With 12 points from 13 matches, KKR move to the fourth spot on the points table. SRH have just 4 points from 12 games and are last in the league. Earlier in match 48, RCB beat PBKS by 6 runs. With 16 points from 12 league games, RCB became third team after CSK and DC to qualify for the playoffs. PBKS remain fifth with 10 points from 13 matches.
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Player of the Match
KKR opener Shubhman Gill wins the Player of the Match award for his 57 from 51 balls.
Shubman Gill:It was important to keep the wickets in hand, and when the balls and runs were closer then just take it easy. It was important to assess the wicket. It wasn't easy to hit the spinners on this wicket. I was targetting the shorter side, and the leg-side was shorter than the off-side at one end. When I didn't have much runs under the belt, you don't want the opposition to gain the upper hand. When you play on slower wickets, it's more important to play with the wrists and that comes naturally to me. I took on the medium-pacer today and it came off in this game, but in another game it might not.
Eoin Morgan, KKR captain:The wicket played slower than we thought than the wicket two nights ago. It swings early in the powerplay in these conditions, but it was sluggish. We needed to bowl and field well and we did. Shubman played extremely well and led the chase. The depth of the squad to be able to call Shakib is a huge luxury, so he has had a huge impact. We didn't know it wouldn't be played in India, and we have done well in the conditions and adapted well. We are focussed on playing good cricket and we've done that in the last three weeks. The game plan has had a good impact in the dressing room and guys are putting their hands up. We have done well to adapt to the slow conditions and I'm happy with that.
Kane Williamson, SRH captain:I think if we got closer to the 150-mark, might have been par. We did have our chances to squeeze the scoring but it was always going to be tough with such a low score. We haven’t been able to identify the right score all season. We need to go back to the drawing board and re-assess things. We could have built more partnerships. Unfortunately we were 10-15 short of what would have been a competitive score. He (Malik) has been bowling really quick in the nets and it’s really nice for him to get an opportunity today. Obviously we’re out of the competition, so it’s a chance for some other boys to also get on the park.
Kane Williamson: I think if we got closer to the 150-mark, might have been par. We did have our chances to squeeze the scoring but it was always going to be tough with such a low score. We haven’t been able to identify the right score all season. We need to go back to the drawing board and re-assess things. We could have built more partnerships. Unfortunately we were 10-15 short of what would have been a competitive score. He (Malik) has been bowling really quick in the nets and it’s really nice for him to get an opportunity today. Obviously we’re out of the competition, so it’s a chance for some other boys to also get on the park.
KKR 119/4 after 19.4 overs.
Kaul to bowl the last over.
19.1Kaul to Karthik, no run, full ball on off-stump, Karthik pushes the ball to mid-off.
19.2Kaul to Karthik, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Karthik guides the ball to square-leg for a single.
19.3Kaul to Morgan, 1 run, short and wide from Kaul, Morgan drives the ball through cover for a single.
19.4Kaul to Karthik, FOUR! Short ball on off-stump, Karthik pulls and sends the ball racing down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
KKR 113/4 after 19 overs.
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the nineteenth over.
18.1Bhuvneshwar to Karthik, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Karthik taps the ball to off-side.
18.2Bhuvneshwar to Karthik, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Karthik pushes the ball to cover.
18.3Bhuvneshwar to Karthik, FOUR! Short and wide from Bhuvneshward and Karthik cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.
18.4Bhuvneshwar to Karthik, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Karthik guides the ball to the leg side for a single.
18.5Bhuvneshwar to Morgan, 1 run, short ball on leg stump, Morgan pulls the ball to deep backward square-leg for a single.
18.6Bhuvneshwar to Karthik, 1 run, slow full ball on off-stump, Karthik pushes the ball to cover for a run.
KKR 106/4 after 18 overs.
Holder to bowl the eighteenth over.
17.1Holder to Karthik, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Karthik pulls and sends the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
17.2 Holder to Rana, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rana guides the ball for another run.
17.3 Holder to Karthik, 1 run, full ball, Karthik guides the ball to fine leg for a run.
17.4Holder to Rana, FOUR! Short ball on off-stump, Rana pulls and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
17.5Holder to Rana, no run,
17.6Holder to Rana, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow bouncer wide of off-stump, Rana lobs the ball high in the air and Saha settles under the ball to take an easy catch.
KKR 99/3 after 17 overs.
Kaul to bowl the seventeenth over.
16.1Kaul to Rana, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rana works the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
16.2 Kaul to Gill, no run, slow full ball on middle stump, Gill digs the ball out.
16.3 Kaul to Gill, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow shorty ball on off-stump, Gill hits the ball high in the air and Holder at long-on takes an easy catch.
Dinesh Karthik walks out to bat.
16.4 Kaul to Rana, no run, slow full ball on off-stump, Rana works the ball to third-man for a single.
16.5 Kaul to Karthik, FOUR! Full and straight ball on off-stump, Karthik hammers the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.
16.6 Kaul to Karthik, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Karthik works the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
KKR 92/2 after 16 overs.
Rashid to bowl the sixteenth over.
15.1Rashid to Gill, 2 runs, good length ball on middle stump, Gill works the ball to the leg side for a couple of runs.
15.2Rashid to Gill, no run, full ball on off-stump, Gill pushes the ball back to Rashid.
15.3Rashid to Gill, no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Gill guides the ball to the leg side.
15.4Rashid to Gill, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, Gill plays the ball to the leg side for a run.
15.5Rashid to Rana, FOUR! Full ball on off-stump, Rana hammers the ball down the ground for a boundary.
15.6Rashid to Rana, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rana works the ball for a single.
KKR 72/2 after 13 overs.
Malik tobowl the thirteenth over.
12.1Malik to Gill, FOUR! Good length ball on off-stump, Gill whips the ball to backward square-leg for a boundary.
12.2Malik to Gill, FOUR! Short ball on off-stump, Gill pulls and sends the ball to deep mid-wicket for another boundary.
12.3Malik to Gill, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Gill works the ball for a single.
12.4Malik to Rana, no run, fuller ball on off-stump, a swing and a miss from Rana.
12.5Malik to Rana, no run, back of the length ball on middle stump, Rana blocks the ball with a straight bat.
12.6Malik to Rana, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Rana drives the ball to backward point.
KKR 51/2 after 10 overs.
Rashid to bowl the eleventh over.
10.1 Rashid to Rana, no run, good length ball on middle stump, Rana tries a reverse sweep but fails to connect.
10.2 Rashid to Rana, 2runs, full ball on middle and leg stump, Rana sweeps the ball to deep backward square-leg for a couple of runs.
10.3 Rashid to Rana, no run, good length ball on off-stump, the ball hits on the body.
10.4 Rashid to Rana, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Rana works the ball to short third-man for a single
10.5 Rashid to Gill, no run, full ball on off-stump, Gill drives the ball to mid-off.
10.6 Rashid to Gill, FOUR! Full ball on middle stump, Gill slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
KKR 42/2 after 9 overs.
Malik to bowl the ninth over.
8.1Malik to Rana, no run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, a swing and a miss from Rana.
8.1Malik to Rana, WIDE! Short ball bowled down the leg side.
8.2Malik to Rana, no run, good length ball on off-stump, the ball swings away and beats the outside edge of the bat.
8.3Malik to Rana, no run, good length ball on off-stump, the ball swings away and flies past the edge of the bat.
8.4Malik to Rana, no run, Malik bangs the ball short wide of the off-stump, Rana looks to cut the ball but fails to connect.
8.5Malik to Rana, no run, short ball on middle stump, Rana looks to play a ramp shot but the ball beats the bat.
8.5 Malik to Rana, WIDE! Short ball bowled down the leg side.
8.6Malik to Rana, no run, yorker on off-stump, Rana digs the ball out.
KKR 40/2 after 8 overs.
Siddarth Kaul to bowl the eighth over.
7.1Kaul to Gill, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Gill works the ball to the leg side.
7.2Kaul to Gill, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Gill cuts the ball to cover.
7.3Kaul to Gill, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Gill works the ball to square-leg for a run.
7.4Kaul to Rana, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Rana drives the ball down to third-man for a run.
7.5Kaul to Gill, no run, fuller ball on off-stump, Gill guides the ball to the on side.
7.6Kaul to Gill, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Gill goes back and works the ball to point.
KKR 38/2 after 7 overs.
Rashid Khan to bowl the seventh over.
6.1Rashid to Tripathi, 2 runs, good length ball on off-stump, Tripathi paddle sweeps the ball down to fine-leg for a couple of runs.
6.2Rashid to Tripathi,no run, full ball on off-stump, Tripathi pushes the ball to cover.
6.3Rashid to Tripathi, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Tripathi drives the ball to cover.
6.4Rashid to Tripathi, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow short ball, Tripathi pulls and sends the ball straight into the hands of Abhisheks Sharma at mid-wicket.
Nitish Rana walks out to bat.
6.5Rashid to Rana, no run, full ball on off-stump, Rana leans and defends the ball.
6.6Rashid to Rana, no run, full ball wide of off-stump, Rana drives the ball to backward point.
KKR 36/1 after 6 overs.
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the sixth over.
5.1Bhuvneshwar to Tripathi, FOUR! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Tripathi powers the ball through cover for a boundary.
5.2Bhuvneshwar to Tripathi, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Tripathi pushes the ball to mid-off for a single.
5.3Bhuvneshwar to Gill, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Gill pushes the ball to cover.
5.4Bhuvneshwar to Gill, FOUR! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Gill opens the blade and guides the ball down to third-man for a boundary.
5.5Bhuvneshwar to Gill, no run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Gill defends the ball with a straight bat.
5.6Bhuvneshwar to Gill, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Gill pushes the ball to cover.
KKR 23/1 after 5 overs.
Holder to bowl the fifth over.
4.1Holder to Iyer, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Iyer drives the ball to mid-on.
4.2Holder to Iyer, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Iyer pulls the ball to deep backward square-leg for a single.
4.3Holder to Gill, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Gill cuts the ball to point for a single.
4.4Holder to Iyer, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball on off-stump, Iyer hits the ball high in the air, Williamson settles himself under the ball and takes a good catch.
Rahul Tripathi walks out to bat.
4.5 Holder to Gill, no run, good length ball on off-stump, the ball nips back in, Gill leaves the ball for the keeper.
4.6Holder to Gill, FOUR! Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Gill drives the ball away from his body and the ball flies wide of the man at short third-man for a boundary.
KKR 21/0 after 4 overs.
Umran Malik to bowl the fourth over.
3.1 Malik to Gill, FOUR! Short and wide from Malik, Gill plays a late cut to guide the ball through backward point for a boundary.
3.2Malik to Gill, 2runs, slow bouncer on off-stump, Gill pulls the ball to mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
3.3Malik to Gill, 1 run, slow full ball on middle and leg stump, Gill guides the ball to fine-leg for a run.
3.4Malik to Iyer, no run, back of the length ball on off and middle stump, Iyer goes back and defends the ball.
3.5Malik to Iyer, 2 runs, short ball wide of off-stump, Iyer cuts the ball through cover for a couple of runs.
3.6Malik to Iyer, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle stump, Iyer drives the ball to mid-on for a single.
KKR 7/0 after 3 overs.
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the third over.
2.1Bhuvneshwar to Iyer, 2 runs, good length ball on off-stump, Iyer nudges the ball to mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
2.2Bhuvneshwar to Iyer, no run, slow good length ball wide of off-stump, the ball moves across and beats the edge of the bat.
2.3Bhuvneshwar to Iyer, no run, slow fuller ball on off-stump, Iyer drives the ball to mid-on.
2.4Bhuvneshwar to Iyer, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Iyer taps the ball to cover.
2.5Bhuvneshwar to Iyer, no run, slow fuller ball on off-stump, Iyer guides the ball to the fielder at mid-on.
2.6Bhuvneshwar to Iyer, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Iyer leaves the ball for the keeper.
KKR 9/0 after 2 overs.
Jason Holder to bowl the second over.
1.1 Holder to Iyer, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Iyer knocks the ball to the leg side for a run.
1.2Holder to Gill, FOUR! Fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Gill comes down and hammers the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.
1.3Holder to Gill, DROPPED! Slow good length ball on off-stump, Gill is squared, the ball takes a leading edge and the ball just short of Priyam Garg at short cover.
1.4Holder to Gill, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Gill works the ball to cover.
1.5Holder to Gill, no run, fullish ball on middle and leg stump, Gill digs the ball out to cover.
1.6Holder to Gill, 2 runs, slow short ball on off-stump, Gill steps out and hooks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
KKR 2/0 after 1 over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the first over of the innings. Shubhman Gill is on strike.
0.1Bhuvneshwar to Gill, no run, good length ball on off-stump, the ball shapes away and Gill leaves the ball for the wicketkeeper.
0.2Bhuvneshwar to Gill, 1 run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Gill drives the ball through cover for a single.
0.3Bhuvneshwar to Iyer, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Iyer taps the ball to cover for a single.
0.4Bhuvneshwar to Gill, no run, good length ball on off-stump, the ball swings away and Gill lifts his bat to leave the ball for the keeper.
0.5Bhuvneshwar to Gill, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Gill taps the ball to backward point.
0.6Bhuvneshwar to Gill, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Gill steps out and defends the ball straight.
Welcome back. The chase is about to get underway. The players and the two umpires are back on the field.
SRH 115/8 after 20 overs.
Southee to bowl the last over.
19.1Southee to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Bhuvneshwar taps the ball to backward point for a run.
19.2Southee to Kaul, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Kaul works the ball to the leg side for a run.
19.3Southee to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, slow off-cutter, Bhuvneshwar plays the ball to long-off for a run.
19.4Southee to Kaul, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Kaul hammers the ball over cover for another run.
19.5Southee to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Bhuvneshwar thumps the ball down to long-off for a run.
19.6Southee to Kaul, FOUR! Back of the length ball on off-stump, Kaul slaps the ball over cover for a boundary.
SRH 106/8 after 19 overs.
Mavi to bowl the nineteenth over.
18.1Mavi to Rashid, FOUR! Good length ball on off-stump, Rashid slaps the ball over cover for a boundary.
18.2Mavi to Rashid, WICKET! CAUGHT! Full ball on middle and leg stump, Rashid flicks the ball straight down the throat of Iyer at long-on.
Siddarth Kaul walks out to bat.
18.3 Mavi to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Bhuvneshwar works the ball to the leg side for a run.
18.4Mavi to Kaul, no run, good length ball on off-stump, the ball comes back in and goes past the edge of the bat.
18.5Mavi to Kaul, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Kaul guides the ball to the on side for a run,
18.6Mavi to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, slow fuller ball on off-stump, Bhuvneshwar drives the ball down the ground for a run.
SRH 94/6 after 17 overs.
Chakaravarthy tobowl the seventeenth over.
16.1Chakaravarthy to Holder, WICKET! CAUGHT! Fuller ball on off-stump, Holder slogs the ball high in the air and the ball flies straight to Iyer at long-off.
Rashid Khan walks out to bat.
16.2Chakaravarthy to Samad, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Samad works the ball to mid-wicket for a run.
16.3Chakaravarthy to Rashid, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Rashid plays the ball on the on side for another run.
16.4Chakaravarthy to Samad, no run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Samad hits the ball to extra cover where Morgan dives and stops the ball.
16.5 Chakaravarthy to Samad, SIX! Full ball on off-stump, Samad swings his bat and sends the ball over the long-on fence.
16.6Chakaravarthy to Samad, SIX! Fuller ball on off-stump, Samad slogs the ball over deep mid-wicket for another maximum!!!!
SRH 79/5 after 15 overs.
Chakaravarthy to bowl the fifteenth over.
14.1Chakaravarthy to Priyam, no run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Priyam taps the ball to the leg side.
14.2Chakaravarthy to Priyam, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow short ball on middle stump, Priyam goes on one knee and slogs the ball, there is not enough power behind the shot and Rahul Tripathi at deep mid-wicket takes a comfortable catch.
Jason Holder walks out to bat.
14.3Chakaravarthy to Holder, 2 Leg Byes, good length ball on middle stump, Holder goes on one knee to paddle sweep the ball, the ball raps on the pads and goes down to fine-leg, Holder completes a couple of runs.
14.4Chakaravarthy to Holder, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, the ball takes an inside edge and rolls down to fine-leg, Holder steals a single.
14.5Chakaravarthy to Samad, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Samad plays a late cut to the man at short third-man.
14.6Chakaravarthy to Samad, SIX! Fuller ball on off-stump, Samad thumps the ball straight down the ground for a maximum!!!!
SRH 67/4 after 13 overs.
Shakib to bowl the thirteenth over.
12.1Shakib to Samad, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Samad rocks back and punches the ball through cover for a run.
12.2Shakib to Priyam, SIX! Full ball on off-stump, Priyam steps out and swings his bat to send the ball way way back in the stands.
12.3Shakib to Priyam, no run, full ball fired on middle and leg stump, Priyam drives the ball back to Shakib.
12.4Shakib to Priyam, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Priyam drives the ball down to long-on for a run.
12.5Shakib to Samad, 1 run, fuller ball, Samad hammers the ball down the ground for another single.
12.6Shakib to Priyam, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Priyam guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for another single.
SRH 53/4 after 11 overs.
Shakib to bowl the eleventh over.
10.1Shakib to Abhishek, WICKET! STUMPED! Short ball wide of off-stump, Abhishek steps out for a huge shot but fails to connect, the ball goes to Karthik and he removes the ball with ease.
Abdul Samad walks out to bat.
10.2Shakib to Samad, no run, full ball on middle and leg stump, the ball spins back in and raps on the pads.
10.3Shakib to Samad, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Samad pushes the ball to mid-off.
10.4Shakib to Samad, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Samad works the ball down to third-man for a run .
10.5Shakib to Priyam, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle stump, Priyan guides the ball down the ground for a run.
10.6
SRH 51/3 after 10 overs.
Narine to bowl the tenth over.
9.1Narine to Abhishek, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Abhishek works the ball down to long-on for a run.
9.2Narine to Priyam, no run, full ball on off-stump, Priyam drives the ball to cover.
9.3Narine to Priyam, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Priyam works the ball to cover for a run.
9.4Narine to Abhishek, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Abhishek works the ball to long-off for a run.
9.5Narine to Priyam, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Priyam guides the ball to the leg side for another run.
9.6Narine to Abhishek, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Abhishek guides the ball down the ground for another run.
SRH 46/3 after 9 overs.
Shakib to bowl the ninth over.
8.1Shakib to Priyam, 1 run, short ball on leg stump, Priyam punches the ball down to long-on for a run.
8.2Shakib to Abhishek, no run, full ball on off-stump, Abhishek works the ball to the leg side.
8.3Shakib to Abhishek, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Abhishek drives the ball down to long-on for a run.
8.4 Shakib to Priyam, no run, full ball on middle stump, Priyam drives the ball back to Shakib.
8.5 Shakib to Priyam, 1 run, full ball on leg stump, Priyam plays the ball to the leg side for a run.
8.6 Shakib to Abhishek, 1 run, fuller delivery, Abhishek works the ball to mid-wicket for a run.
SRH 39/3 after 7 overs.
Shakib Al Hasan to bowl the seventh over.
6.1Shakib to Priyam, no run, full ball on middle stump, Priyam works the ball to the leg side.
6.2Shakib to Priyam, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Priyam pushes the ball to cover for a run.
6.3Shakib to Williamson, no run, full ball on off-stump, Williamson drives the ball to the man at mid-off.
6.4Shakib to Williamson, 2 runs, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Williamson works the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
6.5Shakib to Williamson, WICKET! RUN-OUT! BIG BLOW FOR SRH! Full ball on leg stump, Williamson works the ball to mid-on and takes off for a single, Shakib follows the ball and gets a direct hit at the bowler's end, Williamson stretches to be inside the crease in time but unfortunately, he cannot. He has to walk back.
Abhishek Sharma walks out to bat.
6.6Shakib to Priyam, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Priyam taps the ball down the ground for a run.
SRH 35/2 after 6 overs.
Mavi to bowl the sixth over.
5.1Mavi to Williamson, FOUR! Short and wide from Mavi and Williamson cuts the ball through cover for a boundary.
5.2Mavi to Williamson, no run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Williamson steps out and hits the ball to Shakib at cover.
5.3Mavi to Williamson, FOUR! Short ball wide of off-stump, Williamson thumps the ball through cover and gets a boundary this time for his efforts.
5.4Mavi to Williamson, 2 runs, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Williamson works the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for a couple of runs.
5.5Mavi to Williamson, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Full ball wide of off-stump, Williamson steps out and creams the ball through cover for a boundary.
5.6Mavi to Williamson, FOUR! AND ANOTHER! Good length ball on off-stump, Williamson waits and then nudges the ball at the last second to guide it down to third-man for a boundary.
SRH 14/1 after 3 overs.
Southee to bowl the third over.
2.1Southee to Roy, no run, full ball on off-stump, Roy drives the ball to cover.
2.2Southee to Roy, INSIDE EDGE AND FOUR! Full ball on off-stump, Roy steps out for a big shot, Roy swings his bat, the ball takes a thick inside edge and races wide of the stumps down to fine-leg for a boundary.
2.3Southee to Roy, FOUR! Full ball on middle and leg stump, Roy takes two steps out of the crease and works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
2.4Southee to Roy, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Roy drives the ball to mid-off.
2.5Southee to Roy, no run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Roy works the ball back to Southee.
2.6Southee to Roy, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Roy pushes the ball to the man at extra-cover.
SRH 6/1 after 2 overs.
Shivam Mavi to bowl the second over.
1.1 Mavi to Williamson, no run, full ball wide of off-stump, Williamson pushes the ball to cover.
1.2Mavi to Williamson, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Williamson drives the ball to mid-on for a single.
1.3Mavi to Roy, no run, full ball wide of off-stump, Roy drives the ball to the man at backward point.
1.4Mavi to Roy, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Roy drives the ball down to third-man for a run.
1.5Mavi to Williamson, no run, full ball wide of off-stump, Williamson drives the ball back to Mavi.
1.6Mavi to Williamson, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Williamson pushes the ball to cover.
SRH 4/1 after 1 over.
Tim Southee to bowl the first over of the innings.
0.1 Southee to Roy, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Roy chips the ball to mid-on and takes a run.
0.2 Southee to Saha, WICKET! LBW!FIRST BALL DUCK! Good length ball on off-stump, the ball pitches on middle stump and hits straight on the pads as Saha looks to defend off his front foot, Southee and co. bursts into loud appeal and the umpire raises his finger, Saha has few words with Roy and then walks back.
Kane Williamson walks out to bat.
0.3 Southee to Williamson, no run, full ball on off-stump, Williamson pushes the ball to mid-off.
0.4Southee to Williamson, no run, fuller delivery on off-stump, Williamson drives the ball to the man at mid-off.
0.5Southee to Williamson, no run, good length ball on off-stump, the ball nips back in and raps on the pads, another appeal for LBW but this time the umpire is not interested. Morgan is not interested in taking a review.
0.6Southee to Williamson, 3 runs, full ball on middle and leg stump, Williamson pushes the ball down to long-on for three runs.
Right then the action is about to commence. Out come the two umpires. The two umpires are followed by the KKR players. The KKR players are followed by Jason Roy and Wriddhiman Saha, the two openers for SRH. We are almost ready for action!
Teams
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Karthik(w), Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Tim Southee, Varun Chakaravarthy
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Kane Williamson(c), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, Siddarth Kaul
Toss
Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson wins the toss and opts to bat first.
Pitch Report
It is a brand new pitch for this match. Thefresh pitch has a good covering of grass, which means that there will be enough pace on it. The track also looks a bit coarse and that will give the bowlers something to work with. There could also be some grip in the pitch.
Sunrisers Hyderabad:Kane Williamson (captain), David Warner, Manish Pandey, Sherfane Rutherford, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddharth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, Urman Malik, Basil Thampi, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Abdul Samad, J Suchith, Jason Holder, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Kedar Jadhav, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Jason Roy.
Kolkata Knight Riders:Eoin Morgan (captain), Dinesh Karthik, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathy, Shubman Gill, Harbhajan Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Pawan Negi, M Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Dube, Tim Southee, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russel, Ben Cutting, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Sheldon Jackson, Tim Seifert
SRH aim to dent KKR's play-off prospects
Out of the play-offs race, bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to dent Kolkata Knight Riders' chances of making it to the knockout stage when they face off in an IPL game here on Sunday.
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