KKR vs SRH | Mitchell Starc’s brilliance blended with dual Iyer fifties seal final berth for KKR in Ahmedabad
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets and qualified for the finals. The Purple Army was splendid in their bowling department with Mitchell Starc’s three-fer while chasing 160 runs Venkatesh and Shreyas Iyer's quick half-centuries sealed the game for the two-time champions.
Known for their terrific first innings scores, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bat first. However, this decision backfired as they lost star opener Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma within the powerplay, leaving the score at a precarious 21/2 after just three overs. The Purple Army was at their best with the ball, thanks to Mitchell Starc's exceptional performance taking a three-fer in the powerplay. The Aussie speedster dismissed Head in the first over and then wreaked havoc by removing Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shahbaz Ahmed, reducing Hyderabad to 45/4 by the end of the powerplay. Heinrich Klaasen and Rahul Tripathi steadied the innings, building a crucial 53-run partnership and lifting the score to 92/4 after 10 overs. Tripathi played a brilliant knock, scoring a 29-ball fifty that helped bring the team to a respectable position after a dreadful start. Just as the partnership was flourishing, Varun Chakaravarthy broke through by dismissing Klaasen in the 11th over. The setbacks continued as Tripathi was run out in the 14th over, with Sanvir Singh also departing in the same over. The batting woes deepened when Abdul Samad failed to contribute significantly, leaving the team at 125/8 in 15 overs. Despite the continuous fall of wickets, SRH skipper Pat Cummins played a vital cameo of 30 off 24 deliveries, helping the 2016 IPL champions reach a total of 159 in 19.3 overs with the team bundling out.
Kolkata Knight Riders openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine had a blazing start cruising the scorecard to 44/0 in three overs. However, the Afghan wicket-keeper batter failed to keep going and departed in the fourth over. Meanwhile, Narine and Venkatesh Iyer carried the KKR batting forward and put 63/1 by the end of the powerplay. However, Pat Cummins came in the seventh over and took the important wicket of Narine who departed scoring 21 off 16 deliveries. However, the 29-year-old Madhya Pradesh batter looked great and scored a 28-ball fifty. Additionally, Shreyas Iyer left no stone unturned in wasting much time and alongside Venkatesh, the duo charged the scorecard to 119/2 in 11 overs. The duo ultimately finished the game in 13.4 overs winning the contest by eight wickets. With the win, the Knight Riders reached the finals of the tournament slated to be played on the 26th of May in Chennai. Sunrisers Hyderabad will now play Qualifier 2 against the winners of the Eliminator game between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Bad day
— AK DS (@AKDS580838) May 21, 2024
Deserving
KKR Hai tayyar
— Prashant 𝕏 (@pacific_04) May 21, 2024
Truly deserving team into the Finals #IPL#KKR#KKRvsSRH#SRHvsKKR#TataIplplayoffs pic.twitter.com/hwMkay5b95
Into the qualifier
Onto the qualifier2 you go! 💪🧡#KKRvsSRH #KKRvSRH#SRHvsKKR #SRHvKKR #PatCummins pic.twitter.com/pfdhmAF7jB
— Super ICTian ⚡ (@SuperICTian) May 21, 2024
Excellent spell
Player of the Match is definitely Mitchell Starc for his excellent spell.! His fiery contribution made a great impact..! KKR making sure all the boxes are ticked ahead of the big final.!#KKRvsSRH #KKRvSRH #SRHvsKKR #IPL #IPL2024
— Prajakta Pathak (@PrajaktaPatha14) May 21, 2024
Glimpse
Things we wished to happen on 19th November happens today.
— Aditya 🐥 (@Sweeper_cover) May 21, 2024
1. Pat Cummins choosing to bowl first after winning toss.
2. Head 🦆.
3. Cummins getting belted left right center by a player named Iyer.
4. Head dropping a catch of opposition skipper 😭#SRHvsKKR. #KKRvsSRH
Well done
Appreciation tweet for Venky Iyer
— Hypothetical_Srkian 🚩 (@HypotheticalSRK) May 21, 2024
Bas aise hi khelte raho 🔥🔥#KKRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/TovVanPcN9
Deserved one
Well deserved win Kkr .They are by far the best team of the league hence deserved to go to final #kkrvssrh
— Cricket on my mind (@bhuvifan2003) May 21, 2024
Congratulations
Congratulations to kkr for won qualifier match in 13 ovver 🤯🫡 #KKRvsSRH
— NEUSBOYS (@BuzzNeus76170) May 21, 2024
Now kkr are night mare for all team😬 pic.twitter.com/Ne52eV5UZy
One sided
Just one sided match. Totally timeless match. #KKRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/xOp4cYa9S2
— Ajitt Singh (@ajitt8390) May 21, 2024
Well played
No venky Iyer fan will pass without like this...!!💜 #kkrvssrh
— 07 (@loyalfan_07) May 21, 2024
- IYER & IYER ON FIRE ...🔥🥵pic.twitter.com/uTbbluagmd
Proved
Loved the (IYER)^2 performance...
— Sovan Das (@im_Sovan) May 21, 2024
Had faith totally on Starcy.. and he proved..
Everyone 💜💛#KKRvsSRH#ipl2024
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