Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by six wickets to keep their play-offs hopes alive in the ongoing season of IPL 2021.
Chasing a tricky 116 for victory, KKR reached 119 for 4 in 19.4 overs overs to register their six win from 13 matches. Opener Shubman Gill top-scored with 57 off 51 balls while Nitish Rana made 25 from 33 deliveries.
For SRH, Jason Holder was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets for 32 runs, while Rashid Khan and Siddarth Kaul bagged one wicket🐼 each.
With this win, KKR now have 12 points to ꦺtheir name with a match left to be played.
Ear💎lier, already ruled out of the tournament, SRH posted just 115/8 on the ওboard after opting to bat first.
Captain Kane Williamson top-scored with 26 while Abdul Samad made 25 in a mediocre show. For KKR, fast bowler Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi and mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy grabbed two wickets apiece while Shakib Al Hasan claimed one scalp along with a game-changing run out of ꦐWilliamson.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Adding +2️⃣ to the tally! 💪
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
has their fate in their own hands…Win the🌳 next game and script a fabulous turnaround. If you lose the next game, you’d hope that there’s a 3-4 way tie on 12. No team can ﷽go past them on NRR irrespective of how big their remaining win is.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
KKR in the race to playoffs:
2019 – lost out to SRH on NRR with 12 pts
2020 – lost out to SRH and RCB on NRR with 14 pts
2021 – ??
— Anant Tyagi (@anantyagi_)
David Warner got disappointed after SRH's loss. Hard times for him and SRH, first for dropped from the side and his team isn't doing well too.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
4th win for in 6 games at UAE in and moves to 12 points from 13 matches with a good NRR – this has been great comeback by Knight Riders after a poor first leg.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Important win for KKR.
If KKR win v RR they'll surely be through because of good NRR
M🌞I w♊ill qualify if they win v RR, SRH & if KKR lose v RR
RR will qualify if they win both their games
PBKS can reach 12 points if the🅰y win v CSK. But their NRR may not b𒆙e enough
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
A gritty knock from 💪
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Korbo 👏 Lorbo 👏 Jeetbo 👏 fans, join the chant as your ꧃knig✤hts have just won ! 💜
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia)
Excellen✨t innings from Shubman Gill on this difficuཧlt pitch to bat on, showed his class and composure. KKR needed this. Well deserved 50 finally.
— sohom (@AwaaraHoon)
Supe⭕rb way to comeback🔥🔥 conceded 🔜just 20 runs from his 4 overs and took a wicket and a superb run out too.
— Shakhawat Hossain Jiqu (@shakhawatjiqu)
Superb run-out by off his o💖wn bowling to send back SRH captain Williamson.
— AHM Nayeem (@AhmNayeem49)
Man of the Match – Shubman Gill 💜💜
— r. (@poeticbirdie)
