 7th place to 9th place. KKR has played 2 matches, lost both and they do not have any points in their account yet. His net run rate is also very bad (-1.964), which may prove costly for the team in the future.

Even though IPL 2026 is still in its initial stages, every match is very important. In such a situation, KKR will have to work on its shortcomings soon.

Which teams are in the top-5?

Rajasthan Royals are currently at the forefront. Whereas, Royal Challengers Bangalore is in second place. The net run rate of Rajasthan Royals is 4.171, which is much higher than other teams. At the same time, the net run rate of Royal Challengers Bangalore is 2.907. Apart from these, Delhi Capitals is at third place, Mumbai Indians is at fourth place and Punjab Kings is at 5th place.

All these teams have 2 points each, but the difference is in the net run rate.