Abu Dhabi: A quality display of bowling by T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar and Rashid Khan Sunrisers Hyderabad restricted Kolkata Knight Riders at 163/5 here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Shubman Gill was the highest run-scorer for KKR with 36 runs in 37 balls.
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Garg takes a beautiful diving catch running to dismiss Gill.
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">WHAT. A. CATCH.
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) October 18, 2020
Garg takes a beautiful diving catch running to dismiss Gill.
KKR - 87/2 (11.4)#SRHvKKR #OrangeArmy #KeepRising pic.twitter.com/ShikK62F7VWHAT. A. CATCH.
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) October 18, 2020
Garg takes a beautiful diving catch running to dismiss Gill.
KKR - 87/2 (11.4)#SRHvKKR #OrangeArmy #KeepRising pic.twitter.com/ShikK62F7V
KKR skipper Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik played crucial knocks of 34 and 29* respectively, in the end, to help the team set a target of 164 runs for the David Warner-led SRH.
After being asked to bat first, KKR got off to a good start with openers Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi scoring regular boundaries. The duo formed a 48-run partnership before Thangarasu Natarajan, in the sixth over, dismissed Tripathi.
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Shubman's innings so far in numbers.🔢#KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL #SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/4DqRQ0jkL4
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">Shubman's innings so far in numbers.🔢#KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL #SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/4DqRQ0jkL4
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 18, 2020Shubman's innings so far in numbers.🔢#KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL #SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/4DqRQ0jkL4
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In the 12th over, Rashid Khan removed Gill (36) and in the next over, Nitish Rana was also sent back to the pavilion by Vijay Shankar which reduced KKR to 88/3.
Morgan and Andre Russell were the next batsmen and helped KKR get past the 100-run mark. Both added 17 runs on the board before Russell gave away an easy catch to Shankar off Natarajan's delivery in the 15th over. Karthik then took the field.
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Morgan and Karthik played brilliantly and guided KKR to a decent total. Morgan scored 16 runs in the final over before getting out on the final delivery of the innings.
Brief scores: 163/5 [Shubman Gill 36 (37), Eoin Morgan 34 (23), Thangarasu Natarajan 2-40].
