Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) came up with a commanding performance to thump Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by six wickets in match number 49 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Dubai on Sunday.
Bowling first after losing the toss, KKR restricted SRH to 115 for 8, with all the bowlers contributing in impressive fashion. Shubman Gill then converted his form into runs, scoring a well-compiled 57 off 51 as KKR eased home in the chase.
KKR did not get off to a confident start in their pursuit of 116. SRH debutant Umran Malik bowled with impressive pace, regularly clocking 140. However, it was Jason Holder who got the breakthrough.
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Venkatesh Iyer (8 off 14) looked out of sorts for the first time and miscued one that had extra bounce straight up in the air. SRH skipper Kane Williamson took a tumbling catch. The other in-form KKR batter, Rahul Tripathi (7), also fell cheaply. He mistimed a pull off Rashid Khan straight to midwicket.
At the other end, though, Gill looked in ominous touch. He began by driving Holder down the ground before crashing newcomer Malik for a four through point. In the last over of the powerplay bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, he pierced the gap between the backward point and short third by opening the face of the bat.
Gill it was who raised KKR’s fifty, going down the track to Rashid and flicking him over midwicket. The opener kept attacking SRH bowlers, taking two fours each in consecutive overs from Holder and Malik. The KKR batter reached his fifty by clobbering a long hop from Malik to deep midwicket for a boundary.
Gill’s bright innings ended on 57 as he flicked a full delivery from Siddarth Kaul to Holder at long-on. Nitish Rana (25 off 33) then fell to Holder, slogging one straight up to be caught by the keeper. Dinesh Karthik (18 not out off 12), however, finished off the game for KKR with a few crunchy boundaries.
With 12 points from 13 games and an impressive net run-rate of +0.294, they look better-placed than other sides to qualify for the playoffs and clinch the fourth spot.
Brilliant KKR restrict SRH to 115 for 8
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For SRH, Holder claimed 2 for 32 while Rashid was economical again, with figures of 1 for 23.
Gill was named man of the match for his fluent half-century.
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