Sunr🎃isers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 5 wickets on Saturday (April 15) to keep their winning streak alive. This is the first time that SRH has beate🉐n KKR at the Eden Gardens.
SRH chased the modest total of 139 set by KKR with an over to spare. The orange army struggled against Knight Riders’ wrist spinners but captain Kane Williamson held his nerve and scored a magnificent half-century to seal the game for his side.
Sunil Narine held the ꧃batsmen tight bu🃏t that was not enough for KKR to win.
Williamson & Co. have now won their all three matches played till now and they are at top of the IPL 2018 points table.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to SRH’s win at the Eden Gardens:
Always wonderful playing at the Eden💞 Gardens and very happy with⭕ our first win here. Another clinical performance by the bowlers and an important knock by Kane. Good to have 3 wins out of 3. Important to keep the momentum
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
KKR didn’t had enough on the board. N SRꦦH didn’t made the same mistake like last game in the end Yusuf Pathan (bhai) did what he is known for finish the game with a style
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Yusuf Pathan does this 3-4 times in the IPL and he is st🐼ill worth his spot as a floater. Still has very good catching hands, still an asset
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Congrats on the Victory, Fine ꧅Bowling Performance from to pick 3 wickꦍets
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv)
SIX.
Yusuf Pathan finishes the innings an over earlier hitting the last ball of Russell to backward square leg as register their first ever victory at Eden Gardens
😏👏🏻😄-139/5(19.0)— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
Shakib Al Hasan's wife and daughter dons SRH jersey in support of the team
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
SRH's first win over KKR at Eden Gardens in 6 matches.
Three wins in three matches for the
Looks the most bal♛anced side of the tournament so far?
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
This is the first time that SRH have be🔴aten KKR at Eden Gardens in IPL. They lost five matches previously.
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
Domination level: Billy Stanlake
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Three in three for Sunrisers and none in three for MI.
🤣🤣🤣— Venkat Parthasarathy 🇮🇳 (@Venkrek)
Sun🧔risers get it done just before sunrise in Kolkata. goodnight
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
SRH have put an exhibition of fielding at the Eden Gardens. They have the best bowling. And this has been the be👍st fielding effort in the IPL thus far.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
yaar ye srh wale kisi ko run banane dete nahi aur f𒊎ir khud dheere dheere chase karte hain
— Sunil the Cricketer (@1sInto2s)
So looks lik💃e KKR played Shi♉vam Mavi as a specialist batsman tonight.
— Shashank Kishore (@captainshanky)