Tags: IPL 2024,
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Qualifier 1 at Ahmedabad, May 21, 2024,
Kolkata XI,
Hyderabad XI,
Mitchell Aaron Starc
Published on: May 22, 2024
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Sunrisers Hyderabad After choosing to bat first, it was a disastrous start for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1 against Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad as the explosive opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma were out early in the powerplay. Rahul Tripathi managed to score a valiant fifty supported by Pat Cummins’ late flurry of runs to help SRH set a target of 160 runs for KKR.
When it rains, it pours. Well, it sure did rain runs down on the SRH ranks, as the KKR batters dismantled the Sunrisers with precision and ease.
KKR got off to a strong start with the likes of Gurbaz and Narine going aggressive from the get-go. But, after an expensive powerplay, they removed both batters to find some hope to extend the game and their chances against the Knight Riders.
In reply Fifties from Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer helped KKR register a comfortable eight-wicket win over SRH to reach their fourth IPL final on Tuesday.An all-round bowling performance led by Mitchell Starc helped KKR dismiss SRH for 159 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad before KKR chased down the target within 14 overs.
Mitchell Starc, Player of the Match: We know how important the powerplay is. These were the two sides who have dominated in the powerplay. We needed to pick early wickets. The way Head and Abhishek have been playing, they like width and free their arms. The spinners were effective and the whole bowling department was bang on. Got lucky I guess (Head) was nice to see his back early, not always the case. It’s good to see how they hard they train. Harshit has been phenomenal.