The Sunrisers Hyderabad might have lost their match against Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets yesterday. But both teams had celebrations going on in their respective camps once they reached the hotel. While team SRH celebrated pacer Siddharth Kaul’s birthday, KKR rejoiced for they qualified in the playoffs.

Birthday boy Siddharth Kaul cut the cake with Shikhar Dhawan’s munchkin Zoravar. As the ritual goes, the pacer was smacked with cake all over his face and hair. The official page of the team shared the live video of the same to give the fans a peek of the celebrations.

Team SRH smacks cake on Sidharth Kaul's face (Photo Credit: Instagram/SRH)

KKR camp has a different reason to celebrate. The team qualified for the playoffs and their joy knew no bounds. Even here after reaching the hotel the team KKR smacked cake on Rinku Singh and Prasidh Krishna. The official page of the team shared the pictures of their faces smacked with cakes. The caption of the pictures read. “Qualification = Celebration 🎉 😬 We've got new cake smash victims this time, @rinkukumar12 & @skiddyy 😂🎂 #KKRHaiTaiyaar #KorboLorboJeetbo #KKR #KolkataKnightRiders #KnightsOf2018 #Kolkata #Cricket #Twenty20 #T20 #IPL #Celebrations #Hyderabad.”

After winning the match by 5 wickets, Dinesh Karthik said, “At the end of the day, we strive for a playoff spot. At the end of 14 games if the combination doesn't set, then we're doing something wrong (laughs). It's good to see we are pulling back games. Touch wood, I'd like to think we're peaking at the right time. Feels good to be here.” Chris Lynn walked away with the Man of the Match award for his innings of 55 runs.

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