In a thrilling encounter between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, the Knight Riders emerged victorious by 5 runs.
Batting first, KKR posted a respectable total of 171/9 in their allotted 20 overs. Captain Nitish Rana and superstar Rinku Singh were the standout performers for KKR, scoring 42 and 46 runs respectively. For Sunrisers, Marco Jansen and T Natarajan picked up two wickets each.
In response, SRH started off on a positive note, but lost wickets at regular intervals and were always chasing the game. Aiden Markram top-scored for SRH with 41 runs, while Heinrich Klaasen and Abdul S🧸amad made useful contr💞ibutions down the order.
However, some disciplined bowling from KKR, especially from Vaibhav Arora and Shardul Thakur, saw SRH fall short by 5 runs, finishing their innings on 166/8 in 20 overs. Shardul and Vaibhav picked up two wickets each, while Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, and Varun Chakrvarthy claimed one wicket each. Chakravꦛarthy, in particular, played a crucial rꦡole as he defended eight runs in the final over to help KKR seal the deal.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
These emotions…𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗘 𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦!💜
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Well done and for scoring those important runs and superb captainship.. how good was bowling last over. toꦓp class decision . Mza aaya 👏🏏👍♠️ congratulations
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Varun Chakravarthy in the 18th and 20th over vౠs SRH today:
18th – 2lb, 1b, 2, 0, 0, 0
20th – 1, 1lb, W, 0, 1, 01 for 4 in the last 2 overs
Seals victory foꦬr ꩵKKR and win the Man of the Match award!
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
. successfully keeps his skipper’s trust and how!! What a last over and ♋spell! Nice comeback from !! Great spells from Harshit & as well! The gu🧔ns , & fired brilliantly tonight!!
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa)
KKR pulls off a thriller against SRH:
— betvisa69.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Chakravarthy has got that✨ f♏izz back in his bowling.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12)
Varun Chakravarthy sai♔d 🅺"My heartbeat was at 200 in the final over (smiles)".
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
😢
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
Aiden Markram should have finished💙 this game after taking it this deep. There was no full-fledged batsman left after he got out.🌸 Anyway, the table is shaping up quite well.
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
Truly remarkable!!
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
