Vikrant Shekhawat : Apr 15, 2022, 11:06 PM
Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets in the 25th match of IPL 2022. There was a target of 176 in front of SRH, which the team achieved by losing only 3 wickets in a one-sided fashion. Rahul Tripathi scored 71 runs, while Aiden Markram also scored an unbeaten 68.
This was SRH's third consecutive win in 5 matches. No one expected Hyderabad to make such a strong comeback after losing the first two matches of the tournament in a row, but the team really took everyone by surprise. At the same time, this is the third defeat of KKR in 6 matches.
Earlier, KKR scored 171 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Nitish Rana top-scored with 54, while Andre Russell scored an unbeaten 49 off 25 balls. T Natarajan took 3 wickets for SRH.
Aiden's experience came in handyAfrican batsman Aiden Markram played a big role in Hyderabad's victory. He completed his second half-century in IPL in 31 balls. Markram did not stop there and while finishing the match, he played an unbeaten 68. He gave the team victory by hitting a six in the 18th over.
Tripathi and Markram pairAfter losing the first two wickets within 40 runs, Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram took charge of Hyderabad's innings. Both the players added 94 runs for the third wicket and retained SRH in the match. Russell broke the pair by dismissing Tripathi. Rahul played an excellent innings of 71 runs in 37 balls.
Brilliant innings of Rahul TripathiRahul Tripathi completed his 8th half-century of his IPL career in just 21 balls while batting. Rahul was dismissed for 71 by Russell. His catch was caught by Venkatesh Iyer at long on.
SRH's Power PlayChasing the target, SRH had a poor start and in the second over, Abhishek Sharma lost his wicket. Captain Williamson's bat also could not show anything special. In the power play, Hyderabad scored 46 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. In the first 6 overs, 5 fours and 1 six were seen by the team.
Kane joins Warner and Dhawan's clubKane Williamson completed his 2,000 runs for IPL and Hyderabad with 8 runs in the match. He became the third player after David Warner (4014) and Shikhar Dhawan (2518) to score 2,000 runs for SRH. However, Kane could not play a big innings and scored 17 runs in 16 balls and was bowled by Russell.
Russell's blastAndre Russell scored an unbeaten 49 off 25 balls while playing a fiery innings. Russell's strike rate was 196. T20 specialist player scored 16 runs in the last over of KKR's innings. On the fourth ball of the over, he hit a six over square leg. He hit a six over long on on the 5th ball and hit a four at fine leg on the last ball.
3 wickets came in Natarajan's accountT Natarajan, who was in excellent form, showed the way to the pavilion by dismissing 3 KKR players. He dismissed Venkatesh Iyer (6), Nitish Rana (54) and Sunil Narine (6), who had hit fifty. Natarajan has taken 11 wickets in 5 matches in IPL 2022.
Umran blazing fireUmran Malik, who constantly created panic in the opposition team with his fiery balls, impressed the cricket connoisseurs with his speed in this match too. Umran took 2 wickets in 4 overs. The young pacer dismissed Shreyas Iyer (28) and Sheldon Jackson (12). In the last over of his spell, he troubled Andre Russell a lot with his pace and spent only 2 runs. During this, not a single run was scored in the last four balls. Malik consistently bowled at a speed of 140+ in the match.
Strong innings of Nitish RanaWickets may be falling from one end, but at the other end, Nitish Rana stood with his pegs. He completed his 14th half-century of his IPL career in 32 balls while batting brilliantly. However, he could not extend his innings much further and was dismissed by Natarajan for 54 runs. A keeper catch was appealed against Rana, but the umpire gave Not Out. After this SRH took the review. Replays showed that the ball had reached Puran's gloves by taking the edge of the bat.
Captain Iyer clean bowledKKR lost the first 3 wickets at the score of 31. After this, the team expected a big innings from captain Shreyas Iyer. Iyer did spend time on the wicket for some time, but on the last ball of the 10th over, he gave his wicket to Umran Malik. Umran clean bowled Shreyas at a speed of 148.8. This ball of Malik was really worth watching. After taking the wicket, he was completely immersed in the celebration. So much so, the reaction of SRH's bowling coach Dale Steyn sitting in the dugout was also worth watching.
KKR in power playIt was bad for Kolkata to bat first after losing the toss. The team lost 3 wickets in the power play. In the first 6 overs, the Hyderabad bowlers did not give any chance to KKR. KKR scored 38 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the power play. During this, only 3 fours and 2 sixes were seen from the team.
Strong start from T NatarajanT Natarajan took 2 wickets in the first 3 balls of his very first over. He bowled Venkatesh Iyer (6) on the first ball of the 5th over of the innings. On the next ball, Sunil Narine opened his account with a six as soon as he came on the field. Narine hit a six in the cow corner, but was out on the very next ball. Shashank Singh caught Sunil at catch point. Natarajan took 2 wickets giving only 6 runs in this over.
Aaron Fell on DebutAaron Finch, playing his first match for KKR, scored 7 runs in 5 balls and was dismissed by Marco Yensson. His catch was caught by wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran. He hit a six in his innings.
Finch's 9th IPL TeamAaron by KKR Finch was included in the playing XI. Let us tell you that this is Finch's 9th IPL team. Till now no other player has played for so many franchises. Finch has been roped in by the KKR franchise as a replacement for Alex Hales. Hales withdrew from the IPL citing fatigue in the bio-bubble.
Playing XI of both the teamsKKR: Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Aman Hakim Khan, Varun Chakraborty.
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Aiden Markram, Shashank Singh, Jagdish Suchit, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Yensen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan.
This was SRH's third consecutive win in 5 matches. No one expected Hyderabad to make such a strong comeback after losing the first two matches of the tournament in a row, but the team really took everyone by surprise. At the same time, this is the third defeat of KKR in 6 matches.
Earlier, KKR scored 171 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Nitish Rana top-scored with 54, while Andre Russell scored an unbeaten 49 off 25 balls. T Natarajan took 3 wickets for SRH.
Aiden's experience came in handyAfrican batsman Aiden Markram played a big role in Hyderabad's victory. He completed his second half-century in IPL in 31 balls. Markram did not stop there and while finishing the match, he played an unbeaten 68. He gave the team victory by hitting a six in the 18th over.
Tripathi and Markram pairAfter losing the first two wickets within 40 runs, Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram took charge of Hyderabad's innings. Both the players added 94 runs for the third wicket and retained SRH in the match. Russell broke the pair by dismissing Tripathi. Rahul played an excellent innings of 71 runs in 37 balls.
Brilliant innings of Rahul TripathiRahul Tripathi completed his 8th half-century of his IPL career in just 21 balls while batting. Rahul was dismissed for 71 by Russell. His catch was caught by Venkatesh Iyer at long on.
- This is Tripathi's first fifty this year and for SRH.
- This was Rahul's second half-century against KKR.
- This season Rahul has scored 171 runs in 5 innings.
SRH's Power PlayChasing the target, SRH had a poor start and in the second over, Abhishek Sharma lost his wicket. Captain Williamson's bat also could not show anything special. In the power play, Hyderabad scored 46 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. In the first 6 overs, 5 fours and 1 six were seen by the team.
Kane joins Warner and Dhawan's clubKane Williamson completed his 2,000 runs for IPL and Hyderabad with 8 runs in the match. He became the third player after David Warner (4014) and Shikhar Dhawan (2518) to score 2,000 runs for SRH. However, Kane could not play a big innings and scored 17 runs in 16 balls and was bowled by Russell.
Russell's blastAndre Russell scored an unbeaten 49 off 25 balls while playing a fiery innings. Russell's strike rate was 196. T20 specialist player scored 16 runs in the last over of KKR's innings. On the fourth ball of the over, he hit a six over square leg. He hit a six over long on on the 5th ball and hit a four at fine leg on the last ball.
3 wickets came in Natarajan's accountT Natarajan, who was in excellent form, showed the way to the pavilion by dismissing 3 KKR players. He dismissed Venkatesh Iyer (6), Nitish Rana (54) and Sunil Narine (6), who had hit fifty. Natarajan has taken 11 wickets in 5 matches in IPL 2022.
Umran blazing fireUmran Malik, who constantly created panic in the opposition team with his fiery balls, impressed the cricket connoisseurs with his speed in this match too. Umran took 2 wickets in 4 overs. The young pacer dismissed Shreyas Iyer (28) and Sheldon Jackson (12). In the last over of his spell, he troubled Andre Russell a lot with his pace and spent only 2 runs. During this, not a single run was scored in the last four balls. Malik consistently bowled at a speed of 140+ in the match.
Strong innings of Nitish RanaWickets may be falling from one end, but at the other end, Nitish Rana stood with his pegs. He completed his 14th half-century of his IPL career in 32 balls while batting brilliantly. However, he could not extend his innings much further and was dismissed by Natarajan for 54 runs. A keeper catch was appealed against Rana, but the umpire gave Not Out. After this SRH took the review. Replays showed that the ball had reached Puran's gloves by taking the edge of the bat.
- This was Rana's third half-century against SRH.
- Nitish became the fifth player to score 1500+ runs for KKR.
- This was his 10th half-century for Kolkata.
Captain Iyer clean bowledKKR lost the first 3 wickets at the score of 31. After this, the team expected a big innings from captain Shreyas Iyer. Iyer did spend time on the wicket for some time, but on the last ball of the 10th over, he gave his wicket to Umran Malik. Umran clean bowled Shreyas at a speed of 148.8. This ball of Malik was really worth watching. After taking the wicket, he was completely immersed in the celebration. So much so, the reaction of SRH's bowling coach Dale Steyn sitting in the dugout was also worth watching.
- Shreyas Iyer scored 28 runs in 25 balls.
- Iyer and Nitish Rana added 40 runs for the fourth wicket.
- With 2 runs in the match, Shreyas completed his 2500 runs in the IPL.
KKR in power playIt was bad for Kolkata to bat first after losing the toss. The team lost 3 wickets in the power play. In the first 6 overs, the Hyderabad bowlers did not give any chance to KKR. KKR scored 38 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the power play. During this, only 3 fours and 2 sixes were seen from the team.
Strong start from T NatarajanT Natarajan took 2 wickets in the first 3 balls of his very first over. He bowled Venkatesh Iyer (6) on the first ball of the 5th over of the innings. On the next ball, Sunil Narine opened his account with a six as soon as he came on the field. Narine hit a six in the cow corner, but was out on the very next ball. Shashank Singh caught Sunil at catch point. Natarajan took 2 wickets giving only 6 runs in this over.
Aaron Fell on DebutAaron Finch, playing his first match for KKR, scored 7 runs in 5 balls and was dismissed by Marco Yensson. His catch was caught by wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran. He hit a six in his innings.
Finch's 9th IPL TeamAaron by KKR Finch was included in the playing XI. Let us tell you that this is Finch's 9th IPL team. Till now no other player has played for so many franchises. Finch has been roped in by the KKR franchise as a replacement for Alex Hales. Hales withdrew from the IPL citing fatigue in the bio-bubble.
Playing XI of both the teamsKKR: Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Aman Hakim Khan, Varun Chakraborty.
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Aiden Markram, Shashank Singh, Jagdish Suchit, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Yensen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan.