Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by five runs in the IPL match in Hyderabad on Thursday. KKR scored 171 for nine with Rinku Singh smashing 46 off 35 balls. Sunrisers were on course for victory but ended up short with 166 for eight in 20 overs.
KKR’s form took a sharp dip after their thrilling win against Gujarat Titans on April 9, losing six matches afterward, including the reverse fixture to GT. Meanwhile, SRH also lost six matches, but they are entering this contest with a victory over the Delhi Capitals.
A loss for either team would all but end their playoff aspirations, with KKR currently sitting at eighth place in the table, followed by SRH in ninth, with only the Delhi Capitals below them.
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Indian Premier League, 2023Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 04 June 2023
Sunrisers Hyderabad 166/8 (20.0)
Kolkata Knight Riders 171/9 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 47 ) Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 runs
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated SRH by 5 runs.
Vaibhav Arora dismisses Marco Jansen for 1 on the first ball. A brilliant catch by wicketkeeper Gurbaz. Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes in to play. SRH need 9 runs in 6 balls.
Abdul Samad takes charge of the chase. Finishes the over by smashing a boundary. The next over by Varun Chakravarthy was tight. Then Markram gets dismissed for 41 by Vaibhav Arora. SRH need 21 runs in 15 balls.
Shardul Thakur breaks the partnership by dismissing Heinrich Klassen for 36. SRH 124/5 (14.1)
And the hitting continues n this over as well. Markram hits a boundary behind the wickets. SRH need 48 runs in 36 balls.
Sunrisers Hyderabad cross 100 runs and 60-run partnership off 42 balls comes up between Klassen (34) and Markram (25). Klasse ens the over with a maximum. SRH need 58 runs in 42 balls.
Klassen starts this over with a 91-metre-long huge sixer! The fourth delivery also meets the same fate only a few metres further (101). SRH 90/4 (11)
In order to keep their hopes up for the match, they do need more wickets. Sunrisers, on the other hand, need a partnership for a successful run chase in the match. SRK 69/4 (9)
Hyderabad has lost three early wickets in the form of Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi and Abhishek Sharma. And now Harry Brook departs. The quick falls have disturbed the momentum in the 172-run chase. SRH 61/4 (7)
Now Mayank Agarwal on the hitting end as he smashes a boundary on the second delivery. He also ends the over with a boundary. SRH 22/0 (2)
Abhishek Sharma started the first over with a boundary. Mayank Agarwal is on the other end as SRH is 9/0 (1)
Rinku Singh has walked back to pavilion in the last over. Harshit Rana comes and goes out as quickly in the first ball. Natarajan bowls a fantastic last over as KKR gives 172-run target.
Anukul Roy hits 2 back-to-back boundaries to Bhuvneshwar as total 13 runs come in the over. KKR 168/7 (19)
Kolkata Knight Riders cross 150 runs. Shardul Thakur walks back on the third delivery of Natarajan. Rinku is on the crease right now and batting with an intent to post a big target for Hyderabad. KKR 155/7 (18)
Sunil Narine departs in Bhuvneshwar Kumar's over as Kolkata lose its sixth wicket within 7 balls. In the previous over, Andre Russell was caught out. KKR 137/6 (16)
Mayank Markande dismisses Andre Russell for 24 runs. Kolkata lose half of the team as KKR reach 129/5 (15)
Andre Russell has come out to play after Kolkata lost skipper Nitish Rana for 42. KKR 103/4 (12)
Kolkata Knight Riders 3 down. Jason Roy OUT! Mayank Agarwal took the catch.
Match 47. 1.6: Venkatesh Iyer 7(4) ct Heinrich Klaasen b Marco Jansen; Kolkata Knight Riders 16/2
Match 47. 1.1: Rahmanullah Gurbaz 0(1) ct Harry Brook b Marco Jansen, Kolkata Knight Riders 8/1
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (C), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan
Nitish Rana has won the toss and choose to bat first against SRH.
The toss for the SRH vs KKR is scheduled for 7 pm and will take place shortly.
The head-to-head IPL records of the SRH vs KKR matches show that KKR have won 15 times, whereas SRH have defeated them in 9 games.
Unlike the CSK vs LSG match that was called off due to heavy rains in Lucknow, the weather forecast for Hyderabad remains rain-free. It’s 33 degree C at present and the minimum temperature would go to 23 degree C. However, with 50% humidity in the air, there are some chances of light showers.
For SRH, the match was a winning story as they defeated Delhi Capitals on their home ground at Arun Jaitley Stadium. On the other hand, KKR are heading into the match after suffering defeat the hands of defending champs Gujarat Titans.
The Hyderabad stadium has flat pitch and it gets slower as the match progresses. There’s ample chance for spinners from both sides to take the crucial wickets and change the game. In this season of IPL, the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has been the epicenter for four showdowns. The average first innings score on this pitch has been somewhere around 170. The team that has batted first have won three out of four games here in Hyderabad. Hence, chances are that the side winning toss may opt to bat first.
Kolkata Knight Riders: RK Singh, Shardul Thakur, SP Narine, H Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wicketkeeper), Varun Chakravarthy, AD Russell, VR Iyer, D Wiese, N Rana (Captain), Narayan Jagadeesan
Sunrisers Hyderabad: RA Tripathi, M Markande, AJ Hosein, Mayank Agarwal, Umran Malik, Abdul Samad, AK Markram (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, HC Brook, H Klaasen (Wicketkeeper), B Kumar
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of KKR vs SRH. The match will begin at 7.30 pm IST and the toss will take place at around 7 pm. Stay tuned to catch latest updates.
