Quickfire half-centuries by Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh went in vain as SRH registered their second away win on a bounce, beating KKR by 23 runs at the Eden Gardens. The hosts were restricted on 205/7 chasing SRH's 228/4. HOwever, after a troubled start in the first five overs, KKR were always behind the run chase. Eventhough they were helped by dew on the field and some dropped catches, they could never come close to threatening the visitors and were handed their second loss in four games.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 19th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
SRH won by 23 runs © BCCI/IPL
WICKETT Natarajan has struck, dismissing Nitish Rana. Even as Rinku Singh has hit a couple of sixes, the required rate is mounting up. KKR now need 58 runs in the last three overs. Not out of reach, but surely extremely stiff. But Rinku and Shardul Thakur have done weirder things in the recent past.
Nitish Rana is striking cleanly, and he has an in-form Rinku Singh for company. Can the duo turn the tables around?
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TOSS: Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss and elected to field. Nitish Rana, the KKR captain, believes dew will play a part in what is expected to be a high-scoring game. However, Aiden Markram, the SRH captain, isn't complaining. While KKR have come in unchanged, SRH have included Abhishek Sharma in place of Washington Sundar.
Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), N Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Substitues:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abdul Samad, Vivrant Sharma, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Dagar, Washington Sundar
Kolkata Knight Riders: Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya
While we wait for the toss, you can check out our match preview: KKR seek unity over one-man shows against well-rounded SRH
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Hello and welcome to Match 19 of the Indian Premier League, set to be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the Eden Gardens. This will be the first match for the Nitish Rana-led side since KKR's spectacular win over Gujarat Titans, courtesy Rinku Singh's five sixes. After two hard-fought wins, can KKR sustain the momentum or will SRH break their run?
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