Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by a huge margin of 54 runs in an one-sided encounter at MCA Stadium, Pune in the ongoing season of IPL. Hyderabad failed to chase the target of 178 runs set by KKR. With this comprehensive win, KKR has kept their hopes alive for the playoffs.
While chasing the mammoth total of 178 runs , SRH didn’t get a good start. SRH openers scored just 30 runs in the first 5 overs of the run chase. Williamson played a struggling knock of 9 runs in 17 balls. He was dismissed by Russell. Rahul Tripathi managed to score just 9 runs in 12 balls.
Abhishek Sharma from the other end kept on attacking KKR bowlers. He smashed Sunil Narine all around the park. Abhishek played an impactful knock of 43 runs in 28 balls. Aiden Markaram smashed a few boundaries but couldn’t convert it into a big one. Umesh Yadav took the important wicket of Markaram.
Sunrisers Hyderabad never got the momentum in their run chase. Kolkata Knight Riders chipped in with wickets at regular intervals which broke the back of SRH in the run chase. Andre Russell grabbed 3 crucial wickets. He was the hero with both bat and ball for Kolkata.
Here are some of top twitter reactions from this match:
Huge win this by KKR. Billings and Russell partnership was a game changer.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 14, 2022
This is what big match winners do. @KKRiders desperately needed a win and who else but #Russell rose to the occasion.
Bat ho ya ball
Sab Russell ka Khel!#RPSwing #SRHvsKKR— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) May 14, 2022
Karbo larbo jeetbo… What a win for @KKRiders how good was big fella today with the bat and ball #AndreRussell .. crucial 2 points .. still alive in the competition
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 14, 2022
Andre Russell has scored 330 runs and took 17 wickets in IPL 2022 – The MVP, the beast is back.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 14, 2022
When you let go Rashid Khan for a man who is out of form in batting, doesn't bowl and hands over 20th over to a spinner against Russell pic.twitter.com/YinNm8rwA5
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 14, 2022
Two back to back wins with 50+ runs margin 🥵
That 75 run loss against LSG had completely ruined KKR's NRR but thankfully it's recovered
— Pratik (@Prat1k_) May 14, 2022
Can we change the name of Kolkata Knight Riders to Russel-Narine Knight Riders ???#IPL2022 #KKRMein2BndeHaiTayyar
— Mohit Bararia 🇮🇳🏏 (@MohitBararia7) May 14, 2022
Andre Russell once again doing it for KKR. What a star he is.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 14, 2022
Andre Russell won the Man Of The Match Award for his outstanding All-round Performance, 49*(28) & 22/3. Incredible.
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) May 14, 2022
What a blistering knock by Andre Russell – 49* from 28 balls with 4 sixes and 3 fours. Russell is showing his class, yet another marvelous effort by the MVP of KKR. pic.twitter.com/PadHKpnV3i
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 14, 2022
Kane Williamson is having a terrible time. SR of 92 as opener in T20 is not permissible.
On the other hand KKR is totally dependent upon Andre Russell, from bowling to batting.A champion player and A champion franchise, hope they do a comeback. #KKRvSRH
— Ibn Ahmed 🇵🇸 (@mahimaniaaaa) May 14, 2022
Abhishekh Sharma vs Rashid + Narine so far in IPL 2022: 69(31).
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 14, 2022
Andre Russell finishes in style to take KKR to 177 runs
Earlier in the match, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first. KKR managed to score just 20 runs in the first 4 overs. Ajinkya Rahane and Nitish Rana put the foot on the accelerator. They both added 48 runs in the next 5.3 overs. Umran Malik pulled back things after dismissing both Rahane and Rana.
KKR was struggling at 94/5 in 11.3 overs. They needed a great finish to take them above a par total. Caribbean all rounder Andre Russell played an important knock of 49 runs in 28 balls to help KKR post a total of 177 runs. Russell smashed four huge sixes in his innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the most economical bowler for SRH.
Written by Harsh Gupta
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