Highlights, KKR vs SRH: Nitish, Russell Power KKR To Six-Wicket Win Against SRH
IPL Highlights, KKR vs SRH: Both teams began their IPL campaign at Eden Gardens.
- Dipankar Lahiri
- Updated:March 24, 2019 08:15 PM IST
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad with 6 wickets and 2 balls to spare at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. KKR looked shaky chasing, but eventually managed to get home in the last over, powered by a blitzkrieg by Andre Russell. Winning the toss, KKR captain Dinesh Karthik opted to field first. However, the decision seemed to backfire on the home team initially as comeback man David Warner got off to a flying start, dispatching fours and sixes to all parts of the ground. KKR's spinners were expensive, and the tidier overs were bowled by their faster bowlers Lockie Ferguson, Andre Russell and Prasidh Krishna. Warner's dismissal, brought about by a stunning catch from Robin Uthappa, slowed down the scoring rate a little. Vijay Shankar, who is on a personal quest to earn a World Cup squad berth, came up with some fireworks at the end of the innings to take the score to 181/3 after 20 overs. It looked as if SRH bowlers would win the day, till Andre Russell took centrestage.  (SCORECARD)
IPL 2019 Highlights Between Kolkata Knight Riders vs SunRisers Hyderabad, straight from Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- 20:01 (IST)Thank you for joining us on the live action. We leave you with all the highlights from the match. Until next time, goodbye.
- 19:54 (IST)KKR win by 6 wicketsAndre Russell (49) and Shubman Gill (18) come up with a blitzkrieg in the last two overs to beat SRH and register their first points of the season.
- 19:52 (IST)SIX! KKR WIN!Shubman Gill hits another six. KKR win with 2 balls to spare. Who would have predicted this result a few overs ago?
- 19:51 (IST)Six! Gill joins the partyWould you believe it? From being out of contention a few minutes ago, KKR need 5 off 4 balls.
- 19:50 (IST)Shakib vs DreIt all comes down to this. Andre Russell vs Shakib al Hasan. 13 runs. 6 balls. Who will hold his nerve?
- 19:50 (IST)KKR need 13 off last over21 runs came off the 19th over. Andre Russell on fire!
- 19:49 (IST)Six! Russell!Fifth ball of the over invites the most awkward looking six one can ever see.
- 19:48 (IST)Another four!Russell is making Bhuvneshwar look mediocre. 4,6,4.
- 19:47 (IST)SIX! 94 metres.Unbelievable, the distance that six travelled. Suddenly, KKR need 24 off 10 balls.
- 19:46 (IST)Four! Good start to the 19th over for KKRBhuvi gets smashed for a four. It is getting interesting here.
- 19:45 (IST)KKR 148/4 after 18 oversCan Russell pull off a famous victory? KKR need 34 off the last 2 overs. Shakib and Bhuvi to be the bowlers.
- 19:44 (IST)Four! Russell has burst into life!Russell has Kaul's number. Hits the fifth ball of the over for another four. 18 runs off this over already.
- 19:42 (IST)Another six!Consecutive sixes from Russell's bat. Is this the over that shifts the balance in the home team's favour? Pressure on Kaul. KKR need 41 off 16.
- 19:41 (IST)Massive six! Dre Russ!That flies deep into the stands. First ball of the 18th over, smashed by the big man. KKR need 47 off 17.
- 19:39 (IST)Brilliant over! Six off itKKR now 129/4 after 17 overs. Priceless over from the SRH captain under the circumstances.
- 19:36 (IST)Bhuvi to bowl the 17thBeautiful yorker to start off. Gill fends it off. Batsmen run two off the second ball. KKR need 57 off 22.
- 19:35 (IST)Russell gets into the act. Four!One bounce and into the boundary. That was strong from the big man. KKR need more of these. Many more. Required run rate 14.75 for the last four overs.
- 19:34 (IST)Shubman Gill joins RussellKKR need 64 off 26
- 19:33 (IST)Rana out! Rashid strikesFirst ball after resumption and Rashid Khan strikes. KKR's top scorer Nitish Rana has to walk off. Given out lbw. Gone for 68.
- 19:30 (IST)Nobody's pleased
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A floodlight failure causes a delay in the proceedings!#KKRvSRH #VIVOIPL #KKRHaiTaiyaar - 19:29 (IST)Play to resume soonWord coming in that play will resume after 6 minutes. All the lights being turned off and back on again. One has to wonder how this break will affect the two teams' momentum.
- 19:25 (IST)
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— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 24, 2019 - 19:23 (IST)KKR behind on par scoreThe lights are still not back at the Eden. Incidentally, KKR are 8 runs behind the par score at this stage.
- 19:20 (IST)TimeoutOne of the floodlights at the Eden Gardens has malfunctioned. Umpires decide to take a premature timeout. KKR will need to score 64 off 28 when we resume. Rashid Khan bowling, Nitish Rana and Andre Russell at the crease.
- 19:18 (IST)Four! Rana againRashid comes in to bowl his last over. Rana again goes down on his knee. Goes for the reverse sweep this time.
- 19:17 (IST)KKR 114/3 after 15 oversSandeep Sharma finishes 15th over with a beautifully executed yorker. Russell can do nothing but dig it out. Crisis time for KKR? 68 off 30 needed.
- 19:14 (IST)Six! Rana belts Sandeep SharmaFull toss from Sandeep Sharma. Gets the deserved treatment. Long off fielder can only stare.
- 19:13 (IST)Warner provides inputs to captainGood to see Warner deep in discussion with captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the match proceeds to a nervy finish
- 19:11 (IST)Sandeep Sharma to bowl the 15thIt's now or never for KKR. Russell needs to come good here.
- 19:10 (IST)KKR 104/3 after 14 oversRashid Khan gives away only 7 runs in the over. Priceless bowling. Required run rate now 13.
- 19:08 (IST)Four! Rana againCuts beautifully. Four. KKR 101/3 after 13.2 overs.
- 19:07 (IST)Relief for Rana and KKRBall had landed outside the leg stump. That might have been very close otherwise. Rana lives to see another day.
- 19:05 (IST)SRH take a reviewNitish Rana's heart in his mouth as Rashid Khan raps him on the pad and SRH take a review.
- 19:04 (IST)Rana reaches his fiftyKKR 97/3 after 13 overs. Russell the new man with him. Required run rate has inched up to 12.14.
- 19:03 (IST)Bad day in the field for the KKR captain. Dropped a catch, took a wrong review and has now gone for 2 runs.
- 19:01 (IST)Karthik out! KKR 95/3 after 12.4 oversDinesh Karthik trapped by Sandeep Sharma. Deceived by the slower ball, Karthik hands an easy catch to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. KKR lose their captain.
- 18:58 (IST)Four! Nitish Rana.Sandeep Sharma comes in to bowl again. Again Nitish Rana gets down on his knees and smashes him to the leg side boundary. Pressure on Sandeep Sharma, follows it up with a wide ball on the leg side.
- 18:57 (IST)Can KKR mount a worthy challenge?KKR need 95 runs in the last 8 overs. Is this going out of the home team's grasp? Shubman Gill and Andre Russell still to bat of course.
- 18:55 (IST)Karthik the new manKarthik joins Nitish Rana in the middle.
- 18:53 (IST)Uthappa bowled by KaulKaul sends Uthappa's off stump cartwheeling. Uthappa gone for 35. KKR now 87/2 after 11.4 overs.