END OF OVER:20 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 187/6 | RR: 9.35
- Dinesh Karthik22 (9b)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-45-1
- T Natarajan4-0-37-1
9.23pm Ready for the chase. Warner and Saha are out in the middle. KKR starting with spin. Harbhajan Singh. One of the all-time great powerplay bowlers in the IPL. Does he still have it? Nearly two years since he's played.
Shravan Kumar: "Giving away just 4 boundaries on the last 5 overs is great death bowling, it's just that the first 15 overshadow the last 5"
RajatMaheshwari: "SRH recovered well after Rana-Tripathi partnership but DK cameo has made this score par. KKR favourites at the halfway as SRH middle order is brittle!"
Suresh: "He took two catches, but Samad mis judged Rana's catch in 3rd over... Huge miss that"
Nishandh: "Correction: Both Ash and Bhuvi got a wicket xD"
9.10pm So a wicket for Bhuvneshwar after all, but it's been a bad evening for SRH's main man. Rana the reason for that, alongside Tripathi. A solid opening stand between Rana and Gill set them up nicely through a 93-run stand for the second wicket. Only the spinners offered any resistance for SRH. It was hard going otherwise, but the 17th and 18th overs took some momentum out for KKR. They would have been looking for 200 but it wasn't to be. It's a decent surface, but KKR are stacked with wily spinners and that is definitely a plus for them tonight. See you soon.
Shakib Al Hasan c Abdul Samad b Kumar 3 (13m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
Bhakta Prasad: "Yesterday, Ashwin and today Bhubi gone for more than 40 runs without wickets !!"
Sai Charan: "We are going to see the best version of DK if he comes after 15 overs most often than not, his mind will be absolutely clear and he can get 30/40 in no time."
END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs | KKR: 171/5 | RR: 9.00
- Dinesh Karthik7 (4b)
- Shakib Al Hasan3 (4b)
- T Natarajan4-0-37-1
- Mohammad Nabi4-0-32-2
Nitish Rana's last 6 IPL innings: 0, 81, 0, 87, 0, 80
Sowmya : "T Natarajan may not be the quickest but he reads the batsman so well. 18.2 DK was ready for the scoop but he bowled it wide of off stump. Canny Operator!! "
Chikke: "Last boundary was hit 2 overs ago. "
END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | KKR: 162/5 | RR: 9.00
- Shakib Al Hasan1 (1b)
- Dinesh Karthik1 (1b)
- Mohammad Nabi4-0-32-2
- Rashid Khan4-0-24-2
Silly.Point: "Despite everything, I'm loving KKR's approach: with a batting depth to No. 9, it's better to throw your bat and go for broke."
Nabi with the chance at a hat-trick now. Dinesh Karthik on strike.
EJG Morgan c Abdul Samad b Mohammad Nabi 2 (9m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
N Rana c Shankar b Mohammad Nabi 80 (82m 56b 9x4 4x6) SR: 142.85
Nabi now, to two left-handers
END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 159/3 | RR: 9.35
- Eoin Morgan1 (1b)
- Nitish Rana80 (54b)
- Rashid Khan4-0-24-2
- T Natarajan3-0-28-1
Russell vs Rashid in T20s: 48 runs, 30 balls, 4 dismissals
Ganesh: "Manish Pandey can be in any XI just for these kind of catches " --- A slip for Rashid's last ball against Morgan
Anupam: "Rashid is 22 years old, and has 351 wickets in T20 format. He will definitely end up with 1000 wickets, mindblowing!!"
dead ball called as Saha's cap falls off as he gets into the crouch
Venki: "Credit to Tripathi that the expected score did not change. Shows that he was scoring at the same rate as expected of KKR's hitting machine in the middle order."
