Livingstone takes 23 off Shepherd, Kings win by five wickets
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, captaining Sunrisers in the absence of Kane Williamson, decided to bat first after winning the toss but at 99 for 6 after 16 overs, it looked like Sunrisers might even struggle to reach 150. Romario Shepherd and Washington Sundar, though, ransacked 58 off the last four overs to lift them to a respectable total.
Kings batted in the fifth gear throughout their innings. A flying start from Jonny Bairstow meant they raced away to 62 for 1 by the end of the powerplay. In the last ten overs, they needed only 61. Liam Livingstone’s unbeaten 49 off 22 balls, studded with two fours and five sixes, ensured they needed no more than 31 balls to knock off those runs.