Highlights, SRH vs KKR, IPL 2021, Match 3, Full cricket score: Rana, bowlers star as Knight Riders beat Sunrisers by 10 runs

After 20 overs, 177/5 ( Samad 19, Pandey 61)

Right, 21 off six. The game is in KKR’s pocket unless Russell bowls a horrible over here. But he keeps it tight, barring the final delivery which sails over mid-wicket for a maximum. Nevertheless, KKR have the last laugh. They beat SRH by 10 runs.

After 19 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 166/5 ( Manish Pandey 54 , Abdul Samad 15)

Cummins into his final over and the penultimate over of the innings. Samad, the new man in, keeps the match alive, smacking two sixes against the speedster. Costly over this, 16 runs off it. 21 needed off six deliveries.

After 18 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 150/5 ( Manish Pandey 53 , )

Russell into the 18th over. And he does a fine job, conceding just six runs off it and removing Shankar off the last delivery.

After 17 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 144/4 ( Manish Pandey 51 , Vijay Shankar 8)

Shankar joins Pandey after Nabi’s departure. And he pulls the final delivery with disdain, collecting a six off it. Pandey, who’s anchored the innings, brings up his half century as well. SRH’s success heavily relies on Pandey now. 13 runs off the over.

After 16 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 131/4 ( Manish Pandey 47 , )

Prasidh returns to the attack. The third delivery is right in the slot for Nabi, who thumps it down the ground for a four. A wide followed by a sharp bouncer by Prasidh off the fourth and it strikes Nabi on the back of the next. Nasty blow there. The Afghanistan all-rounder gets a look in from the physio as the umpires signal time out in the middle of the over. Nabi once again stays deep in the crease and powers the fifth delivery over the covers for a four. A slower one causes Nabi’s fall as he holes out to Morgan. Eventful over there, 12 runs and a wicket off it.

After 15 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 119/3 ( Manish Pandey 46 , Mohammad Nabi 5)

Varun returns to the attack. Deceives Nabi, the new man in, with a yorker off the fourth. It was a carrom ball and Nabi had no idea whatsoever about that one. The mystery spinner bowls tight lines and lengths in the over, not allowing either of the two batters to go big. Just five runs off the over. SRH need 70 runs off 30 balls.

After 14 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 113/3 ( Manish Pandey 44 , Mohammad Nabi 2)

Expensive over from Shakib, with Pandey collecting a maximum off it after pulling the penultimate delivery. Good rotation of strike as the batsmen sneak five runs off it. 11 runs off the over.

After 13 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 102/3 ( Manish Pandey 35 , Mohammad Nabi 0)

Cummins returns to the attack. Bowls with discipline and ultimately reaps the benefit off the final delivery, getting rid of the dangerous Bairstow, who cut it straight to Rana at point. Almost set him up, the scoreboard pressure was getting to Bairstow as well. Two runs and a wicket off the over.

After 12 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 99/2 ( Manish Pandey 33 , Jonny Bairstow 54)

Varun continues. Bairstow pulls the first over cow corner for a maximum, bringing up his half century in the process. And in quick time, off just 32 balls. It is followed by good rotation of strike. 11 runs off the over.

After 11 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 89/2 ( Manish Pandey 31 , Jonny Bairstow 46)

Prasidh returns to the attack. Starts off with a wide and then concedes a boundary from the blade of Pandey, courtesy the right-hander’s trademark pull shot. There’s another boundary in the over, this time by Bairstow as he plays a lovely upper cut off the fourth delivery. Two wides in that over too. Costly stuff, 12 runs off it in total. SRH need 99 runs in 54 balls

After 10 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 77/2 ( Manish Pandey 26 , Jonny Bairstow 41)

Bowling change as Varun takes the ball after the strategic time out. SRH batsmen smartly play out the mystery spinner’s over, respecting him for a majority of the over, while collecting a boundary off the penultimate delivery. There was width on the penultimate delivery and Bairstow played the cut to good effect. Eight runs off the over.

After 9 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 69/2 ( Manish Pandey 23 , Jonny Bairstow 36)

Cummins into his second over and the ninth of the innings. Cummins clocks 145 kmph off the first but Bairstow simply thumps it over the bowler’s head for a four. Good rotation of strike as the batsmen sneak three singles and a double in the over. Nine runs off it. And we head into the strategic time out!

After 8 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 60/2 ( Manish Pandey 20 , Jonny Bairstow 30)

Dre Russ comes into the attack and he gets thrashed for two fours and a maximum from the blade of Bairstow, who’s looking ominous at the moment. The first boundary was unlucky as Bairstow top-edged that one over the bowler’s head. Meanwhile, SRH cross the 50-run mark in the over too. Expensive over that, 15 runs off it.

After 7 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 45/2 ( Manish Pandey 20 , Jonny Bairstow 15)

Shakib continues. Pandey has taken the left arm spinner thus far. And he continues the same, using his feet off the third delivery and thumping it down the ground. 10 runs off the over.

After 6 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 35/2 ( Manish Pandey 12 , Jonny Bairstow 13)

Right, bowling change as Pat Cummins comes into the attack. He’s a world class seamer, and eventually lives up to his reputation, conceding just three off his first over. Bairstow and Pandey with all respect for the Australian’s deliveries.

After 5 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 45/0 ( Nitish Rana 31 , Shubman Gill 14)

Shakib continues. Pandey makes his intentions clear, smacking two tossed-up deliveries for a maximum and a boundary. 12 runs off the over. SRH need more overs like these.

After 4 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 20/2 ( Manish Pandey 5 , Jonny Bairstow 5)

Prasidh continues. An unnecessary throw by Gill off the third goes runs away to the fence. Prasidh wasn’t pleased at all. Nine runs off the over.

Shakib Al Hasan took the wicket off his third ball in 2011 on his IPL debut for KKR.

On his comeback with KKR, he took the wicket off his first ball in 2021.

After 3 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 19/0 ( Nitish Rana 13 , Shubman Gill 6)

Bowling change as Shakib comes into the attack for the third over. And he gets the breakthrough off the very first, dismissing Saha. Yes, Saha got an inside edge but there was a misjudgment of line and length by him. Superb over, just one run and a wicket in it.

After 2 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 10/1 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 7 , Manish Pandey 0)

Prasidh comes into the attack. Hits the deck hard off the third and induces Warner’s outside edge. An easy catch for Karthik behind the stumps. Pandey joins Saha at the crease after Warner’s departure and plays out three consecutive dots. Successful over, a big wicket and just two runs off it.

David Warner v Harbhajan Singh in IPL:

Runs : 112
Balls : 94
Dismissals: 4
SR : 119.15

After 1 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 8/0 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 7 , David Warner (C) 1)

Harbhajan begins the proceedings for Kolkata. Starts off with two dots, before Saha pulls the next for a single. DROPPED! Warner miscues the cut off the fourth and Cummins drops a catch on the off side. Saha goes inside out over the covers, finishing the over with a maximum. Eight runs off the first over.

After 20 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 187/6 ( Dinesh Karthik (W) 22 , )

16 runs and a wicket come off the final over, with Dinesh Karthik giving KKR a flourishing finish with a six and a four. Shakib departs in the very last ball as he’s taken by Abdul Samad at deep midwicket. So, KKR finish at 187-6, and will hope to defend this. Run-chase coming in a short while!

After 19 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 171/5 ( Dinesh Karthik (W) 7 , Shakib Al Hasan 3)

Former skipper Dinesh Karthik and Shakib Al Hasan are out there to see off the innings on a positive note as Natarajan comes up for his final over. He once again gives the duo nightmares with his spicy yorkers. But Karthik hits the next ball hard and straight for a one-bounce four. Seven off it.

Nitish Rana last six innings in IPL:

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81(53)

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87(61)

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80(56) (Today)

After 18 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 162/5 ( Dinesh Karthik (W) 1 , Shakib Al Hasan 1)

Mohammad Nabi is back for his final over. The tables have turned in this game as he removes Rana and Morgan off two consecutives balls. He misses a hat-trick, however, but brilliant stuff with just three off it.

After 17 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 159/3 ( Nitish Rana 80 , Eoin Morgan (C) 1)

​Another big over as Rashid Khan sees off Dre Russ. Russell goes for the lofted shot aiming for a six, but instead finds Manish Pandey at long-on. Seven runs and a wicket.

Andre Russell’s SR in the death overs (16-20) in IPL is 208.7

The stage is set for Dre Russ.

After 16 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 152/2 ( Nitish Rana 79 , Andre Russell 5)

Natarajan’s back. He comes up with the big breakthrough to see off Tripathi who is caught by Saha. Andre Russell joins Rana in the middle. Seven runs off it.

After 15 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 145/1 ( Nitish Rana 77 , Rahul Tripathi 53)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back after the time-out and Rana punches for a boundary straightaway. It’s a wider off-cutter as Rana beats the sweeper cover fielder. Rahul Tripathi with another massive powerful six and a four off two consecutive balls. Tripathi brings up his fifty with a four towards third man boundary. Costly one from Bhuvi with 19 off it.

After 14 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 126/1 ( Nitish Rana 72 , Rahul Tripathi 39)

Sandeep Sharma is back for the second half of his spell. Nitish Rana with a brilliant sweep as the ball flies over the backward square boundary. 12 runs off it, and it’s time for another breather with the second time-out of the game.

After 13 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 114/1 ( Nitish Rana 65 , Rahul Tripathi 34)

Rashid Khan’s back. Rahul Tripathi with a boundary as the ball races straight down the ground for four. Nine off it.

After 12 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 105/1 ( Nitish Rana 64 , Rahul Tripathi 26)

Mohammad Nabi is back. Tripathi punishes him with ac four towards long leg boundary. Just a couple of balls later, Rana comes up with a six to bring the team’s 100. Expensive one with 13 runs off it.

After 11 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 92/1 ( Nitish Rana 57 , Rahul Tripathi 20)

Natarajan is back. It’s a silent over up until the fifth ball, but Rana punishes the bowler with a six towards fine-leg. Nine runs off it.

After 10 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 83/1 ( Nitish Rana 50 , Rahul Tripathi 18)

Vijay Shankar is introduced as we resume post the time-out. Shankar is punished for his short ball as Tripathi finds the fine-leg boundary for four. Nitish Rana brings up his fifty with a six towards deep midwicket.

After 9 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 69/1 ( Nitish Rana 42 , Rahul Tripathi 12)

Nitish Rana survives a crucial decision. He faces Rashid and is originally given out for LBW. Rana reviews right away. Misses the reverse sweep, and replays show there’s an inside edge. Just five runs off it as we head to the first strategic time-out.

After 8 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 64/1 ( Nitish Rana 40 , Rahul Tripathi 9)

Nabi is back as Rahul Tripathi collects his first run with a single. Few balls later, he follows it up with a six to long-off. 11 runs off it.

After 7 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 53/1 ( Nitish Rana 38 , )

Rashid Khan into the attack. And he produces the breakthrough, cleaning up Shubman with a deceptive googly. Rahul Tripathi in at No 3. Just three runs and a wicket off it.

After 6 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 50/0 ( Nitish Rana 36 , Shubman Gill 14)

Spin introduced as Mohammad Nabi comes in. Nitish Rana with another boundary with a sweep shot towards fine-leg fence. Powerplay done, as KKR reach the 50-run mark. Landmark for Rana-Shubman stand as well.

After 5 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 45/0 ( Nitish Rana 31 , Shubman Gill 14)

T Natarajan is into the attack. Shubman Gill smashes him for a six over the long-on boundary as he accurately picks the Hyderabad bowler’s length. This is a confident start as Kolkata cruise towards 50 in just the fifth over. 12 runs off the over.

After 4 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 33/0 ( Nitish Rana 26 , Shubman Gill 7)

Horrific start for Sandeep Sharma in his second over as Rana punishes him with three back-to-back fours. Rana is gaining momentum, and so are KKR. Hyderabad must find a way to break this partnership. 14 runs off it.

After 3 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 19/0 ( Nitish Rana 13 , Shubman Gill 6)

Bhuvneshwar is back. Shubman brings up his first boundary with a glorious shot towards deep mid-wicket. Bhuvi with a leg-cutter on off-stump but falls just short of Abdul Samad at mid-on. Six runs off it.

After 2 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 13/0 ( Nitish Rana 12 , Shubman Gill 1)

Sandeep Sharma is introduced by Hyderabad as Shubman Gill defends his first ball. He picks his first run with a single towards mid-off in the next ball. Rana brings up two more boundaries in the over as his bat does the talking. Expensive over as nine runs come off it.

Sandeep Sharma has taken 53 wickets in IPL in PP overs – the most by any bowler. 

Can he continue to weave magic?

After 1 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 4/0 ( Nitish Rana 4 , Shubman Gill 0)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is into the attack. Nitish Rana faces the first ball, and punishes the bowler straightaway with a boundary towards the mid-off area. Just that one boundary off it.

Head to Head in IPL:

Matches played : 19

KKR won : 12

SRH won : 7

SRH have qualified for the playoffs in each of the last five IPL seasons.

Playing XI 

KKR: Eoin Morgan(Captain), Shubman Gill,  Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik(wicketkeeper), Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

SRH: David Warner(Captain), Manish Pandey, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma

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