Kolkata Knight Riders team owner Shahrukh Khan congratulated the team on their 100th IPL win on Sunday. KKR beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 10 runs in their IPL 2021 season opener. This was their 13th win over the Hyderabad outfit in the IPL. The senior players in the squad delivered. Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Karthik and Nitish Rana all came up with crucial contributions and gave their side a winning start in IPL 2021.
Taking to Twitter KKR team owner Shahrukh Khan posted a special message on the side’s 100th IPL win. He had a special mention for the likes of Karthik, Rana, Shakib and Harbhajan as well.
Good To Have Our 100th IPL Win: Shahrukh Khan
“Good to have our 100th IPL match win. Well done boys…@KKRiders @prasidh43 @DineshKarthik @NitishRana_27 #Rahul @Russell12A @harbhajan_singh ( good to see u even if briefly ) @Sah75official @patcummins30 actually all were so good to watch,” Shah Rukh Khan tweeted.
Good to hav our 100th IPL match win. Well done boys…@KKRiders @prasidh43 @DineshKarthik @NitishRana_27 #Rahul @Russell12A @harbhajan_singh ( good to see u even if briefly )@Sah75official @patcummins30 actually all were so good to watch.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 11, 2021
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Notably, Mumbai Indians (120) and Chennai Super Kings (106) are the only other two teams in the competition to win 100 or more matches. KKR play their next game against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad put out a fighting performance with the bat but still was not able to cross the line. They lost skipper Warner early in the chase of 188. Coming into bat at number three Manish Pandey scored an unbeaten 61. Along with Jonny Bairstow (55) the duo added a 92 run stand for the third wicket. From 102 for 3 to 150 for 6 Sunrisers lost three quick wickets. With 38 required off the final two overs, Abdul Samad struck some lusty blows scoring 19 off 8 balls. Mohammed Nabi (14 off 11) and Vijay Shankar (11 off 7) scored quick runs but Samad’s late cameo was not enough to help Sunrisers win the contest.
Earlier in the game, Warner won the toss and asked KKR to bat first. Nitish Rana scored 80 off 56 deliveries and added key partnerships first with Shubman Gill (15) and then with Rahul Tripathi (53). Dinesh Karthik scored 22 off 9 in the final overs as KKR reached a more than competitive 187/6. Andre Russell scored five on his comeback game for KKR and fell yet again to Rashid Khan. Skipper Eoin Morgan scored (2), while Shakib scored 3. It was Rana’s third score of 80 or above in his last six innings for Kolkata.
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