KKR vs SRH: Kolkata beat Hyderabad, take one more step towards playoff
Kolkata vs Hyderabad: Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in the 49th match of IPL 2021 played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Hyderabad had scored 115 for eight in 20 overs after playing first. In response, KKR won the last over for the loss of four wickets. With this win, Kolkata Knight Riders have taken a step further towards the playoffs.
This is Kolkata’s sixth win in 13 matches. He is fourth in the points table. However, it is not going to be easy for him to qualify for the playoffs, as Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians are also involved in this race. However, KKR’s net run rate is much better than Mumbai and Rajasthan.
Easy win for KKR
To keep the hopes of reaching the playoffs alive, KKR had to win this match at any cost. However, his bowlers made it even easier. The KKR bowlers kept their grip on the match from the beginning and restricted Hyderabad to just 115 runs. After this, KKR, chasing the target, lost the wickets of Venkatesh Iyer 08 and Rahul Tripathi 07, but after this, Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana shared a 55-run partnership to ensure their victory.
Gill played an innings of 57 runs in 51 balls with the help of 10 fours. At the same time, Nitish Rana scored 25 runs in 33 balls with the help of three fours. At the same time, Dinesh Karthik returned unbeaten on 18 runs in 12 balls and captain Eoin Morgan scored two runs in two balls. Karthik gave the team victory by hitting a four.
Hyderabad batsmen flop once again
Earlier, winning the toss and opting to bat first, Sunrisers Hyderabad did not have a good start. In the very first over, Wriddhiman Saha was dismissed without opening the account. After this, the KKR bowlers bowled with accurate line length and kept Kane Williamson and Jason Roy tied. Roy was dismissed in the fourth over for just 16 runs. He scored 10 runs in 13 balls. After this, captain Kane Williamson returned to the pavilion. He scored 26 runs in 21 balls with the help of four fours. Within no time, Abhishek Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring six runs.
After the fall of four wickets for 51 runs, Abdul Samad and Priyam Garg carried forward the Hyderabad innings. But both of them also could not score runs fast. Garg was dismissed for 21 runs in 31 balls with the help of a six. He was caught on the boundary in an attempt to hit a six. After this Samad hit three sixes, but he too could only score 25 runs in 18 balls. Apart from this, Rashid Khan scored 08 and Jason Holder scored 02 runs. In the end, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Siddharth Kaul returned unbeaten on 7-7 runs.
For KKR, mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty took two wickets for just 29 runs in his four overs. At the same time, Tim Southee also achieved two successes for 26 runs, and Shivam Mavi took two wickets for 29 runs. Also Shakib Al Hasan got a wicket.
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