IPL 2015 KKR vs SRH, Highlights: Clinical Knight Riders Crush Sunrisers Hyderabad, Move Up to Third Place
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs at the Eden Gardens on Monday. Catch all the highlights here.
Chasing 168 against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad finished with only 132/9 in their 20 overs. Get all the live updates here. (SCORECARD/POINTS TABLE/STATISTICS)
11.35: Kolkata defeat Hyderabad by 35 runs to move to third place in the points table. This has been a crushing defeat for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
11.17: Sunrisers are just going through the motions now. Kolkata have been phenomenal tonight. The last time these two teams met, SRH won by Duckworth Lewis. But this time, KKR have completely dominated proceedings.ÂÂ
11.07: Final nail in the coffin for Sunrisers; they are now 81/7 (14.1) as Henriques falls to Hogg for 41. SRH need 87 more to win.
11.02: Looks like KKR are motoring towards an emphatic win here; these will be two crucial points for the defending champions - a victory tonight will help them leapfrog RCB to third place.
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10.55: WICKET! Another run out. Bipul Sharma goes back to the hut with Hyderabad reeling at 69/6; they need 99 off 8 overs to beat the Knight Riders.
10.50: WICKET! Piyush Chawla snares Hanuma Vihari and the SRH chase in complete tatters now. This is almost impossible for Hyderabad.
10.45: Henriques survives a close call for a stumping off Brad Hogg. SRH 64/4 off 10.3 overs, chasing 168 vs KKR at the Eden Gardens. This is by all estimates a steep chase from hereon.
10.32: WICKET! Eoin Morgan is run out for 5 and the SRH chase is in complete tatters.
10.24: Henriques takes Yusuf to the cleaners; smashes the off-spinner for two sixes and a four, taking 19 runs off the over. SRH 52/3 off 7, chasing 168 vs KKR.
10.12: Dhawan has been in pretty good form too. SRH have him to steer them even with Warner out now. The middle-order has been weak and coach Tom Moody had asked his batsmen to step up and help the openers. The time is now!
10.07: That looked nasty! Andre Russell landed on his left shoulder fielding at the fence and seems to have damaged it pretty badly. He walked off the field and Pat Cummins in in as substitute.ÂÂ
9.55: Disastrous start for SRH; Umesh Yadav snared David Warner and Naman Ojha in the first over as KKR defend 167. This is a great start for the hosts. SRH 6/2 in 1 over.
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9.36: Thanks to late acceleration by Yusuf Pathan, Kokata Knight Riders have finished with 167/7 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad.
9.25: WICKET! Another one for Bhuvi as he removes the dangerous Suryakumar Yadav for for six. KKR 145/7 with two overs remaining in their innings.
9.21: WICKET! Botha had just reverse swept Bhuvi for SIX but he tried to do it again and he was bowled! KKR 139/6 in 17.3 overs vs SRH
9:15: A lot depends on Yusuf Pathan now with even Ryan ten Doeschate gone. He has to lead an onslaught for KKR, if the hosts are to get to a big total. This is going to be a tough ask tough against a strong SRH attack.
8.57: "This Crazy with a capital C," Danny Morrison yells as Manish Pandey is found short of his crease. He was going great guns at 33 and there was no need for that run. KKR 105/4 in 13.5 overs.
8.52: The Knight Riders are slipping steadily now.After Karn Sharma picked his second wicket to remove Uthappa, Bipul Sharma snared the big-hitting Andr Russell for 1. KKR 86/3 in overs vs SRH at the Eden Gardens
8.43: The Knight Riders are going really strong at the the moment. Halfway through the innings, KKR have blazed away to 77/1 off 10 overs against Hyderabad.
8.31: WICKET! Karn Sharma has struck at a crucial juncture for Hyderabad. The KKR skipper tried to slog sweep but held out in the deep. Kolkata 57/1 in the 7th over as Manish Pandey walks in to join Robin Uthappa.
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8.23: This is a brilliant start. KKR 45/0 in 5 overs at the Eden Gardens, their fortress. Their openers have been in top form over two seasons now and have carried on with the good job this year too.
8.19: KKR would be really pleased with their start now. They have fired away to 36/0 in 4 overs vs Hyderabad after being asked to field. And SRH have a great new ball attack. Praveen, Bhuvi, Steyn!
8.14: Kolkata are off to another quick start as Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa play shots on either side of the wicket. Dale Steyn has not been spared either. The defending champs are 25/0 in 3 overs.
07.49: KKR: R Uthappa, G Gambhir, M Pandey, S Yadav, A Russell, R ten Doeschate, Y Pathan, P Chawla, J Botha, B Hogg, U Yadav
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07.46: SRH: S Dhawan, D Warner, M Henriques, E Morgan, N Ojha, H Vihari, Bipul Sharma, K Sharma, P Kumar, B Kumar, D Steyn
07.45: Kolkata bring in spinner Johan Botha for Pat Cummins. Spinners paradise at Eden?
07.30: Sunrisers Hyderabad win toss, opt to field vs Kolkata Knight Riders. Dale Steyn returns, replaces Trent Boult for Hyderabad.
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The elements have not been kind to Kolkata Knight Riders. Gautam Gambhir's team will need more than just luck as the defending champions look for the perfect home run in a bid to qualify for the playoffs.
The first of the three home matches begin on Monday night as KKR take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens. Kolkata lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore in a rain-hit match on Saturday, leaving them fourth on the table - nine points from as many games.
Sunrisers are a buoyant bunch. Any team that gets the better of Chennai Super Kings must be playing good cricket. CSK are the most settled unit in IPL and Hyderabad will be confident of beating KKR. Currently fifth in the standings, a point adrift of KKR, David Warner's team will fire on all cylinders.
KKR have the game and the knowledge to win on Eden Gardens' slow-paced wicket. The onus will be on the slow bowlers with veteran Bradd Hogg certain to lead the home team attack. Hyderabad will look up to Karn Sharma, whose form this season has not been reflective of his potential and price tag. Karn has got just four wickets in eight matches.
Warner needs to hit four sixes to score a ton of over-boundaries in IPL. KKR's Robin Uthappa is six sixes away from 100! A mix of caution and aggression will be something that the teams will want from them.