Russell to Harshal Patel, out Caught&Bowled!! Harshal Patel c and b Russell 3(5). KKR won by 80 runs!!!
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KKR vs SRH: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) made a strong comeback in style after their heavy defeat at Wankhede, dominating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) with a commanding 80-run victory. The Knight Riders bounced back from their previous setback, putting on an impressive display both with the bat and ball. Their all-around performance ensured that SRH had no answer to their relentless approach, as KKR delivered a complete team effort to secure a crucial win.
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Today, KKR found the conditions favorable, with the pitch offering grip that suited their bowlers perfectly. A target of 201 proved to be too steep for SRH on this surface, and they were never really in the hunt. Their top-order was dismantled in no time, with impact substitute Vaibhav Arora making a significant contribution. Kamindu Mendis, on debut, and Heinrich Klaasen played a few good shots but were dismissed before they could build any substantial partnerships. This marks Sunrisers’ third consecutive loss.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Chetan Sakariya.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen, Nitish Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder.
Russell to Harshal Patel, out Caught&Bowled!! Harshal Patel c and b Russell 3(5). KKR won by 80 runs!!!
Varun Chakaravarthy to Simarjeet Singh, out Bowled!! Simarjeet Singh b Varun Chakaravarthy 0(1)
Varun Chakaravarthy to Cummins, out Caught by Harshit Rana!! Cummins c Harshit Rana b Varun Chakaravarthy 14(15) [4s-2]
Vaibhav Arora to Klaasen, out Caught by Moeen Ali!! Klaasen c Moeen Ali b Vaibhav Arora 33(21) [4s-2 6s-2]
Vaibhav Arora to Klaasen, FOUR, to fine leg
Narine to Klaasen, SIX, now that's a proper good length ball and Klaasen has still smoked it for six! That's huge! Good length around off,
Narine to Klaasen, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
Varun Chakaravarthy to Cummins, FOUR, to fine leg
Varun Chakaravarthy to Aniket Verma, out Caught by Venkatesh Iyer at !! Aniket Verma c Venkatesh Iyer b Varun Chakaravarthy 6(6) [4s-1]
Narine to Aniket Verma, FOUR, to deep backward point
Narine to Kamindu Mendis, out Caught by (sub)Anukul Roy!! Kamindu Mendis c (sub)Anukul Roy b Narine 27(20) [4s-1 6s-2]
Varun Chakaravarthy to Klaasen, FOUR, to backward square leg
Russell to Kamindu Mendis, SIX, to fine leg
Russell to Nitish Reddy, out Caught by Narine at !! Nitish Reddy c Narine b Russell 19(15) [4s-2 6s-1]
Russell to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, to deep extra cover
Russell to Kamindu Mendis, SIX, to backward square leg
Vaibhav Arora to Nitish Reddy, SIX, to backward square leg
Vaibhav Arora to Nitish Reddy, FOUR, to deep square leg
Vaibhav Arora to Nitish Reddy, FOUR, to backward square leg
Vaibhav Arora to Ishan Kishan, out Caught by Rahane!! Another one! And that's a stunning catch from the skipper. The hosts are all over SRH like a rash. Ishan Kishan c Rahane b Vaibhav Arora 2(5)
Harshit Rana to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Venkatesh Iyer!! Abhishek Sharma c Venkatesh Iyer b Harshit Rana 2(6)
Vaibhav Arora to Head, out Caught by Harshit Rana at long-off!! Head c Harshit Rana b Vaibhav Arora 4(2) [4s-1]
Vaibhav Arora to Head, FOUR, to long-off
We're back for the chase. 201 could be a daunting target, but if you've to back one team to chase this down, it should be SRH. They've got their impact substitute straightaway for the chase and it's Travis Head. KKR have their impact sub as well - Vaibhav Arora replacing Raghuvanshi
What a finish from KKR led by a blistering knock from Venky Iyer.
Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, out Caught by Aniket Verma at long-on!! Venkatesh Iyer c Aniket Verma b Harshal Patel 60(29) [4s-7 6s-3]
Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR, to third man
Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX, to long-on
Cummins to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR, to deep backward point
Cummins to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR, to backward square leg
Cummins to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX, to deep square leg
Cummins to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR, very fine
Simarjeet Singh to Rinku Singh, SIX, to long-on
Simarjeet Singh to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket, the partnership between Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh is now
Simarjeet Singh to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR, to deep extra cover
Harshal Patel to Rinku Singh, FOUR, to extra cover
Harshal Patel to Rinku Singh, FOUR, to deep backward point
Harshal Patel to Rinku Singh, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket
Shami to Rinku Singh, FOUR, poor ball from Shami to finish the over. Surprising that he went pace on for the majority of it. Full toss outside off, Rinku throws his bat at it and carves it over cover
Simarjeet Singh to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX, to fine leg
Kamindu Mendis to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, out Caught by Harshal Patel!! Angkrish Raghuvanshi c Harshal Patel b Kamindu Mendis 50(32) [4s-5 6s-2]
Kamindu Mendis to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 1 run, floated up outside off, very full, Raghuvanshi squeezes it to long-off and brings up his second IPL fifty
Simarjeet Singh to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR, to extra cover
Zeeshan Ansari to Rahane, out Caught by Klaasen!! Rahane c Klaasen b Zeeshan Ansari 38(27) [4s-1 6s-4]
Zeeshan Ansari to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR, to deep backward point
Zeeshan Ansari to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, SIX, to long-off
Cummins to Rahane, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
Harshal Patel to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR, to deep extra cover
Harshal Patel to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR, to deep backward point
Zeeshan Ansari to Rahane, FOUR, to deep backward point
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