In the crucial Qualifier 1 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders, young Indian batsman Abhishek Sharma suffered a rare setback as he was removed for three runs. In the ongoing IPL 2024 Qualifier 1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Kolkata Knight Riders are off to a fantastic start.
Pat Cummins and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are out of the game for the Sunrisers, having lost eight wickets in the IPL 2024 Qualifier 1 encounter at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Rahul Tripathi scored the highest, with 55.
Mitchell Starc grabbed three wickets for KKR, while Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, and Harshit Rana each claimed one. Pat Cummins, the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, won the toss and chose to bat against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Andre Russell did an excellent job:
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Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head opened the batting tonight, but Abhishek could not have much of an impact since Andre Russell’s flying catch forced him out.
The incident happened in the second over of SRH’s innings, right after Mitchell Starc had dismissed Head with a frightening delivery.
Sharma was sent back for three by Vaibhav Arora to give KKR the upper hand. Andre Russell also deserves credit for the dismissal, as he made a great catch to send the SRH opener back. Sharma drove through the off-side a little too early, misjudging the shot towards cover, where Andre Russell perfectly timed his jump to make a spectacular grab.
The game that is currently in progress will determine who advances to the final, which is set for this Sunday, May 26. Conversely, the loser of the match between the Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face the winner of the eliminator.
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