IPL, Highlights: SRH Eliminate KKR, To Face GL For A Spot In Final

After being put in to bat, Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to a bad start as they lost Shikhar Dhawan in the second over of the innings. Skipper David Warner and Moise Henriques put on a 59-run stand for the second wicket but Kuldeep Yadav then struck to remove both batsmen in quick succession. Yuvraj Singh then came to the rescue for SRH and his brilliant knock of 44 off just 30 balls helped them put on a sizeable total. In reply, Manish Pandey and Suryakumar Yadav tried their best but brilliant spells from the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Moises Henriques, Mustafizur Rahman helped SRH end KKR's 2016 IPL campaign. Get all the highlights of this match here. (SCORECARD | STREAMING | IPL NEWS | PLAY FANTASY LEAGUE)

23:58 hrs IST: That's it. Thank you for joining us tonight. See you all on Friday for the all important Qualifier 2 between SRH and GL. Until then, it's goodbye. Cheers! 

Moises Henriques (Man of the Match): "I still feel like I left a lot of runs out there. All the bowlers bowled well, and we fielded really well. It was staying low, so facing Morne and Holder was easier, turning their ridiculous bounce to normal bounce. We have guys who take the pace off, we have ones who can put the pace on, good death bowlers too."

David Warner (SRH skipper): "Definitely, fielded well and that's what we set out to do. We knew if we fielded well we would win close games. Bipul's two sixes came in very handy. Little but short with the batting, but runs on the board is crucial. So good execution by the bowlers. Took some spectacular catches and we try to improve every game we play."

Gautam Gambhir (KKR skipper): "I thought it was a very good wicket to bat on, 160 was chaseable. I thought Colin's run-out was a turning point. Didn't have big partnerships. Someone needed to play a Yuvi kind of cameo, it was an unbelievable innings, changed the momentum in their favour."

23:29 hrs IST: And that's the end. SRH beat KKR by 22 runs to set up a virtual semi-final clash with GL. 

Great job #OrangeArmy, your #OrangeArmyPower has got the Sunrisers to win the eliminator. #SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/53XMyM7a1k

- SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 25, 2016

23:24 hrs IST: Another brilliant over. It looks all over for KKR now. They now require 25 off 6 balls. 

23:20 hrs IST: Mustafizur to bowl the penultimate over. 

23:19 hrs IST: Excellent over from Bhuvi. Just six runs off it. KKR now require 33 off 12 balls. 

23:16 hrs IST: OUT! Pandey c Hooda b Bhuvi 36(28). Looks tough for KKR now! 

23:14 hrs IST: KKR now require 39 off 18 balls. 

23:12 hrs IST: FOUR! Pandey comes down the track and whacks it into deep mid-wicket boundary. 

23:08 hrs IST: Mustafizur now. 

23:05 hrs IST: WICKET! SK Yadav c Dhawan b Henriques 23(15). KKR now require 48 off 25 balls. It's time for strategic time-out. 

23:00 hrs IST: Good over for KKR. 10 runs off it. They now require 53 off 30 balls. 

22:55 hrs IST: Eight runs off Cutting's third. KKR now require 63 off 36 balls. 

22:51 hrs IST: Cutting back into the attack. 

22:49 hrs IST: FOUR! First boundary for SK Yadav. KKR now require 71 off 42 balls. 

22:46 hrs IST: FOUR! Slower delivery from Mustafizur and Pandey carves it well towards wide long-off region. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad players celebrate the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir.

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22:41 hrs IST: WICKET! KKR in all sorts of trouble now. Pathan c Bhuvi b Henriques 2(6). KKR are 70/4 after 10 overs. 

22:37 hrs IST: KKR are 66/3 after 10 overs. 

22:33 hrs IST: OUT! Gambhir c Shankar b Cutting 28(28). 

22:29 hrs IST: Five runs off Bipul's first. KKR are 63/2 after 9 overs. It's time for strategic time-out. 

22:25 hrs IST: Just three runs off Cutting's first. KKR are 56/2 after 8 overs. 

22:20 hrs IST: WICKET! Munro run out 16(17). 

RUN OUTT! Yuvi is back on the field as well :D What a stunning piece of fielding by Yuvi at point!! #SRHvKKR #OrangeArmy

- SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 25, 2016

22:16 hrs IST: Henriques comes in for his first over. 

22:15 hrs IST: Three runs off Mustafizur's first. KKR are 46/1 after 6 overs. 

22:08 hrs IST: Gambhir times it right again, this time against Bhuvi in the mid-off region for a four. KKR 43/1 after five overs

22:04 hrs IST: Munro joins the party! The New Zealander hits a couple of boundary off Sran, first in the fine leg region and then in mid-wicket. KKR 34/1 after four overs

22:01 hrs IST: SIX! KKR captain Gambhir leads the recovery, with the first six off Hooda. His short delivery gets swiveled to backward square fence by Gambhir.

21:58 hrs IST: Wicket! Uthappa (11) out.

Uthappa again goes for a powerful shot off Sran's widish delivery, but is caught by Warner at short cover.

21:55 hrs IST: FOUR! First boundary of KKR innings! Uthappa punishes Barinder Sran's short and wide delivery with a four through the covers. 

21:52 hts IST: Just three runs for KKR off the first over. 

21:50 hrs IST: Gambhir and Uthappa to open for KKR. Bhuvi to bowl the first over. 

21:36 hrs IST: And that's it. SRH finish on 162/8 in their 20 overs. We'll be back in a few minutes time. 

21:33 hrs IST: Two SIXES for Bipul. Just what SRH need! 

21:31 hrs IST: Morkel to bowl the final over. 

21:30 hrs IST: OUT! Ojha c Uthappa b Holder 7(9). SRH are 148/7 after 19 overs. 

21:26 hrs IST: WICKET! Yuvraj b Holder 44(30). 

21:22 hrs IST: 10 runs off Narine's last. SRH are 143/5 after 18 overs. 

21:17 hrs IST: Consecutive boundaries for Yuvraj. SRH are 133/5 after 17 overs. Can they get to 170?

21:14 hrs IST: OUT! Cutting st Uthappa b Kuldeep 0(1). 

.@imkuldeep18 gets another one! Outfoxes Ben Cutting and @robbieuthappa does the rest. SRH 124/5 #SRHvKKR #AmiKKR pic.twitter.com/wklzPzxMkZ

- KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 25, 2016

21:13 hrs IST: FOUR! Touch short from Holder and Yuvraj thumps it to wide long-on boundary. 

21:10 hrs IST: WICKET! Hooda run out 21(13). SRH are 120/4 after 15.5 overs. It's time for second strategic time-out. 

21:08 hrs IST: FOUR! Yuvraj shuffles and pulls it smartly over the fielder at short fine-leg. 

21:05 hrs IST: FOUR! Overpitched from Narine and Yuvraj smashes it straight down the ground. SRH are 109/3 after 15 overs. 

21:01 hrs IST: Four runs off Morkel's third. SRH are 98/3 after 14 overs. 

20:57 hrs IST: Expensive over from Kuldeep. 12 runs off it. SRH are 94/3 after 13 overs. 

20:54 hrs IST: FOUR! Stand and delivery from Yuvraj. Effortlessly hits it towards wide long-on. 

20:49 hrs IST: Good over from Narine. Just two runs off it. SRH are 73/3 after 11 overs. 

Kuldeep Yadav (middle) got rid off Moises Henriques and David Warner in quick succession.

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20:45 hrs IST: Two wickets and nine runs in the over. SRH are 71/3 after 10 overs. 

20:44 hrs IST: WICKET! Huge blow for Sunrisers. Warner b Kuldeep 28(28). 

20:43 hrs IST: OUT! Henriques c & b Kuldeep 31(21). 

20:41 hrs IST: SIX! Henriques dances the track and clobbers it high into long-off stands. 

20:38 hrs IST: Single of the last ball for Warner. SRH are 62/1 after 9 overs. It's time for strategic time-out. 

20:37 hrs IST: FOUR! Short ball from Holder, Henriques gets into position and pulls it well to deep backward square leg. 

20:33 hrs IST: Five runs off Kuldeep Yadav's first (one was a leg-bye). SRH are 53/1 after 8 overs. 

20:30 hrs IST: Four runs of the over. SRH are 47/1 after 7 overs. 

20:26 hrs IST: Jason Holder now. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad lost Shikhar Dhawan in the second over of their innings.

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20:25 hrs IST: Single of the last ball for Warner. 12 runs off Narine's first. SRH are 43/1 after 6 overs. 

20:23 hrs IST: FOUR! Straying down leg and Warner just tucks it past the fielder at square leg. 

20:22 hrs IST: Narine comes in as the first change. 

20:21 hrs IST: SIX! Too short from Pathan, Henriques leans back and smacks it high over deep mid-wicket boundary. SRH are 31/1 after 5 overs. 

20:17 hrs IST: Pathan to continue. 

20:16 hrs IST: FOUR! Warner waits for the ball and then taps it past the wicket-keeper for his first boundary of the night. SRH are 21/1 after 4 overs. 

20:12 hrs IST: Another tidy over from Pathan. Just three runs off it. SRH are 15/1 after 3 overs. 

20:09 hrs IST: In walks Henriques at number three. 

20:08 hrs IST: WICKET! Dhawan b Morkel 10(10). SRH are 12/1 after 2 overs. 

Knocked him over! @mornemorkel65 draws first blood against SRH. SRH 12/1 at the end of 2 overs #SRHvKKR #AmiKKR pic.twitter.com/0opJlvbDU5

- KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 25, 2016

20:07 hrs IST: FOUR! Length delivery from Morkel and Dhawan deposits it over mid-wicket for his second boundary. 

20:06 hrs IST: FOUR! Little bit of width from Morkel and Dhawan slices it towards deep backward point region. 

20:04 hrs IST: Morkel into the attack. 

20:03 hrs IST: Good start from Pathan. SRH are 4/0 after first over. 

20:02 hrs IST: Dhawan steps out and works it to mid-on for his first runs of the night. 

20:01 hrs IST: Straightaway Warner gets off the mark with a single. 

20:00 hrs IST: It's time for live action. Warner and Dhawan make their way out in the middle. Y Pathan to start the proceedings for Knight Riders. 

19:56 hrs IST: Good news for SRH fans. Ashish Nehra successfully undergoes knee surgery in London. 

He came back and played after 5 years & was one of the top bowlers for India.His attitude and strength is incredible pic.twitter.com/T3I357vva1

- Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) May 25, 2016

19:47 hrs IST: KKR and SRH are the only two teams who have not changed their openers throughout the season. 

Gautam Gambhir and David Warner share a light moment at the toss ahead of the all-important eliminator.

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19:33 hrs IST: Here are the playing XI of both teams: 

KKR: Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Colin Munro, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Jason Holder, R Satish, Sunil Narine, Morne Morkel, Kuldeep Yadav

SRH: David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Yuvraj Singh, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha (wk), Ben Cutting, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Bipul Sharma, Barinder Sran, Mustafizur Rahman 

19:30 hrs IST: KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir wins the toss and elects to bowl first. 

19:25 hrs IST: Toss in five minutes. 

19:18 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - With 49 wickets in 35 games, Andre Russell is the leading wicket-taker in T20s in 2016. 

19:10 hrs IST: KKR'vengers'! 

It's match day for the #SuperKnights. Watch them battle it out as they fight to the finish. #AmiKKR pic.twitter.com/40X8CWuyIc

- KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 25, 2016

19:07 hrs IST: The team that wins tonight will face Gujarat Lions on Friday and the winner of that match will go on to face Royal Challengers Bangalore for the title on Sunday. 

19:05 hrs IST: A warm welcome to our live coverage of this all important clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders. 

Kolkata Knight Riders have won both their encounters against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2016 Indian Premier League and hold a 6-2 head-to-head advantage.

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If Tuesday's Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Lions match is any indicator, it takes the brilliance of one man and the dogged support of a couple of teammates to pull off a sensational win. Both KKR and SRH have several gifted men who can turn heroes on their day.

A look back at this year's league stage shows how Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Shakib Al-Hasan and Suryakumar Yadav have played match-winning roles for KKR. Sunrisers have their champions too.

David Warner's inspirational batting -- with 658 runs, Warner is third on the IPL top scorers list -- Moises Henriques' all-round skills and the bowling abilities of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mustafizur Rahman makes SRH a dangerous team. The presence of Shikhar Dhawan and Yuvraj Singh only adds muscle to their ability.

Russell's return will bolster KKR. The burly West Indian has been KKR's Most Valuable Player, contributing with both bat and ball at crucial times. Russell has taken a record 49 wickets in 35 T20 matches this season.

Wednesday's contest may not see big scores. Bowlers should hold the key. KKR will look for a hattrick of wins against SRH this season. And this one will be really well-timed. Catch live cricket score of SRH vs KKR here.