- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.5 Salt swings to leg, but holes out to Jansen in the deep! Salt has shaken his last after giving the KKR fans a taste. Stepped away as Markande pushed one down the leg side, didn't quite get hold of his shot - but it still needed good work from Jansen running around to his right and diving full length for the catch 119/61.6 banged into the deck, Salt fends it away to backward point... and Narine has run himself out looking for one! Direct hit from Shahbaz Ahmed and he's nowhere in the frame! Salt had no intention of running there but Narine got about halfway down before noticing. Barely bothered to try and make his ground, with Jansen lurking to complete the run-out if needed 23/13.3 larruped... straight to cover! Bit of a slot ball, really, and Iyer was looking to cash in with a hard-handed drive. But he couldn't have picked out the fielder better, Jansen staying low to clutch the ball to his chest. Second wicket of the evening for SRH 32/23.5 chipped to mid-off! Superb take above his head by Cummins, and SRH have taken a third wicket inside the powerplay. Full from Natarajan and Shreyas was looking to loft it over the off side, almost cleared the man on the edge of the ring... but his opposite number is a tall bloke and reels in the catch. First down payment on that INR 20.5 crore fee from Cummins 32/37.3 googly, Rana reverses... straight to backward point! Simple head-height catch for Tripathi and Rana can only offer a rueful smile as he walks off. Funky stuff fails to land, Markande strikes with his third ball. KKR slip deeper into the hole 51/412.1 chipped to cover, Cummins strikes! Hit high on the bat as he looked to drive on the up, well held by Markande diving across to his right. Ramandeep won't be taking this deep. The KKR recovery takes a hit 105/519.1 top-edged in the slog, taken at long-on! Rinku knows he has to go (or get Russell on strike). He opts for the former and holes out to Markram a few yards in off the rope 200/7Extras8 (nb 2, w 6)TOTAL208/7 (20 Overs, RR: 10.4)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Sunil Narine, 1.6 ov), 2-32 (Venkatesh Iyer, 3.3 ov), 3-32 (Shreyas Iyer, 3.5 ov), 4-51 (Nitish Rana, 7.3 ov), 5-105 (Ramandeep Singh, 12.1 ov), 6-119 (Phil Salt, 13.5 ov), 7-200 (Rinku Singh, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Kumar 4 0 51 0 12.75 7 4 3 2 1 M Jansen 3 0 40 0 13.33 5 1 4 1 0 T Natarajan 4 0 32 3 8.00 9 3 1 3 0 PJ Cummins 4 0 32 1 8.00 8 3 1 0 0 M Markande 4 0 39 2 9.75 10 1 4 0 0 Shahbaz Ahmed 1 0 14 0 14.00 2 1 1 0 1
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 taken at deep backward square leg! Harshit offers a stare to Agarwal, who walks back, but not without looking back at Harshit! Short delivery at sharp pace around off, as he gets good bounce. Agarwal pulls but off the higher side of the bat. The longer side of the boundary comes into play, as Rinku takes it low 60/17.2 taken at fine leg! The man in the deep had to move a few steps to his left, and end at where an imaginary straightish fine leg would have been. Russell dug one a short at Abhishek, with the ball climbing nicely towards the batter's throat on middle and leg. He went for the pull, but top-edged it, with the extra pace getting the ball to zip through off the pitch 71/212.5 taken at fine leg! Narine strikes after being economical all day. Tripathi keeps attempting the sweep, and finds the fielder on this occasion. His struggle ends at a run-a-ball 20. The ball was again full, as Tripathi went slogging across the line 111/411.4 nabbed at deep midwicket! He had to take a few steps forward, and then bend to take it low. Rinku was the fielder there. Varun bowled full and on the stumps, as Markram went slog sweeping across the line, but ended up playing down the longer side of the ground. He departs, as SRH's required rate keeps rising 107/319.5 great catch by Suyash! Someone listen to the deafening roar at Eden. Suyash, placed at short third, had to half-turn around while moving back and keeping his eyes on the ball. It arrived on him over his right shoulder, and he tumbled to take it. Another slower ball from Harshit, as he rolls his fingers over it. Bowls on a hittable length, though, and just outside off. Klaasen has a go at it aiming for the leg side, but plays early and gets it off a top edge 204/716.5 straight to deep midwicket! The fielder was placed right on the edge of the rope, and that arrived at a comfortable height, in front of his stomach. It was a full toss which was dipping just outside off, as Samad wasn't able to time his swing. He waited for a few seconds to confirm if it wasn't an above-waist no-ball or not, before heading back. But he's asked to wait, as the umpires take a look again. And replays confirm it arrived at him just below the waist, so it is not a no-ball 145/519.3 finds long-on! The crowd at Eden suddenly wakes up from sleep. Shahbaz falls, leaving this on the knife's edge. Harshit went on the shorter side of a length, while angling it across. The ball arrived around middle and off, as Shahbaz shaped to launch it down the ground but mistimed the shot for a simple catch for Shreyas 203/6Extras7 (lb 1, w 6)TOTAL204/7 (20 Overs, RR: 10.2)Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Mayank Agarawal, 5.3 ov), 2-71 (Abhishek Sharma, 7.2 ov), 3-107 (Aiden Markram, 11.4 ov), 4-111 (Rahul Tripathi, 12.5 ov), 5-145 (Abdul Samad, 16.5 ov), 6-203 (Shahbaz Ahmed, 19.3 ov), 7-204 (Heinrich Klaasen, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MA Starc 4 0 53 0 13.25 8 3 4 2 0 Harshit Rana 4 0 33 3 8.25 12 3 2 0 0 CV Varun 4 0 55 1 13.75 8 1 7 0 0 SP Narine 4 0 19 1 4.75 8 0 0 0 0 AD Russell 2 0 25 2 12.50 4 4 1 0 0 Suyash Sharma 2 0 18 0 9.00 3 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sunrisers Hyderabad , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
23 March 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 3 wickets)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 66/4 in 9.0 overs (PD Salt 33, Ramandeep Singh 12)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (71 balls), Extras 4
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (PD Salt 14, Ramandeep Singh 35, Ex 1)
- PD Salt: 50 off 38 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Over 15.2: Review by Sunrisers Hyderabad (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - YC Barde, Batter - AD Russell (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 141/6 in 16.0 overs (RK Singh 10, AD Russell 20)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (100 balls), Extras 4
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (RK Singh 10, AD Russell 38, Ex 2)
- AD Russell: 50 off 20 balls (2 x 4, 6 x 6)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 200 runs in 18.6 overs (116 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 208/7 in 20.0 overs (AD Russell 64, MA Starc 6)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 1.3: Review by Sunrisers Hyderabad (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - YC Barde, Batter - MA Agarwal (Upheld)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (MA Agarwal 29, Abhishek Sharma 16, Ex 5)
- Strategic Timeout: Sunrisers Hyderabad - 65/1 in 6.0 overs (Abhishek Sharma 27, RA Tripathi 1)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 100 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Sunrisers Hyderabad - 111/4 in 13.0 overs (H Klaasen 3, Abdul Samad 0)
- Over 12.6: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Pandit, Batter - Abdul Samad (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 6
- H Klaasen: 50 off 25 balls (7 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 13 balls (H Klaasen 34, Shahbaz Ahmed 16, Ex 1)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 200 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 7
Match Coverage
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