Players exchange greetings after Sunrisers Hyderabad won in the Indian Premier League 2022 match against Kolkata Knight Riders, at the Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai. (Sportzpics/PTI Photo)IPL 2022, SRH vs KKR Highlights: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League on Friday. KKR made 175/8 after being put in to bat. Nitish Rana top scored for KKR with 54 off 36 balls, while Andre Russell smashed an unbeaten 49 off 25 balls. SRH chased down the target in 17.5 overs after half-centuries from Rahul Tripathi (71 off 37) and Aiden Markram (68 not out off 36).
Brief scores:
KKR 175 for 8 in 20 overs (Nitish Rana 54, Andre Russell 49 not out; T Natarajan 3/37, Umran Malik 2/27).
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SRH 176/3 in 17.5 overs (Rahul Tripathi 71, Aiden Markram 68 not out; Andre Russell 2/20).
Follow highlights of SRH vs KKR from Mumbai below.
Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2022 - Match 25
Sunrisers Hyderabad
176/3 (17.5)vs
Kolkata Knight Riders
175/8 (20.0)Match Ended ( Match 25 )
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets
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Cummins in to bowl the 18th and Markram has hit a four and a 6 off his 3rd and fourth ball!!! Oh my word!!! Just six needed now and Markram ends the match with a six!!! All over. SRH win by 7 wickets.
Pretty close now for Sunrisers. KKR, meanwhile, need wickets and they need them now. Narine to bowl the 17th. That's 50 up for Markram now. SRH 158/3 after 17 overs.
The last ball of Russell's over went straight through the keeper and fetched Hyderabad a boundary. 16th over starts and Varun will bowl this one. A lucky four for Markram now as the ball gets an outside edge, goes through the keeper for a four. Next ball, Markram hits a maximum. Really not Varun's night. Leaking runs at the moment. 13 off tis one. SRH 153/3 after 16 overs.
Russell in to bowl the 15th and that's a 6!!! This time by Tripathi. He is relentless. He's gone the next ball!!! Goes for another big one and is straight down the throat of Venkatesh Iyer. Tripathi departs. SRH 133/3 after 14.2 overs.
We are back after strategic timeout and Umesh will start proceedings. KKR need wickets now. Any one wicket will turn the match on its head. That's a boundary by Markram that just evades the keeper. The next one is also sent to ther boundary for another 4. The shackles are off. Another 4 and that's a hattrick of boundaries. SRH 127/2 after 14 overs.
Sunil Gavaskar went wow, deservingly so, after Rahul Tripathi, one of the most talented Indian batsmen in IPL, lofted Varun Chakravarthy over cover boundary. He crash-landed Sunil Narine too and also punched Pat Cummins over covers. Over hte years, for various IPL teams, he has been opener, anchor, finisher - and done all roles with aplomb against pace and spin. In his early years, when in the Pune team, he picked one trait from MS Dhoni that he still follows. Sleeping late. In non-match nights, he would sleep at 10.30 pm but that would change. “He would sleep late. I tried to follow Dhonibhai as I have to be at my best at 7.30. Sleep at 2-3 in the night, get up at 10-11. Then again try to get some afternoon nap. Sleep as much as I can. So, there are not too many thoughts, fidgetiness. Sleep more, relax and around 3.30-4 or so, I start getting ready and fresh and ready to go by 6.30. And try to keep this routine on non-match days too,” he once told SG Sports. Be a conscious insomniac if you want to do well in the IPL, then.
-Sriram Veera
Narine in to bowl the 13th over. A quieter phase of the match now as Hyderabad look to play Cummins carefully. His over had yielded just 4. Narine is also having a decent little over. Just 4 off this over as well. SRH 113/2 after 13 overs.
It has been a topsy- turvy ride for Rahul Tripathi. In the initial phase of his IPL career, when he was playing for the Rajasthan Royals, the swashbuckling batter was struggling with his form and his confidence was low that he started doubting his abilities. It was very difficult for him to adjust to a role in the middle order for the franchise, as he used to open the innings when he was first picked by Rising Pune Supergiant. (READ MORE)
Would you know it!! Tripathi doles out the same treatment to KKR's other spinner, Narine. Slammed that over long-on. 10 off the over ultimately. SRH 105/2 after 11 overs.
Chakaravarthy in to bowl the 10th over and Markram promptly takes one to give the strike to Tripathi who takes another one to rotate the strike. And Markram has come in on the act and hits a huge six!!! And a four to follow. Not Varun's night tonight. Tripathi on 49 and that's his 50 with a single. SRH 95/2 after 10 overs.
Here's Narine now to bowl the 9th over and he will need to stem some runs for his team. He has had a pretty decent tournament thus far. Just 4 off this over. SRH 81/2 after 9 overs.
Kane Williamson was in a mood to pull any ball that was pitched marginally short, or even short of length. Unlike many modern-day batsmen, and some of the past masters, who pulls compulsively on the front-foot, he does it the orthodox way. He shifts his weight onto the back-foot, presses back deep into the crease, arches his upper body like the curve of a bow and swivels as he completes the shot. The absence of nonviolent movements makes the pose a collector’s item. He unfurled a gorgeous one against Umesh Yadav. Four balls later, he essayed a more powerful one against Andre Russell. The ball had bounced more than he had judged, but rose with the bounce and flayed him through mid-wicket. The next ball was identical and he recoiled for the pull. But the ball, an off-cutter that skid on, didn’t bounce as much as he had expected, and ended up dragging the ball onto the stumps. Never has Williamson, who usually wears restraint in both joy and agony, looked so livid. He bent down, cursed himself, and in an uncharacteristic burst of rage, almost blew the stumps away.
-Sandip G
Chakaravarthy is also meted with the same treatment as Tripathi goes ballistic. A four off one ball and a huge six off the other. He is making his former team pay. And another 6!!! Tripathi has really taken charge of the innings here. The mystery spinner is not a mystery anymore for Tripathi. 18 off this over. SRH 77/2 after 8 overs.
Debutant Aman Khan to bowl the 7th over now. That's edged and goes straight to the boundary for a four. Another beautiful shot that goes for a six to finish the over. 13 off this one. SRH 59/2 after 7 overs
Williamson hits a boundary against Andre Russell. OMG! Skipper Williamson departs. That's a huge blow for SRH. Russell takes revenge now. Tripathi hits a six to end the over. SRH 46-2 after 6 overs.
Williamson pulls it this time! How quickly he transfers his weight on the back-foot. What a great shot by Williamson against Umesh Yadav. He gets a boundary. SRH 35-1 after 5 overs.
Rahul Tripathi chips it over the covers and gets a boundary against Cummins. That's a very good shot by Tripathi. He is looking good now. SRH 27-1 after 4 overs.
Rahul Tripathi hits a boundary against Umesh Yadav. He flicks it this time off his pads for a four. Tripathi is so good when he hits it off his pads. SRH 15-1 after 3 overs.
Cummins to bowl the second over for KKR. He gets the first wicket, and Abhishek Sharma goes back to the pavilion. Early blow for Sunrisers. Good delivery by Cummins but Williamson ends the over with a boundary. SRH 9-1 after 2 overs.
The way Jagadeesha Suchith stormed across for the 20th over and gestured his preferred fielding positions to the captain Kane Williamson was quite something. There must have been pressure after being suddenly pressed to bowl the final over, but he looked confident. He struck with his first ball and had just given one run in three balls, including a dot ball to Andre Russel. As a kid, Suchith was interested in gymnastics and would watch other kids play cricket after his training ended. Slowly, the interest grew, and decided to follow his favourite player Daniel Vettori. And here he was now, given the challenge of trying to keep Rusell quiet. He went for his under-cut sliders from a length and Russell walloped the first two for sixes. The last ball slid down the leg side and the umpire reckoned it ran off the thin edge to the fine-leg boundary though Russel seemed to suggest to a curious Nicholas Pooran that it went off his thigh. Despite three tight balls, Suchith had given away 17 runs. Russell, as is his wont, ripped off the gloves with his teeth and marched off like a tiger
-- Sriram Veera
Umesh Yadav to bowl the first over. Abhishek Sharma and Kane Williamson start the proceedings for SRH. Good first over by Umesh. SRH 3-0 after 1 over.
J Suchith gets a wicket on his very first delivery. He scalps the wicket of Aman Hakim Khan. That's a good way to start the last over. Ohh! wait... Russell slogs and hits two consecutive sixes here. A boundary to end the over. KKR 175-8 after 20 overs.
Andre Russell is not often in the middle for a long time, but definitely for a good time. And a good time for the Jamaican involves sending the white ball over the boundary with brute force. Not for him playing according to the situation. In fact, teams plan to send him when the situation is ripe for him. On Friday too, it didn’t matter to Russel that Kolkata Knight Riders had lost half their side with seven overs to go when he strode to the crease. The second ball he faced, from impressive South African pacer Marco Jansen, was intended for some fearsome punishment but resulted in only a brace through midwicket. The next one, a length ball, landed way over the rope as Russell seemed to be warming up to his task.
The West Indian is a murderer of medium-pace stuff and Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson gambled to bring on his express bowler Umran Malik, who had just one over left. Malik is not known for his economy, but serious pace, and the over produced a riveting contest. The bowler was lucky to get a dot ball with a full toss to begin the over. The second ball was hit through the off-side for a brace. The batsman missed the slog off a length ball next and then, Russell was beaten by extra pace and bounce on the cut shot. The fifth ball was a bouncer that Russell avoided somehow by hitting the turf. The last one was a length ball outside off that the batsman missed again. Just two runs in the 16th over against one of the fiercest hitters of the cricket ball, there was no doubt about the winner of this contest.
Tushar Bhaduri
Bhuvneshwar Kumar takes the wicket of Pat Cummins. Cummins, the dangerous customer looks to hit it straight but it's a leg-cutter from Kumar that does the trick. KKR 157-7 after 18.4 overs.
Nitish Rana departs after scoring 54 runs. It's a clear spike from Rana's bat and he departs. T Natarajan picks his wicket. KKR 143-6 after 17.2 overs.
Nitish Rana starts the over with a boundary. He hits it straight this time against Natarajan for a one-bounce four. He is looking really good with the willow. KKR 142-5 after 17.1 overs.
Russell guides it between the slip and keeper for a boundary against Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He is playing smart cricket here, getting some quick runs for his team. He slashes hard this time and gets a six. KKR 134-5 after 16.4 overs.
Jagadeesha Suchith appealed as desperately as a man about to drown in a sea of sharks and as excitedly as someone? who had seen the sea for the first time in his life. The wicket-keeper, Nicholas Pooran, was barely amused and did not appeal even half-heartedly. The umpire let out a bemused smile, as if wondering why (and for what) the bowler was appealing fr. Skipper Kane Williamson almost laughed off the suggestion of a review. But Suchith persisted, and eventually coaxed Williamson to signal the ’T’ sign. The angle was difficult for an lbw—a left-arm spinner from over the stumps to a left-hander. The batsman, Nitish Rana, who had attempted a sweep, had missed the ball entirely. Invariably, the review seemed impetuous, to put it mildly, in the end. But Suchith still could not fathom, and had there been an option, he would have reviewed the review.
Sandip G
After 19 innings in the IPL, Nitish Rana gets to his half-century now. What an innings this has been for him. He finally gets his form back. KKR 120-5 after 15 overs.
Russell jabs it and gets a six against Marco Jansen. He hits it towards the deep mid-wicket this time. What a powerful hit this is. KKR batters are looking to score quick runs now. KKR 114-5 after 14 overs.
This is a flat hit by Rana for a six. He uses the extra pace of Umran Malik and cuts it towards the third man and gets a maximum. This is unbelievable. KKR 97-4 after 12.4 overs.
It's a nice pickup shot by Rana and he gets a six against T Natarajan through deep mid-wicket. Rana needs to convert this start into a big total now. He hits another one for a boundary as he hits it towards extra-cover. KKR 88-4 after 11.5 overs.
Shreyas Iyer and the world knew he was going to be in a tough contest against the pacy Umran Malik. Thus far, in this IPL, pacers have gone short against him. It’s an age-old plan against him and he can get into a bit of a tangle, late on the pull or awkward with the attempted punchy shot on the off. Dale Steyn had his number years ago in a tour game against Board President’s XI on this same venue. Malik made him wait and sweat over the short ball by holding it back. Instead he kept plugging the off-stump channel. Iyer was squared-up by a straight pacy delivery outside off ala Ramnaresh Sarwan. Then, an attempted cut was too late. Balls squirted off outside edge and once, off the inside, on to the thigh-pad, but it just about died down before Malik could rush across towards untenanted short-leg to try take that catch. Two balls later, a shortish one arrived and Iyer shuffled to leg but was late on the cut. Next ball, Iyer backed away again but this was the pacy yorker. An alarmed Iyer was too far away, tried to chop it down but met thin air as the ball crash-landed on the stumps.
-- Sriram Veera
What a cracking delivery by Umran Malik. It's a deadly yorker by Umran and Shreyas returns to the pavilion. Classy delivery for a right arm speedster. Big wicket for SRH. KKR 72-4 after 10.3 overs.
Shreyas Iyer hits a four against Suchith. That's an easy boundary for the skipper as he sweeps it comfortably and picks a boundary. Nitish Rana also sweeps it fine for a boundary. KKR 66-3 after 9 overs.
The five-ball stint of Aaron Finch, who turned up for his ninth IPL franchise, was pure chaos. The first ball he faced, he danced down the track, swiped across the line and pinched a single off Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Second ball was a carbon copy, only that he inside-edged onto his pads. Finch, fidgety and fretful, cleared his front-leg and laced the ball over long-on. A nerves-allaying six you would have thought. But Finch, who has often resembled a fish out of the water in the league, was still jumpy. A bottom-hand heavy drive was mistimed, and he threw expletives at himself. The end seemed just a good ball away, and Marco Jansen provided just that—he slipped in a ball that went with the angle from over the stumps. Finch, who had opened up his stance, just threw his hands at it, his feet in a tangled mess, head swaying, in a bid to push the ball through mid-off and only managed an inside edge to the keeper. He was livid with the shot, understandably, and he ended another IPL night in bitterness.?
Sandip G
Nitish Rana ended Umran Malik's previous over by hitting a four off the last ball. Shashank Singh in to bowl the 8th over now. A four by Rana to deep extra cover off his 3rd ball. 10 off this over. KKR 57-3 after 8 overs.
Marco Jansen in to bowl the last over of the powerplay and is promptly hit for a four by the in-form Shreyas Iyer. It was a tad overpitched and gets its just desserts. 7 off this over. KKR 38/3 as Powerplay ends.
Narine is the next man out and he gets off the mark with a six!!!! And what do you know!!! The next ball, he is out!!! Shashank Singh takes the catch and what a comeback by Natarajan. KKR 31/3 after 4.3 overs.
Penultimate over of the powerplay now and it's Natarajan to bowl and it's gone!!!! Went through venkatesh Iyer and cleans him up. Kolkata struggling at the moment. KKR 25/2 after 4.1 overs.
Jansen in to bowl the fourth over and that was a curious shot from Shreyas. What a great ball but it just flies past Markram for a boundary. Well, that's one way to get runs. Good over. 6 off it. KKR 25/1 after 4 overs.
Shreyas Iyer hits Bhuvi for 3 runs and that's an edge for a four. Iyer riding his luck. The lack of second slip costs Hyderabad 4 runs. 7 off this over. KKR 19/1 after 3 overs.
Marco Jansen, comes into the attack for Hyderabad now. Brilliant piece of fielding by Suchith. That has saved a boundary. And they have got an edge and Finch has to depart. Jansen strikes early. Pooran takes the catch behind the wicket. KKR 11/1 after 1.2 overs.
Bhuvneshwar's first 3 balls yields 3 runs. Both KKR batters are expertly rotating the strike, taking quick singles. That's a six by Finch!! Oh my word. That has travelled!!! 9 off the first over. KKR 9/0 after 1 over.
Aaron Finch, who is making his debut for the Kolkata Knight Riders tonight will be playing for his 9th IPL side tonight as he strides down to open the batting for KKR. He will be partnered by Venkatesh Iyer. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack.
'Feeling very good. The boys have gotten off to a really great tournament. It is a great franchise to be a part of. I think I bring some experience to the top of the order. My game has been really good coming from Pakistan and over the last few days. It is a really consistent group. They play really aggressively. Shreyas is leading is calmly with McCullum. There is a bit of movement with the new ball at all venues. If you have to win the tournament, you have to win after batting first at some stage.'
I am happy batting first. Finch comes in and Aman Khan comes in. Sheldon Jackson is in as well. There are a few injuries in the camp. We had a good break in between.
'We are gonna have a bowl first. It has been a good wicket but the dew factor has been a reason. Team is improving and growing as a unit. KKR is a strong side. Sundar ain't playing today but good oppurtunity for Suchith.'
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson(c), Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran(w), Aiden Markram, Shashank Singh, Jagadeesha Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson(w), Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Aman Hakim Khan, Varun Chakaravarthy
It's time for the toss now. The coin goes up!!! Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the toss and have opted to field.
Finch and Aman Khan making their debuts for KKR tonight while we know that Hyderabad will be forced to make a change due top Washington Sundar's injury. If KKR win, they go top of the table. Something's gotta give tonight.
"Looks like a magnificent surface. Lovely grass coverage on it, all that does is just give it a really nice pace. Good sound to it - nice and hard. Good pace, good bounce. Batters have made the most of scoring runs in the early stages here. It's harder to score in the death overs. Dimensions - 68 metres on one side away to point - not a very big hit down there at all and over third man it is very small. But 81 metres to the leg-side and a huge hit out to cow corner (89 metres). Bat first, put runs on the board and if you get 185-190, you'll be okay. It's a really good surface. Don't worry about batting first," Simon Doull reckons.
Check out KKR captain blend into Bengali culture as he tries a roshogolla on the first day of the Bengali New Year. The Knights will hope that the sweet taste will also translate to victory tonight?
Hyderabad has more often than not come up at the short end of the stick against Kolkata but this year, they are in form with back to backj victories over defending champions Chennai Super Kings and debutants Gujarat Titans, whom they handed their first IPL loss. Can the Sunrisers turn their fortunes around against the Knights tonight?
The Pitch at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai has been a batting paradise. Fans can expect another high-scoring game. Dew will once again play a part in this encounter, so toss will be a crucial factor tonight and it goes without saying that bowling first will be the option. In head-to-head matches, KKR leads 14-7 against SRH.
In the 2021 edition, Kolkata and Hyderabad clashed 2 times and the Kolkata-based outfit came away with the victory on both the occasions. They won the first match by 6 wickets and the return leg by 10 runs.
It's been a batting-friendly venue so far. In the five games played here, the lowest first innings total is 177. Under lights, chasing seems to be the norm here but Punjab Kings comfortably defended 180 against Chennai Super Kings this month. So you never know.
Harshit Rana replaces an injured Rasikh Salam in the KKR squad. Salam, who played 2 games for KKR this season, has been ruled out owing to a lower back injury and will take no further part in the tournament. His replacement, Harshit Rana, from Delhi will join KKR at his base price of INR 20 Lakh. (Read More)
Did you know?
Since 2020, Sunrisers Hyderabad haven't managed to beat Kolkata Knight Riders, losing all four games.
Umesh Yadav and Sunil Narine have been KKR's best bowlers this season but Rahul Tripathi's career strike rate against those two is 221.42 and 160.61 respectively.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has picked 28 wickets against KKR - the most he has picked against any franchise
How KKR's frontline batters handle Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be key in tonight's match. The likes of Rahane, Iyer and Rana have a moderate record against Bhuvneshwar. That will an advantage for SRH.