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IPL 2021, KKR vs SRH Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders edge closer to playoff qualification with 6-wicket win

FirstCricket Staff October 3, 2021, 23:25:28 IST

Live Score, IPL 2021, KKR vs SRH Cricket Score: Sid Kaul for the final over. On the second ball, just a single for DK. Yes-no from both ends. Yell from the bowler to urge the fielder to collect the ball properly. Morgan with a steady head to tick it along for another single. Scores are level. DK gets the job done with a boundary and KKR win by 6 wickets

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IPL 2021, KKR vs SRH Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders edge closer to playoff qualification with 6-wicket win
October 3, 2021, 23:25:28 (IST)

RCB into playoffs, KKR in hunt

In the double header today, RCB have joined CSK and DC into the playoffs. The fourth and final spot is down to four teams – KKR, MI, PBKS and RR. Kolkata Knight Riders have consolidated the fourth spot with their sixth win. It could very well boil down to net run rate in the end. The coming week, last of round robin, is going to be a belter. Join us tomorrow for our continued IPL coverage. Good night!

October 3, 2021, 23:19:40 (IST)

Shubman Gill is the Man of the match: “It was important to keep the wickets in hand, and when the balls and runs were closer then just take it easy.”

“It was important to assess the wicket. It wasn’t easy to hit the spinners on this wicket. I was targetting the shorter side, and the leg-side was shorter than the off-side at one end. When I didn’t have much runs under the belt, you don’t want the opposition to gain the upper hand.”

“When you play on slower wickets, it’s more important to play with the wrists and that comes naturally to me.”

“I took on the medium-pacer today and it came off in this game, but in another game it might not.”

October 3, 2021, 23:17:19 (IST)

Eoin Morgan: It was a bit of a scrap, I think the wicket probably played a bit slower than we thought. Two nights ago, the ball seemed to be swinging a little, but today was a bit sluggish. Of course, the wicket is one thing, but you also need to adapt to it, bowl well and field well. That’s something I thought we did. It’s a vast improvement on our previous game.

The return of Shakib was a massive boost for us. The strength in depth that we have, where we can call upon such a vastly experienced player like Shakib al Hasan is a huge luxury.

We’re firmly focussed on trying to play good cricket, we’re not too worried about what the table is looking like right now. We played really well the last few weeks. The attitude and the implementation of your game plan has been great, and it’s had a positive impact on our dressing room.

October 3, 2021, 23:08:20 (IST)

KKR’s Dinesh Karthik: “I thought it was a real good game of cricket. At half time I knew it would be a tricky chase because the pitch was difficult.”

“It was just one of those days where I got lucky. This is not a game where you take the game deep. You create opportunities by using the crease and you play your shots.”

“I think you need to be flexible. I would give a lot of credit to Rana, he was playing second fiddle to Shubhman. He realised that there was no point matching him shot for shot. He took his time and then hit a couple of big hits.”

“Fingers crossed for the next game.”

October 3, 2021, 23:03:56 (IST)

Kane Williamson: I think if we got closer to the 150 mark, it would have been par. There were plenty of opportunities to try and strangle the game with the ball in hand as well. It was a low-scoring game. We’ve been working hard throughout the season, and it’s not quite working out. 

We were probably a little late to get going. In the last four overs or so, we tried to have a crack at it and get to 150, but in hindsight, we should have built more partnerships and tried to get off to a better start. The surfaces have been different every time, and we need to adapt.

We’ve been facing Umran Malik in the nets, and he’s got a lot of pace. Amazing chance for him to get a run with the ball tonight, special occasion for him and what a talent.

There’ll be a few conversations had about players getting opportunities. We’re out of the contention this season, so we’ll want to give some exciting talent a few chances.

October 3, 2021, 22:57:25 (IST)

KKR win by 6 wickets

Short and cracked away for a four by Dinesh Karthik. He gets the job done in glorious fashion. Kolkata Knight Riders add two points to their tally and keep their quest to make the playoffs alive. SRH were already out of running.

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October 3, 2021, 22:53:51 (IST)

After 19 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 113/4 ( Dinesh Karthik (W) 13 , Eoin Morgan (C) 1)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar concedes 7 runs and closes his spell out at 0/20. DK collects a four in the penultimate over to alleviate some of the nervous tension in the KKR camp. 3 needed from 6 balls in the last over

October 3, 2021, 22:51:37 (IST)
Bhuvi offers width to DK and he makes the most of it. Slaps it hard through point for a four
October 3, 2021, 22:51:08 (IST)

After 18 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 106/4 ( Dinesh Karthik (W) 7 , Eoin Morgan (C) 0)

Jason Holder into his fourth and final over. He goes for four but may have kept the game alive still by getting rid of Nitish Rana. The left-hander looks to pull but doesn’t read the slower one and is taken by Rana. 7 from it

October 3, 2021, 22:48:59 (IST)

OUT!

One pull too many from Nitish Rana. Head in the hands moment. Slower one from Holder, Rana pulls but only slices it which goes up and is taken by Saha.

Rana c Saha b Holder 25 (33), KKR are 106/4

October 3, 2021, 22:47:01 (IST)
Pulled away by Nitish Rana and it stays in the air for so long. Almost tantalisingly for SRH and it beats Rashid Khan. His the camera on the boundary and the lens is in tatters!
October 3, 2021, 22:44:50 (IST)

After 17 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 99/3 ( Nitish Rana 20 , Dinesh Karthik (W) 5)

Sid Kaul in for his third over. On third ball he breaks the partnership. The well-set Gill doesn’t time it properly and picks out Holder at long-on. He goes for 57 and DK is the new man in. He gets going with a thumping drive down the ground, 7 from the over

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October 3, 2021, 22:42:52 (IST)
Dinesh Karthik is off the mark with a four. Stand and deliver! Stands up to the length ball and punches it straight down the ground towards long-off for a beautiful shot
October 3, 2021, 22:42:04 (IST)

OUT!

Sid Kaul celebrates and he’s got the breakthrough! Overpitched on leg stump, Gill flicks it and doesn’t have the power or timing on it to go all the way. Holder takes it and long-on.

Gill c Holder b Kaul 57 (51), KKR are 99/3

October 3, 2021, 22:38:23 (IST)

After 16 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 92/2 ( Shubman Gill 57 , Nitish Rana 18)

Rashid Khan in for his final over then. And he finishes with 8 runs from it and figures of 1/23. Rana with a four from the fifth ball to look good now. Helps the KKR required rate too. Bang on 6.00 now.

October 3, 2021, 22:36:52 (IST)
Straight down the ground from Nitish Rana for a four! Picks the flighted delivery and thumps it straight past Rashid
October 3, 2021, 22:32:46 (IST)

After 15 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 84/2 ( Shubman Gill 54 , Nitish Rana 13)

Umran Malik in to bowl his final over and he goes for 6 runs, 0/27 from the four. Shubman Gill controls his pull and plays it along the ground for four more and has his eighth IPL fifty. Equation: KKR need 32 from 30 balls

October 3, 2021, 22:30:56 (IST)

Fifty for Gill

Thumped away by Gill towards deep mid-wicket (where else?) for a four and it brings up Gill’s fifty. He moves along to 53 from 44 balls for his eighth IPL fifty

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October 3, 2021, 22:27:49 (IST)

After 14 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 78/2 ( Shubman Gill 49 , Nitish Rana 12)

Six runs from the Rashid Khan over. Nitish Rana finally gets a move on in the form of a confident reverse sweep. Retains the strike for the next over

October 3, 2021, 22:25:53 (IST)
Rana really needed to get some runs and he’s got a boundary now. Reverse sweeps it over the infield and no one around to cut it off
October 3, 2021, 22:23:11 (IST)

After 13 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 72/2 ( Shubman Gill 48 , Nitish Rana 7)

Umran Malik into the attack. First ball, four. Second ball, four. Clearly the waiting time is over. Gill is upping the ante and changing gears to get this chase over and done with. Plays one off his pads and then gets the luck to find the vacant region from a mistimed pull. Nitish Rana looks to replicate it but misses. He’s 7 from 20 balls with 9 coming from the over

October 3, 2021, 22:21:24 (IST)
When it’s your day etc. Shubman Gill mistimes after coming down the track, gets enough on it to find the vacant deep mid-wicket region
October 3, 2021, 22:20:18 (IST)
Shubman Gill is dealing in fours now. Uses the pace and plays it off his pads for a boundary
October 3, 2021, 22:19:36 (IST)

After 12 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 63/2 ( Shubman Gill 39 , Nitish Rana 7)

Jason Holder in for his third over. Second ball, Gill with four more to his tally. Played in the same region as the shot to Rashid earlier. On the fifth ball, Gill gets four more, another pull, same region, this one is kept down and has enough on it to race away to the boundary rope. 12 runs from the over

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October 3, 2021, 22:18:22 (IST)
Another length ball, another pull by Gill. This one is kept down and beats the dive by the fielder at mid-wicket.
October 3, 2021, 22:16:28 (IST)
Gill charges Holder and collects yet another boundary. Short and pulled away towards deep mid-wicket once again.
October 3, 2021, 22:15:02 (IST)

After 11 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 51/2 ( Shubman Gill 29 , Nitish Rana 5)

Rashid Khan back into the attack. First ball, Nitish Rana looks to reverse sweep it but misses the slider. Lucky for Rana that it didn’t clip the stumps. A double and single on second anf fourth balls respectively. Gill finishes the over out with a four and finally the boundary arrives. 7 runs from the over

October 3, 2021, 22:14:19 (IST)
Gill comes down the track and attacks the Rashid delivery on the spin. Played over mid-wicket and it falls just inside the boundary rope
October 3, 2021, 22:11:18 (IST)

After 10 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 44/2 ( Shubman Gill 25 , Nitish Rana 2)

Siddharth Kaul continues. Second ball, Gill lets the ball go expecting a wide but it isn’t coming. Umpire gestures for one bouncer instead. Next ball, a single for Gill in front of point. Fifth ball is steered towards third man by Rana for a single. A dot to finish. Just the 2 once again. At the halfway stage, KKR are 44/2 and need 72 from 60 balls

October 3, 2021, 22:06:37 (IST)

After 9 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 42/2 ( Shubman Gill 24 , Nitish Rana 1)

Umran Malik back into the attack. Once again, Malik with plenty of heat on his deliveries. 147kmph outside off and Rana is beaten. Next ball, same result at 145 kmph. Fifth ball, Rana tries to ramp it over the keeper but is beaten once again. A yorker to end with. Just the 2 from the over – both wides

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October 3, 2021, 21:59:17 (IST)

After 8 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 40/2 ( Shubman Gill 24 , Nitish Rana 1)

Siddharth Kaul into the attack for SRH. Single each for both Gill and Rana from the over. Another over worth just the 2 runs and KKR not looking to rush it, it seems. Strategic time-out is the call and KKR are 40/2 from 8 overs

October 3, 2021, 21:54:11 (IST)

After 7 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 38/2 ( Shubman Gill 23 , Nitish Rana 0)

Rashid Khan into the attack now. First ball, Tripathi sweeps it down towards fine leg. He appeals for leg before but it had bat on it. And that would be the final contribution from Tripathi in KKR’s chase. On the third ball, he is cramped for room but pulls only to find Abhishek Sharma at short mid-wicket. Nitish Rana is the new man in. Just the 2 runs from the over and a wicket for SRH

October 3, 2021, 21:52:09 (IST)

OUT!

Rahul Tripathi had exposed his stumps plenty a ball prior and this time he pays for bad execution. Tripathi pulls and the aerial shot finds Abhishek Sharma at mid-wicket.

Tripathi c Sharma b Khan 7 (6), KKR are 38/2

October 3, 2021, 21:48:53 (IST)

After 6 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 36/1 ( Shubman Gill 23 , Rahul Tripathi 5)

After economical stuff from the two overs, Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes for 9 runs from his third. Rahul Tripathi and Shubman Gill both collecting boundaries each with some confident shot-making. KKR are 36/1 from the powerplay overs

October 3, 2021, 21:47:27 (IST)
Gill opens the face of the blade and capitalises on the space offered outside the off stump for a boundary
October 3, 2021, 21:45:43 (IST)
Lovely shot from Rahul Tripathi. Played uppishly through point and Rashid Khan’s dive won’t be able to stop it. Quality shot
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October 3, 2021, 21:44:46 (IST)

After 5 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 27/1 ( Shubman Gill 19 , Rahul Tripathi 0)

Jason Holder once again. Second ball and Iyer almost finds the fielder. A desperate (even courageous) attempt by Samad but it doesn’t carry. The hook gets the top edge and is almost curtains for the KKR opener. On the fourth ball of the over, he finally gets one. Iyer’s patience runs out and he finds Williamson inside the circle. The over draws to a close with lucky boundary for Gill

October 3, 2021, 21:44:00 (IST)
Lucky runs for Shubman Gill. Pushes at the delivery, gets the outside edge and it evades the fielder
October 3, 2021, 21:42:40 (IST)

OUT!

Kane Williamson with a massive smile as he somehow keeps his eye on the ball with the lights in his eyes. Iyer gets the top edge and Williamson tumbles but completes the catch

Iyer c Williamson b Holder 8 (14), KKR 23/1

October 3, 2021, 21:37:53 (IST)

After 4 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 21/0 ( Shubman Gill 14 , Venkatesh Iyer 7)

On to the SRH debutant Umran Malik now. First ball, plenty of width and Gill plays it away for a four. Next up, he almost has the KKR batter. 141.5kmph short ball and Gill is unable to control the pull. Luckily for him, it doesn’t carry to anyone. 9 runs from the over and Malik is getting some serious pace in these deliveries, already clocking 150kmph

Live Score, IPL 2021, KKR vs SRH Cricket Score:

Sid Kaul for the final over. On the second ball, just a single for DK. Yes-no from both ends. Yell from the bowler to urge the fielder to collect the ball properly. Morgan with a steady head to tick it along for another single. Scores are level. DK gets the job done with a boundary and KKR win by 6 wickets

Preview: The Kolkata Knight Riders will be hoping to stake their claim to the fourth and final playoff spot with a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. KKR with five wins from 12 games are placed fourth in the table with 10 points and have a good chance of making it to the playoffs. However, a defeat on Sunday could end their hopes with Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings also on 10 points.

[caption id=“attachment_10021421” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] File image of KKR captain Eoin Morgan and SRH captain Kane Williamson. SportzPics File image of KKR captain Eoin Morgan and SRH captain Kane Williamson. SportzPics[/caption] Kolkata come into the match after suffering a five-wicket defeat against PBKS. KKR failed to defend a target of 166 against PBKS and will look to quickly bounce back against SRH to get their campaign in order. One of the major concerns for KKR is the form of captain Eoin Morgan. The lack of runs from the Englishman’s bat has weakened the team’s middle-order. SRH also lost their last match, by six wickets against Chennai Super Kings. SRH management recently outcasted David Warner from the team setup after the Aussie struggled consistently with his batting. But the change has not brought them the desired results. Though they won against Rajasthan Royals to bring an end to their losing streak, their poor batting once again came back to bite them as they could only post 134/7 against CSK batting first. SRH batters will need to come good together to put up a challenge against KKR. Here’s all you need to know about the 49th match of IPL 2021 between KKR and SRH: When will the 49th match of the IPL 2021 between KKR and SRH take place? The match between KKR and SRH will take place on 3 October 2021. What is the venue for the KKR vs SRH match? The match will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. What time will the KKR vs SRH match start? The KKR vs SRH match will begin at 7.30 pm IST. The toss will take place at 7 pm IST. Which TV channels will broadcast the KKR vs SRH match? The match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney+ Hotstar. Besides, you can browse  Firstpost.com  for live updates and over-by-over commentary. Click here for complete IPL 2021 coverage

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