- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.4 identical back of a length ball but this time tighter on fifth stump, Roy tries to repeat a cross bat heave and produces another top edge but this time does not clear short third man on the ring and a simple catch is taken at head height. 35/31.1 length ball on off at 133 kph, Gurbaz tries to flick this over midwicket but Jansen hustles him for pace and he's a fraction late on the shot producing a top edge that swirls over mid-on. Brook settles under this inside the ring and takes a simple chest high catch with his arms tucked into his body. 8/11.6 bounced out! Bangs this in short on middle at 137 kph, Iyer continues to look uncomfortable v Jansen and tries to hook this defensively while turtling his head out of the way and gloves this up in the air popping up to carry gently through to Klaasen. 16/211.2 brilliant caught and bowled by Markram finished off at mid-on! Flighted full on fourth stump, Rana slogs trying to clear midwicket but it's a bit out of reach and produces a top edge swirling toward the edge of the ring. There's nobody in front of square in the leg side ring. The nearest fielder is at long-on. Markram recognizes this immediately and sprints backwards 20+ yards before flinging himself toward the edge of the circle at mid-on to cling onto a stunning effort. The judges from Switzerland, Mexico, Aruba, Fiji, Indonesia, Benin and North Macedonia all hold up 10 marks out of 10 on their cards. 96/419.2 another sparkling catch this innings, this time from Abdul Samad at deep midwicket! Knee high full toss on off, Rinku tries to muscle this over the leg side but miscues it too flat allowing Samad to charge in 15 yards off the rope and dive forward full extension to latch on at shin height before sticking the landing sliding along the turf. 168/814.2 this one is floated full again but much wider on eighth stump, Russell winds up for an almighty heave but can't quite reach it. Spices a top edge fluttering tamely to short third man on the ring, who slides forward to take the catch on his knees. 127/515.3 slower ball at 114 kph on sixth stump on a good length, Narine is badly fooled through the shot early and tries to check his drive but makes too much contact with the shot and sends the ball floating softly to Agarwal on the ring at extra cover, who shuffles a few yards left to take a chest high catch. 130/617.3 length ball on seventh stump, slapped high toward the cover sweeper Abdul Samad who jogs in casually 10 yards off the rope and takes this catch at thigh height reaching forward in stride. 151/719.3 slower length ball angled across fifth stump, Harshit misses swishing at this. They try to pinch a bye to get Roy back on strike. Klaasen's flick at the stumps misses badly but Natarajan backs up the throw from Klaasen well and fires at the non-striker's end to catch Harshit a yard short. 168/9Extras8 (lb 1, nb 2, w 5)TOTAL171/9 (20 Overs, RR: 8.55)Did not bat: CV VarunFall of wickets: 1-8 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1.1 ov), 2-16 (Venkatesh Iyer, 1.6 ov), 3-35 (Jason Roy, 4.4 ov), 4-96 (Nitish Rana, 11.2 ov), 5-127 (Andre Russell, 14.2 ov), 6-130 (Sunil Narine, 15.3 ov), 7-151 (Shardul Thakur, 17.3 ov), 8-168 (Rinku Singh, 19.2 ov), 9-168 (Harshit Rana, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Kumar 4 0 33 1 8.25 12 6 0 1 0 M Jansen 3 0 24 2 8.00 7 3 0 0 1 Kartik Tyagi 2 0 30 1 15.00 5 3 2 2 1 AK Markram 3 0 24 1 8.00 5 2 1 0 0 T Natarajan 4 0 30 2 7.50 9 1 1 2 0 M Markande 4 0 29 1 7.25 8 1 2 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.5 the great catching continues in the second innings! Length ball on the hips, Abhishek goes to flick this over square leg but this climbs on him a touch and results in a skied chance toward deep backward square. Russell comes forward for this steepler and settles under it before lunging forward at the last moment to latch on. 37/22.5 bounced out! Almost a carbon copy of how Jansen took a wicket in the first innings against Iyer. 139 kph delivery angled into the body on middle and leg stump. Mayank plays an almost identical shot to how Iyer got out, a defensive hook while trying to turtle his head out of the way for safety and the timid stroke attempt results in a gloved chance lobbing up behind the stumps gently to the keeper. 29/15.3 Tripathi outfoxes himself! Shuffles across his stumps to a slower ball at 116 kph landing full on middle, Tripathi tries to scoop this over fine leg but the fielder was on the rope instead of being up in the ring and he picks him out at head height five yards inside the rope for a basic catch. 53/316.5 slower bouncer on sixth stump, Markram tries to tennis overhead smash this but pings it high to long-off. Simple catch for Rinku camping under this 12 yards inside the rope at head height. 145/66.2 full on off stump, Brook shuffles across his stumps to scoop this over fine leg but misses. Big lbw shout denied. They take a run and Nitish huddles with the bowler to go for DRS. There was a lot happening on the initial appeal where glove was close to hip. But it misses the glove on replay and comes off the side of the hip crouched low with impact in line with middle stump. Ball-tracking shows this going on to hit leg stump. Decision overturned. Brook's lean run since his century continues with another duck. 54/414.1 133 kph delivery on a fullish length on fourth stump, Klaasen tries to heave this over midwicket but gets it more off the splice and picks out Russell on the rope at deep midwicket. Catch taken three yards inside the rope at head height. 124/519.3 length ball on leg stump, tries to slaughter this over the leg side but doesn't get the elevation and picks out the boundary rider at deep midwicket taking this coolly at head height three yards inside the rope. The crowd went nuts when the ball left the bat thinking it was going for a certain six but Anukul Roy was there to intercept it and the crowd falls into a hush. 165/818.1 142 kph inswinging yorker on sixth stump, Jansen tries to drive this out and there's a noise through to the keeper diving left. Appeal from the keeper Gurbaz is upheld and Jansen walks. Sure enough on replays there's a thin inside edge which caused Gurbaz to have to dive leg side. 152/7Extras14 (b 1, lb 6, nb 3, w 4)TOTAL166/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.3)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Mayank Agarawal, 2.5 ov), 2-37 (Abhishek Sharma, 3.5 ov), 3-53 (Rahul Tripathi, 5.3 ov), 4-54 (Harry Brook, 6.2 ov), 5-124 (Heinrich Klaasen, 14.1 ov), 6-145 (Aiden Markram, 16.5 ov), 7-152 (Marco Jansen, 18.1 ov), 8-165 (Abdul Samad, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Harshit Rana 4 0 27 1 6.75 13 1 2 2 0 VG Arora 3 0 32 2 10.66 6 5 0 1 2 SN Thakur 3 0 23 2 7.66 6 3 0 0 0 AD Russell 1 0 15 1 15.00 4 2 1 0 1 AS Roy 3 0 26 1 8.66 6 1 2 1 0 SP Narine 2 0 16 0 8.00 1 1 0 0 0 CV Varun 4 0 20 1 5.00 12 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
04 May 2023 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 3 wickets)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (39 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 73/3 in 9.0 overs (N Rana 24, RK Singh 17)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (N Rana 35, RK Singh 18, Ex 2)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (73 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 130/6 in 15.3 overs (RK Singh 29)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (105 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 171/9 in 20.0 overs (AS Roy 13, VG Arora 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 3 wickets)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (34 balls), Extras 6
- Over 6.2: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - HC Brook (Upheld)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (73 balls), Extras 7
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (AK Markram 22, H Klaasen 27, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Sunrisers Hyderabad - 134/5 in 15.0 overs (AK Markram 38, Abdul Samad 5)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (107 balls), Extras 11
- Over 18.0: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - M Jansen (Struck down)
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