Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer`s unbeaten knock helped Kolkata Knight Riders to win the IPL 2024 qualifier one in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad on the Narendra Modi Stadium. KKR received the IPL 2024 in opposition to SRH by eight wickets.
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In the run chase of 160 runs, Kolkata Knight Riders` star all-rounder Sunil Narine scored 21 runs off 16 deliveries together with 4 fours. Rahmanullah Gurbaz then again departed after scoring 23 runs in 14 balls. His knock was laced with 2 fours and a pair of sixes. After the dismissals of the openers, captain Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer took duty for the crew. Shreyas smashed unbeaten 58 runs off 24 balls together with 5 fours and 4 sixes. Facing 28 deliveries, Venkatesh Iyer collected 51 runs which had been laced with 5 fours and 4 sixes. KKR efficiently achieved the goal in simply 13.4 overs. With this victory, Kolkata Knight Riders have sealed their place within the IPL 2024 finals.
Having opted to bat first within the IPL 2024 qualifier one match in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad had been solely in a position to attain 159 runs. Explosive batting duo, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma departed early and weren’t in a position to proceed the momentum. Rahul Tripathi scored 55 runs off 35 deliveries. His knock was laced with 7 fours and 1 sixes. Heinrich Klaasen then again scored 32 runs in 21 balls. Later, skipper Pat Cummins collected 30 runs together with 2 fours and a pair of sixes.
Mitchell Starc shut out the critics who criticised him for his poor efficiency within the IPL 2024. The pacer grabbed three wickets by conceding 34 runs in 4 overs. Spinner Varun Charavarthy claimed two wickets for 26 runs. Vaibhav Arora, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Harshit Rana registered one wicket every to their names.
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