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Fri, 25 May 2018
IPL Qualifier 2: Sunrisers Hyd beat KKR to reach final

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23:01   Rashid stars with bat and ball



KKR 161-9 (20 ovs) vs SRH 174-5 (20 ovs) Scorecard


Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 13 runs to win the IPL Qualifier 2.

They will face Chennai Super Kings in the final on Sunday.

Rashid Khan pegged back Kolkata, taking 3 wickets and Braithwaite bowled a superb last over, taking 2 wickets to get Hyderabad across the line.


Kuldeep and Prasidh are the new men at the crease.

Kuldeep takes strikes on the hat-trick ball and that is a dot.

Braithwaite bowls another dot as 15 needed off 1 ball.

Kuldeep gets a single to mid-wicket off the last ball and KKR lose by 13 runs.

15 needed off 4 balls and the batsmen had crossed to bring Gill on strike. 

He goes after the ball, and once again Rashid Khan takes a catch at deep mid-wicket as Gill is gone for 30 off 20.




19 runs needed off the last over as Braithwaite comes back into the attack.

Mavi now starts the over with a boundary sqaure on the off-side.

Braithwaite bowls on the leg and around the wicket, Mavi cramped for room and Mavi has been caught by Rashid at deep mid-wicket!







Mavi is the new man in and he gets a single to the off side.

Misplaced yorker, full toss and Gill plays it to mid-wicket for a single.

Mavi then square drives it for a single.

Gill then gets a couple to cover.

Last ball of the over Gill smashes the ball over long-off for a six!

30 now needed off 12 as Kaul continues and he gets the wicket of Chawla as the ball crashes into the stumps.


KKR lose their 7th wicket!



Bhuvi comes into the attack and he is bowling spot on as all the batsmen gets is 5 singles off the first 5 balls of the over.

Last ball, Gill smashes the ball straight back, Bhuvi puts it down and the ball races to the boundary and 9 come off the over. 
22:39   Need 39 off 18 balls




KKR 136-6 (17 ovs) vs SRH 174-5 (20 ovs) Scorecard


43 needed off 24 balls now and Kaul comes into the attack.

Gill takes a single off the first ball.

After a dot, Chawla gets a single to the deep.

Gill then digs out the yorker no run.

Another yorker and Gill takes a single.

Last ball, Chawla takes a single to mid-wicket as 4 come off the over.



Khaleel comes back into the attack and is hammered for 14 runs, and a 4 and a 6 hammered by Gill and Chawla.


Chawla is the new man in and plays out 2 dot balls as 1 run and a wicket come in the over. 

That is the end of Rashid's spell -- he has figures of 3 for 19!


Rashid continues and after Gill takes a single off the first ball, Russell plays out 3 dots.

Rashid then gets another wicket. He bowls a googly, Russell cramped for room, gets a thick outside edge and is caught by Dhawan at first slip.
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22:17   Lynn, Karthik gone



KKR 117-2 (14 ovs) vs SRH 174-5 (20 ovs) Scorecard


Shakib continues and 5 runs come off the over as Saha drops Russell off the last ball of that over.

Gill and Russell are the new batsmen in. Both get off the mark as they rotate the strike and 4 runs and a wicket come off the over. 


Rashid continues and after a dot ball, he has Lynn LBW.

Lynn tries to sweep and is trapped leg before! He is gone for 48.

Shakib comes back into the attack and after rotating the strike for the first five balls, Karthik is bowled off the last ball of the over.


Karthik is the new man in and gets off the mark with a single.

Lynn then sweeps it hard through square leg for a boundary.

After a single, Karthik then gets a four through mid-wicket.

A single to end the over as 11 come off it.

Rashid comes back into the attack and strikes first ball. Uthappa tries the reverse sweep, misses it completely and loses his leg stump.





Bhuvi comes into the attack and Uhappa is in lot of trouble here.

He then gets a single off the 5th ball of the over.

Lynn then gets a four off the last ball of the over as 5 come off it.
21:54   Lynn batting well



KKR 88-2 (9 ovs) vs SRH 174-5 (20 ovs) Scorecard




Uthappa is the new man in and gets off the mark with a single off the second ball he faces.

Dot to finish the 9th over.


Shakib brought back into the attack and Lynn starts with a single to long-off.

Rana then plays a reverse sweep and gets a four to third man.

Rana is run-out as he fails to complete the 2nd run and is just short of his crease.


Braithwaite comes into the attack and the batsmen take 11 runs off him, including 2 fours.



Rashid comes into the attack and Lynn has been dropped by the keeper.

He then gets a single to fine leg.

After three dot balls, Rana smashes the ball down the ground for a couple. 3 come off the over.





Kaul continues and Lynn hammers it over covers for a six!

He then gets a single to mid-wicket.

After a dot ball, Rana gets a quick single to mid-on. 

Two balls later, Lynn gets a single to mid-off for a single as 9 runs come off the cover. 





Ahmed comes into the attack and after 2 dots, he just cuts it over third man for a six!

After a dot ball, Rana gets a top edge over fine leg for another six!

Bouncer to end the over.
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21:23   Kaul gets the breakthrough


KKR 46-1 (4 ovs) vs SRH 174-5 (20 ovs) Scorecard


Batsmen had crossed. Full toss, down the leg side and Lynn just plays it down to fine leg for a four.

Lynn then plays the ball to short fine leg for a single.

Rana is the new man in and gets off the mark with a single to backward square leg.

Dot ball to end the over as a wicket and 8 runs come in the over.

Kaul comes into the attack, Narine slices the ball through covers and he gets a couple to begin the over.

Kaul strikes! Slower ball, full ball, it comes off the toe end of the bat as Narine hands a catch to Braithwaite in the deep.

Narine is out for 26.


Bhuvi continues, wide and a full toss and Narine just smashes it through covers for a six! 

Slower ball and short and Narine just powers it over long-off for a six!

Next ball, Narine pulls it to fine leg for a four,

Again, Narine swings his arms and hammers the length ball over log-off fpr a four.

He then takes a single. 

Dot to end the over as 19 come off the over!


Khaleel Ahmed comes into the attack and starts with a straight ball, Narine just guides it down fine leg for a four.

He then gets a single to mid-wicket.

Lynn then powers the ball to the off side and Braithwaite does well to field the ball and keep it down to just a single.

Ahmed then bowls a bouncer. Next ball Narine gets a leg bye.

Oh wow! Lynn just hammers the ball over cover for a six! Short and wide and Lynn gives it the treatment.



Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine open the batting for KKR while Bhuvi opens the bowling for SRH.

After 2 dot balls, Lynn gets off the mark with a four through deep point. 

A dot ball later, Lynn takes a single. Narine gets a single off a leg bye off the last ball of the over as 6 runs come off it.
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20:55   50 runs smashed in the last 3 overs



SRH 174-5 (20 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard


Rashid Khan has played a superb hand here to  take Sunrisers Hyderabad to 174 for 7 in their 20 overs.

The Afghani all-rounder has scored a blinder -- 34 off 10 as 50 runs have come off the last 3 overs!

Kuldeep is the pick of the bowlers for KKR with 2 wickets.



Bhuvi is the new man in after the fall of Pathan. 

Prasidh continues and Bhuvi gets a four over backward point. 

He then gets a single to mid-wicket.

Rashid goes after the bowler here. Slow ball and Rashid just waits on it and smashes it straight over the bowler to mid-off for a four.

Rashid then brings out the helicopter shot here, He goes to the off side and powers the ball over deep backward square for a six!

Wide ball next. 

Short ball, Rashid tries to go big but manages to get a couple on the leg side.

Last ball, Rashid just smashes the ball down the ground for a six! 





The batsmen had crossed. Short ball and Rashid plays and misses.

Rashid comes down the track and smashes it over sweeper cover for a six! 

Next ball is a dot.

Slower ball next and Rashid totally misses it.

Full and outside off, Rashid then goes down on one knee and mows the ball over deep point for a six!


Mavi comes back into the attack. Pathan tries to hoick, miscues and Chawla takes a good catch in the deep to send Pathan back for just 3.



Rashid is the new man in and gets off the mark with a four. It's a top edge that flies over the head of Dinesh Karthik and races to the third man boundary.

14 runs come off the over.

Prasidh comes into the attack and new batsman Braithwaite gets off the mark with a single.

Pathan then gets a single.

After a dot ball, Braithwaite gets a full toss and muscles it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Prasidh then bowls a wide.

He then bowls a yorker, Braithwaite plays it to third man and the batsman is run-out here as Rana throws the ball right on top of the stumps and Karthik easily has Braithwaite run-out. The second run wasn't there at all.


20:31   SRH unable to find the big shots




SRH 124-5 (17 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard



The batsmen had crossed and Pathan lets the last ball go through.

Narine continues and Hooda gets a single to sweeper cover.

After a dot, Pathan gets a single to the off side.

Next ball, Hooda hoicks but misses the ball.

Hooda then tries to play the reverse sweep, gets nothing on it and is caught at backward point. He is gone for 19.


Time-out called.

Hooda comes down the track and hammers the ball over long-on for a six.

He then gets a single to the deep.

Pathan is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.

Hooda then gets a single the off-side.

Googly to end the over as 9 runs come off the over.


Kuldeep continues and this is sheer bad luck, Hooda hits the ball straight down the ground, Kuldeep gets his finger tips to the ball as it rolls on the stumps and Shakib is run-out for 28 off 24.






Narine brought back into the attack, Hooda comes down the track and gets a single to long-on.

Short ball next and Shakib cuts it hard past backward point for a boundary.

He then slog sweeps to play it to square leg for a four.

Shakib then plays it to sweeper-cover for a single.

Hooda then swings his arms, lucky the ball falls in no man's land, just short of Uthappa at long-off for a couple.

He then gets a single to short third man.



Kuldeep continues and the batsmen just happy to rotate the strike.

Hooda takes a single off the last over as the 100 comes up.



Chawla continues and Hooda starts the over with a single down the ground.

Next ball is a little wide, Shakib gives himself some room and cuts it through covers for a boundary.

He then sees off 4 dot balls as 5 runs come off the over.
20:08   Hyderabad lose 3rd wicket



SRH 90-3 (12 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard


Hyderbad need Hooda and Shakib to play a fighting knock to salvage the innings.

Narine comes back into the attack and the batsmen are just doing well to rotate the strike and take 4 off the over.




Hooda is the new man in and takes a run off a leg bye.

After a dot, Shakib gets a single square on the off-side. 

Chawla comes into the attack, half-volley and Shakib creams it through covers for a four.

He then gets a single next.

Saha gone here! Ball bowled down the leg side, Saha tries to tickle it down, Karthik grabs the ball and quickly disturbs the stumps to have Saha stumped. Square leg umpire gives it out but 3rd umpire taking his time to make the decision and finally gives it out.

Hyderabad lose their 3rd wicket. Saha out for 35.

Yadav continues, he has struck Saha on the pads, umpire says not out. KKR take the review but the slow mo shows Saha took some bat to it. KKR lose the review.

Saha then sweeps the ball to fine leg for a four.

He then gets a single to square leg.

After a dot ball, Shakib gets a single to mid-wicket.

Shakib then sweeps the ball square on the leg side for another boundary as 10 come off the over.


Prasidh continues and Shakib gets a single.

Saha then plays an immaculate cover drive for a boundary.

He then gets a single to backward point.

Prasidh now comes around the wicket and after 2 dot balls Shakib gets a couple, one off an overthrow as 8 come off the over.
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19:45   Hyd lose Dhawan, Williamson



SRH 61-2 (8 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard


Shakib is the new man in and gets off the mark with a single off the last ball of the over as 5 runs and 2 big wickets come in the over.

Williamson is the new man in and gets off the mark with a single off a leading edge to cover.

Saha then a single off a similar shot.

Williamson then gets a single to cover-point.

Williamson done in by the googly! 

He takes a big stride in, tries to play the drive, gets the tiniest of edges and Karthik takes a good catch behind the wicket to send Williamson back for 3.

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack, tosses it up, inviting Dhawan to take a hoick.

Dhawan goes on one knee, takes a swipe at it, misses, gets hit on the back leg and is out LBW for 34 off 24 as Hyderabad lose their first wicket.


Chawla now comes into the attack and after a dot ball he powers the ball straight down the ground for a four through long-on.

He then gets a single to deep mid-wicket to get a single and bring up the 50.

Saha then gets a single before Dhawan belts the ball through long-off for another superb four.

He then gets a single to mid-wicket for a single as 11 come off the over.


Narine brought into the attack and Dhawan gets a single to mid-wicket.

Short ball and Saha pulls it down to the leg side for a single.

Dhawan then plays the ball to square leg for a single.

Saha then uses his wrists to play the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

After a dot ball, Dhawan gets a single to the off side for a single.



Mavi continues and Dhawan gets a single to third man.

Saha then  just slashes and the ball goes past the slips for a four to third man.

Saha then gets a single to mid-off.

Mavi then bowls a little straight and Dhawan plays it off his pads for a single square on the leg side.

Saha then gets a couple to mid-wicket.

He then swings his arms and gets a four over mid-wicket. Saha is finally middling the ball as 13 runs come off the over.
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19:24   Dhawan gets runs, Saha struggling



SRH 27-0 (4 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Russell comes into the attack, Dhawan gets his on the knee roll and fall short off the first slip.

Dhawan then just pummels the ball straight down the ground for a boundary through to long on.

Dhawan then plays the ball through the offside but can't penetrate the field. 

Next ball, slow and wide and he finally pierces the off side field for a boundary square of the wicket.

Short ball next and Dhawan pulls it down to deep backward square leg for a single.

Saha bounced next ball as 9 come off the over.

Mavi continues and Saha takes another tight run and Dhawan makes his ground in time.

Dhawan then just taps the ball down to the off-side and gets a single.

Next ball, the ball nips back in, Saha swings and missed and no run.

Next ball, bouncer and Saha  swings his arms and Karthik drops the catch.

Dhawan then takes a single as we see some excellent bowling from Mavi.

Dot to end the over as 4 come off it.

Prasidh comes into the attack and Saha gets a single off the third ball of the over.

Prasidh then bowls a wide on the leg side.

Dhawan then gets a single off a leg-bye.

Saha then plays a lovely cover drives and gets a single for it.

Last ball, bowled a bit straight, Dhawan just picks it up and plays it over fine leg for a six as 10 come off the over.



Shikhar Dhawan and Wriddhiman Saha open the batting for Sunrisers Hyderabad while Shivam Mani opens the bowling for KKE. 

And he begins with a wide down the leg side.

Next ball, Mavi gets some good outswing.

Next ball, Saha takes a quick leg bye, that could have been dangerous.

WOW! Mavi gets some good outswing to Dhawan.

Another outswinger and Dhawan lets it do.

Then Dhawan plays the ball down to third man to get off the mark with a single.

Again, Saha gets an inswinger and he gets off the mark with a single. 4 come off the first over.


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18:35   Hyderabad makes 3 changes, KKR make one



KKR captain Dinesh Karthik calls right at the toss, wins it and chooses to field vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.


While KKR ticked all the boxes during the business end of the tournament with four wins on the trot, table-toppers Sunrisers have slipped after finishing on top of the league table.

Call it complacency or the lack of performance from their middle-order, Sunrisers have lost four straight games, something that will be a cause of concern for Kane Williamson's brigade.



Arguably the best bowling attack in the tournament with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul and Sandeep Sharma delivering consistently along with the immensely talented Rashid Khan, Sunrisers will like to extract whatever juice is available from the Eden Gardens track.

But with the momentum strongly in favour of Dinesh Karthik and Co who will also heavily bank on home advantage, it will need a special effort from the Kane Williamson-led side to stop the Kolkata juggernaut and return to winning ways.

Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (C), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, R. Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi, Tom Curran.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddharth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Ricky Bhui, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan, Tanmay Agarwal, Alex Hales, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi and Chris Jordan.

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