Pheewww so there we are. KKR snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Stay tuned to us as we bring you the Orange and Purple Cap winners and the Man of the Match details.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is here and suddenly the game tilts towards KKR as Andre Russell continues power hitting. Starts off with a FOUR and then a SIX and then a FOUR. Bhuvi in tatters after this. Andre Russell hits right out of the park towards extra cover for a SIX. 13 required to win from 6 balls.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is here and suddenly the game tilts towards KKR as Andre Russell continues power hitting. Starts off with a FOUR and then a SIX and then a FOUR. Bhuvi in tatters after this. Andre Russell hits right out of the park towards extra cover for a SIX. 13 required to win from 6 balls.
Siddharth Kaul is back and is welcomed with a couple of tall SIXES back to back. Kaul bowls the knuckleball but Andre Russell takes full advantage. Suddenly the crowd goes buzzing after a couple of hits. KKR making a strong come back as Russell hits a FOUR. 19 runs from the over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back. Dot ball to big the over and then a couple. The run rate shoots to 16 runs per over. The SRH skipper making it difficult for the opponents to score. Six runs off the over. KKR needs 55 off 18 balls.
Taking over from where we left, Rashid Khan continues. Pitches straight in the line of the stumps Rana plays with the straight bat and the umpire raises his finger for an LBW. Rana OUT on 68. Shubman Gill the new man in. Russell ends the over with a FOUR.
Rashid Khan is back and Nitish Rana hits a perfect palti hit which runs away for a FOUR to the third man. As we get the lights back on, the umpires take a strategic time out. Play interrupted due to floodlight failure.
Sandeep Sharma is back again. The game is turning out to be really slow and boring. Finally, Sharma bowls a full toss and Rana does not spare this one. Rana sends this one for a SIX. Brilliant delivery to end the over.
Rashid Khan continues. Afghani spinner appears to have pitched in line, appeals to the umpire for a wicket. Umpire turns it down and SRH takes a review that goes in KKR's favour. Rana hits a FOUR. Troubles continue to brew for the hosts as the run-rate shot over 12 runs per over.
Sandeep Sharma is here to bowl his third over and dishes out a change of pace bowling a knuckleball. KKR captain walks back to the pavilion. Karthik OUT on 2. Prior to that in the over. Andre Russell the new man in. Rana hit a FOUR to the backward square leg. Meanwhile, Nitish Rana gets his sixth 50!
Siddharth Kaul continues and crushes the stumps. BOWLED! Robin Uthappa gets OUT on 35 from 27 balls. Short ball and smashing at good length as Uthappa walks back into the pavilion. What a delivery from Kaul! Dinesh Karthik the new man in. No run to end the over.
Shakib Al Hasan continues. Uthappa breaks the shackles and that flies over the rope for a SIX. Rana once again hits huge SIX. Quite a relieving over for the KKR.
Rashid Khan continues to bowl his second over. Runs coming in quite not easy for the hosts. Tight bowling by Rashid Khan and only a couple have come from the last over.
Sandeep Warrier continues. Rana and Uthappa continue to bat as the run rate shoots over 10 runs per over. SRH after 8.4 overs were on 74/0. Rana gets down on knee and times it well to the leg side for a FOUR. Smart cricket by Rana. Knows the fine leg is up for him. Time to revive the strategies in the time out.
All eye on Rashid Khan as he is here to bowl his first over. In the air and Yusuf Pathan at the long-off DROPS a sitter. He had enough time to grab that one. Rana hits a FOUR on the very next ball. One run to end the over. KKR needs 122 runs off 72 balls.
Siddharth Kaul continues. KKR really needs Nitish Rana and Robin Uthappa to fire. The SRH bowlers making it difficult for the batsmen to score runs. Only four runs coming off the over. KKR needs 132 runs from 78 balls to win.
Shakib Al Hasan back. Single to begin the over. Uthappa once again finds the gap and that runs away for a FOUR. With this, the powerplay comes to an end. KKR needs 135 runs from 84 balls to win.
Siddharth Kaul is in. KKR trying to take maximum advantage of the power play. Singles coming in rather easily. Robin Uthappa goes straight down the ground and that runs away for a FOUR. Single to end the over. So 2,1,1,4,1,1 reads the scorecard.
It’s a Super Sunday at the IPL 2019 and we have the first doubleheader of the tournament. In the first match, Kolkata Knight Riders will host Sunrisers Hyderabad and in the second game, Mumbai Indians will host Delhi Capitals. Talking about the first game, Dinesh Karthik and men will be locking horns with the Orange Army. The last time the two teams met in the IPL 2018, in the Qualifiers, SRH walked away with a victory to clash with Chennai Super Kings in the finals. The two teams have locked horns with each other on 15 occasions at the Eden Gardens out of which the home team has won nine games and the remaining six were won by the Orange Army. KKR vs SRH, IPL 2019, Kolkata Weather & Pitch Report: Here's How the Weather Will Behave for Indian Premier League 12's Match Between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad
However, both teams will look to start afresh. Injuries have marred both squads. Kane Williamson still remains doubtful for the game. Anrich Nortje, the South African pacer had to pull out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury. Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkotitoo have also not recovered, so the team now depends on the services of Sandeep Warrier and KC Cariappa who have been named as their replacements. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Live Cricket Score 2nd T20 Match.
Team SRH would pin their hopes on David Warner who has not played enough international cricket but has scored well in the T20 games which were made available to the Australian batsman. Whereas, the home team would expect fireworks from Dinesh Karthik and Robin Uthappa.
Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Martin Guptill, Jonny Bairstow(w), Yusuf Pathan, Ricky Bhui, Shreevats Goswami, Shakib Al Hasan, Wriddhiman Saha, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Vijay Shankar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Basil Thampi, Sandeep Sharma, Billy Stanlake, K Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Robin Uthappa, Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Nikhil Naik, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Carlos Brathwaite, Andre Russell, KC Cariappa, Nitish Rana, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj
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