Kolkata Knight Riders took to the field in Dubai on Sunday evening, knowing full well that there was only one spot left in the playoffs. The team showed intent to go for it after Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat.
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KKR’s bowlers set the stage by restricting the rivals to 115 for eight and then opener Shubman Gill Leading from the front, making 119 runs for the loss of four wickets took the team home. The six-wicket win kept Kolkata’s side firmly on course to make the last four with 12 points and Rajasthan Royals to play in their last encounter.
Barring a short phase in the middle overs when eight runs came off 24 balls (7-10th over), the SRH bowlers failed to create enough pressure. Gill broke free when he came down to take a wicket Rashid Khan To bring 50 innings over the boundary of mid-wicket. He hit two fours in the next over of Jason Holder and added two fours in two consecutive deliveries from the J&K pacer. Umran Malik |, who made his debut for SRH coming in for Sandeep Sharma to tilt the balance in KKR’s favour. The youngster got his first 50 runs in this IPL with a superb placement at the mid-wicket boundary off Malik. By the time he left for 57 (51b, 4×10), KKR had almost sealed the deal.
IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad to make it to the playoffs
Purple Brigade’s decision to strengthen the bowling unit by fielding Shakib Al Hasan In place of Tim Seifert Paid rich dividends. Playing his first match in the second leg of the IPL, the Bangladesh all-rounder paired up with KKR’s mysterious spinning duo Sunil Narine and Varun Chakraborty so well that KKR captain Eoin Morgan didn’t even think. Venkatesh Iyer Or Nitish Rana bowler.
The trio not only halted SRH’s innings for 58 runs in the middle overs but also shared three wickets in their 12 overs at an economy rate of 4.33. While Narine was the most economical for 12 runs, Shakib took one for 20 and Chakraborty took two for 26.
SRH’s poor batting form continued as the KKR bowlers quickly took the lead. Tim Southee Drawn the first blood trapping opener Wriddhiman Co: In front of the second delivery of the match, though Hawkeye later showed that the ball was probably going over the stumps. After this, young player Shivam Mavi got second opener Jason Roy caught by Southee inside the circle at mid on in the fourth over.
However, the biggest blow to SRH’s innings was provided by Shakib, who went across the pitch to pick up the ball and dismissed Williamson after the New Zealand batsman hit Mavi for four boundaries. He threw the stumps at the bowler’s end. From the off side to collect 18 runs in the last over of the powerplay. However, this is the only over by the SRH batsmen to really talk as they all struggled against some tight bowling.
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