In a high-scoring encounter at Eden Gardens, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 23 runs in the 19th match of the Indian Premier League🐎 (I💯PL) 2023.
The Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl first, but Sunrisers Hyderabad set a mammoth total of 228/4 in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to an exceptional century from Harry Brook (100 off 55 bal𝔍ls) and a blistering fifty from skipper Aiden Markram (50 off 26 balls).
Chasing a daunting target, Kolkata Knight Riders started poorly, losing opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a duck in the first over. Although Narayan Jagadeesan (36 off 21 balls) and Nitish Rana (75 of♕f 41 balls) tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚried to keep the chase alive with some brilliant hitting, the required run-rate kept soaring, and the Kolkata side eventually fell short by 23 runs.
For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Marco Jansen (2/37) and Mayank Markande (2/27) picked up two wickets each, while Umran Malik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and T Natarajan claimed one wicket apiece. Andre Russell (3/22) was the standout bowler for Kolkata Knight Riders, but his effort went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad sealed an empha🏅tic victory.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Moment of the 𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 🫡🫡 | |
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Even 228 is not a safe score ꦬin IPL. Its that competitive. No league even comes close. PERIOD.
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
You can’t🐻 keep a special talent quiet for too long! Classy knock from tonight and great bowling from our specialist !! 👏🏾👏🏾 Commendable from & but it is night today at the Eden!!
— Robbie Uthappa (@robbieuthappa)
Phew! That was some contest 🔥
We leave Eden Garde♏ns with the W and 2⃣ more points in the bank🐈 😍
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
Rinku Singh’s last 3 inns this IPL:
46 (33), 3 sixes vs RCB
48* (21), 6 sixes vs GT
58* (31), 4 sixes vs SRH152 runs off 85 balls, 13 sixes
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 23 runs. 🐼
📸: JioCinema/IPL |
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
2⃣nd win on the bounce for ! 👏 👏
The -led unit beat the spirited in a run-fest to bag 2⃣more p𝓀oints 👍 👍
Scorecard ▶️ |
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Rinku Singh is my hero of the night.🦋 Never easy to live with a new-found reputation but he didn’t flinch
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
Harry brook 👏🏾
— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher)
Harry Brook arrives and makes some statement in the .
He is just some player! 🫶🏼— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24)
Fast bowler back, Harry Brook back!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Harry Brook vs spin: 34(29)
Harry Brook vs pace: 66(26)
A masterclass knock from Harry Brook.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)