KOLKATA, India, CMC – Broad-shouldered Andre Russell sparkled with a 20-ball fifty and snatched two wickets, however Kolkata Knight Riders had been nonetheless compelled to face up to a daring problem from Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier than incomes a slim four-run win within the Indian Premier League right here Saturday.
Despatched in at Eden Gardens, KKR slumped at 51 for 4 within the eighth over earlier than recovering to submit 208 for seven from their 20 overs, West Indies all-rounder Russell blasting a Man-of-the-Match 25-ball unbeaten 64.
English opener Phil Salt chipped in with 54 from 40 deliveries, whereas Ramandeep Singh struck a 17-ball 35 down the order.
In reply, Sunrisers obtained a shocking 29-ball 63 from South African Heinrich Klaasen whereas Abhishek Sharma and Mayank Agarwal scored 32, however the run chase fell simply quick.
They required a gettable 13 from the ultimate, however 22-year-old new-ball seamer Harshit Rana (3-33) struck twice to set again Sunrisers.
Sunil Narine was an early casualty on the finish of the second over when he perished through the run-out route. KKR misplaced wickets steadily on the prime, with left-arm pacer Thangarasu Natarajan (3-32) putting twice.
The restoration started when Salt, who lashed three fours and three sixes, placed on 54 for the fifth wicket with Ramandeep, and it continued when Russell impressed an 81-run, seventh-wicket stand with Rinku Singh (23).
Russell, coming into at quantity eight, belted three fours and 7 sixes, reaching his landmark within the penultimate over with a streaky six over effective leg off seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Sunrisers’ chase began nicely, Abhishek and Agarwal posting 60 off 33 balls for the primary wicket, Rahul Tripathi (20) and Aiden Markram (18) including an extra 36 for the third wicket and Klaasen and Abdul Samad (15) placing on 34 for the fifth wicket.
Klaasen, who struck eight sixes, carved out one other 58 for the sixth wicket with Shahbaz Ahmed (16). Nonetheless, Sunrisers lacked momentum within the remaining over, particularly after Klaasen perished to the penultimate ball of the chase.
Quick-medium Russell ended with two for 25 from his two overs, whereas off-spinner Narine produced a stingy four-over spell that value solely 19 runs and earned him a wicket.
In Mallanpur, West Indies one-day captain Shai Hope shone briefly on his IPL debut with a prime rating of 33 off 25 balls, however his Delhi Capitals suffered a four-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings.
The fashionable right-hander struck two fours and two sixes batting at quantity three, placing on 35 for the second with veteran Australian opener David Warner (29), as Delhi rallied to 174 for 9 from their 20 overs.
Englishman Sam Curran replied with a 47-ball 63 because the Kings overhauled their goal with 4 balls to spare.
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