KKR vs SRH Highlights: After losing the toss and going out to bat first, the reigning champions amassed 200 runs in 20 overs at a cost of six wickets in this match contested at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Hyderabad responded by being dismissed for 120 runs in 16.4 overs. In this manner, KKR won by 80 runs.
Varun Chakraborty and Vaibhav Arora’s deadly bowling
The match was won by 80 runs when the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) stopped Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at 120 thanks to the lethal bowling of Varun Chakraborty and Vaibhav Arora. This is the heaviest IPL loss for Hyderabad. In their match on Thursday at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the defending champions, who were put out to bat first after losing the toss, scored 200 runs in 20 overs for six wickets. In reaction, Hyderabad went out of the game after 16.4 overs. As a result, KKR defeated Hyderabad again. Earlier, Kolkata won the IPL 2024 championship by defeating Hyderabad.
This season began with a victory for the Pat Cummins-led squad. In their debut game, they won by 44 runs against the Rajasthan Royals. They were forced to lose three straight games after this. Sunrisers fell to 10th place in the standings following their loss to Kolkata. They experienced a net run rate of -1.612. At the same time, with two victories in four games, KKR moved up to fifth place. Their net run rate has increased to 0.070 and they currently have four points in their account.
KKR vs SRH: The Hyderabad batsmen’s performance was lackluster
The performance of the Hyderabad batsmen who came out to chase the 201-run target was dismal. Heinrich Klaasen had the best innings for them, scoring 33 runs. In addition to him, Pat Cummins made 14 runs, Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 19, and Kamindu Mendis scored 27. Six batsmen were unable to even touch the double-digit figure at the same time. Andre Russell got two wickets for Kolkata while Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakraborty each claimed three. In addition, Sunil Narine and Harshit Rana each had one triumph.
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