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 (IPL) 202♐3.
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 excepti🌞onal century from Harry Brook (100 off 55 balls) 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 off 41 balls) tried to keep the chase alive with some brill🔥iant 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 se🐼aled an emphatic victory.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Moment of the 𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 🫡🫡 | |
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Even 228 is not a safe score in IPL. Its that competitive. No league ev🅠en 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!!꧙
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa)
Phew! That was some contest 🔥
We leave Eden⭕ Ga꧑rdens 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 Kolk🗹ata Knight Riders by 23 runs.
📸: JioCinema/IPL |
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
2⃣nd win on the bounce for ! 👏 👏
The -led unit beat the spiriteౠd in꧙ a run-fest to bag 2⃣more points 👍 👍
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)
