SRH vs KKR Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019, Full Cricket Score: Bairstow, Warner's fifties help Sunrisers canter to nine-wicket win

SRH vs KKR Expert’s Voice

This particular fixture has been a nightmare for KKR. Completely outplayed. Right from the toss, nothing went right for the visitors. They never looked like competing in this match. With such a huge defeat, the tournament has become a virtual knock-out for KKR. In order to qualify, now they need to win their four remaining matches in the league stage. Tough equation it is for this out of form team.

Most runs in debut IPL season excluding the first season of IPL:

445 – Jonny Bairstow for SRH, 2019*
439 – Shreyas Iyer for Delhi, 2015
398 – Faf du Plessis for CSK, 2012

Dinesh Karthik: We though 160 was a par score. They batted really well but our fielding cost us. And after that dropped catch Bairstow came out all guns blazing. A wicket of Bairstow would have felt better, feel for the guy (Prithviraj). We have been outplayed in this game. Having said that our bowling has been off colour in the tournament. Our fielding needs a lot of improvement too. We had to give Kuldeep a break and get him back fresh.

Largest wins for SRH by balls remaining in IPL:

37 v Delhi, Hyderabad, 2013
31 v GL, Rajkot, 2016
30 v KKR, Hyderabad, 2019*

Largest victories for SRH by wickets in IPL:

10 v GL, Rajkot, 2016
9 v GL, Hyderabad, 2017
9 v RR, Hyderabad, 2018
9  v Delhi, Delhi, 2018
9 v KKR, Hyderabad, 2019*

After 15 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 161/1 ( Jonny Bairstow (W) 80 , Kane Williamson (C) 8)

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SIX! It’s over! SRH beat KKR by nine wickets and Bairstow remains unbeaten on 80 off 43.

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SIX! What a shot! Tossed up ball by Chawla and Bairstow swipes it over deep square leg

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FOUR! Bairstow gets his bat down in time to play the short ball past the short third man fielder

Most runs against an opponent in IPL:

829 – David Warner v KKR*
818 – Suresh Raina v KKR
803 – Suresh Raina v MI
802 – Virat Kohli v Delhi
797 – Chris Gayle v KXIP

After 14 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 142/1 ( Jonny Bairstow (W) 62 , Kane Williamson (C) 7)

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Williamson is hit on pads as he tries a flick off Narine but the appeal is shot down by the umpire. Four off the over. 18 needed in six overs.

After 13 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 138/1 ( Jonny Bairstow (W) 60 , Kane Williamson (C) 5)

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Crazy over! Prithviraj had another opportunity to get a wicket as the top-edge off Bairstow’s pull shot went up high in air but Chawla dropped the catch. He finally got a wicket next ball as he cleaned up Warner. Eight off the over.

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OUT! BOWLED! Warner b Yarra Prithviraj 67(38) 

Finally! Prithviraj gets a wicket on debut! Slower delivery as Warner went for a slog shot but was deceived by pace as he went early and his stumps were shaken

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DROPPED! Bairstow went for a pull shot off Prithviraj but the top-edge went up high in air only for Chawla to drop it

SRH vs KKR Expert’s Voice

Looks like just formalities left this game. Heads are down in the KKR camp. However, they should look to drag this game as deep as possible from the net run rate point of view.

After 12 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 130/0 ( David Warner 67 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 58)

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KKR have been unlucky and poor. Top-edge off Warner’s reverse-sweep shot falls safely behind keeper. Another top-edge as Bairstow went for a swipe is dropped by Gurney at fine leg followed by a four and a six by Warner. 16 off the over.

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SIX! Over long-on by Warner. Flighted ball by Narine and Warner brings out a strong swing of the bat

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FOUR! Slap down the ground. Warner is rubbing salt on wounds. Moves back to create space and slams it downtown

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DROPPED! There was a chance to get Bairstow out but Gurney messed it up. Top-edge as Bairstow went for a sweep shot off Narine and Gurney just couldn’t reach it at fine leg

After 11 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 114/0 ( David Warner 55 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 54)

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Left-arm pacer and debutant Prithviraj returns for his second over. Decent one this over. No big shots and no drop catches just five singles. 46 in 54 needed.

Players scoring 500-plus runs in most different seasons of IPL:

5 – Virat Kohli
5 – DAVID WARNER*

After 10 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 109/0 ( David Warner 52 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 52)

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A bit of a quiet over. Seven off it with singles and doubles but both Warner and Bairstow complete their fifties. Meanwhile, Warner has also crossed 500-run mark for SRH this season. 51 in 60 needed.

Century opening stands in this season of IPL:

Jonny Bairstow-David Warner : 4*
All other pairs combined : 1

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FIFTY!  Another half-century. This time for Bairstow. What an opening pair this has been for Hyderabad

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FIFTY! Warner knocks the ball from Narine to long-off for a double and completes his half-century

After 9 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 102/0 ( David Warner 49 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 49)

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14 off Cariappa’s over! 100 partnership up. Fourth time for this pair in IPL 2019. Bairstow swept the first ball over mid-wicket for a six and also cut a spinning away delivery to third man for a four.

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FOUR! The ball was spinning away and Bairstow waited till late to cut it fine to third man

David Warner and Jonny Bairstow’s pair now holds the record of adding most runs as an opening pair in an IPL season, going past 731 runs added by Warner and Dhawan in 2016.

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SIX! Another big sweep shot by Bairstow. Smokes the full ball from Cariappa over mid-wicket ropes

After 8 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 88/0 ( David Warner 47 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 37)

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Runs keep coming for SRH. Eight off this one from Chawla. They now need 72 in 72 balls. A four for Bairstow with a sweep shot to fine leg.

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FOUR! Sweep shot through fine leg by Bairstow. He wanted to play it square but the under edge took it fine

After 7 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 80/0 ( David Warner 45 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 31)

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Russell brought into attack but he’s hardly putting in any effort. Carrying some niggle or not 100 percent bowling fit. Slower short ball is pulled to backward square leg boundary by Bairstow for a four. Eight off the over.

SRH vs KKR Expert’s Voice

Strange strategy by DK, asking inexperienced Cariappa to bowl the final over of the powerplay against the likes of Warner and Baristow. In fact, throughout this season of IPL some of his decisions have been quite bizarre. And if they lose tonight, KKR’s chances of making it to the playoffs will take a body blow.

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FOUR! Russell pulled his length back a bit there which was helped on its way to deep square leg rope by Bairstow

Highest PP scores for SRH in IPL:

79 v KKR, Hyderabad, 2017
76 v CSK, Hyderabad, 2015
72 v KKR, Hyderabad, 2019*

After 6 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 72/0 ( David Warner 43 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 25)

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Horrible start for debutant Cariappa! He dropped a catch in first over and has now leaked 20 in his first over. Bowled short to Warner as he rocked back to pull it over deep square leg for a six. Another short ball is helped on its way to fine leg fence and then a shot down the ground for second maximum of the over. SRH making full use of the powerplay.

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SIX! What a poor start for Cariappa. A bit full and Warner takes his front leg out to slam it down the ground

Most sixes for overseas players in IPL:

323 – Chris Gayle
203 – AB de Villiers
175 – DAVID WARNER*
172 – Kieron Pollard
163 – Shane Watson

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FOUR! Another short ball by Cariappa and that was enough for Warner as he tucks it to fine leg fence

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SIX! Can’t bowl there. Short ball by Cariappa and Warner was ready to hoick it over deep square leg

Kuldeep Yadav in this season of IPL: Four wickets, Nine innings, 71.5 average. KC Cariappa is playing a match in place of him for KKR today.

After 5 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 52/0 ( David Warner 25 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 24)

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Narine introduced! Warner slams a six as he gets a half-tracker, pull shot over cow corner. Narine also beat Warner to clip the bail and it didn’t come off but Karthik was super excited. Nine off the over, also 50 partnership up between the openers.

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SIX! Half-tracker from Narine and Warner rocked back to create space and pull it over mid-wicket boundary. 50 partnership up!

After 4 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 43/0 ( David Warner 19 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 22)

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An over of two solid sweep shots! First a one-handed slog-sweep through mid-wicket fence off Chawla by Bairstow for a four and then he picked the googly well to send it sailing over long-on for a six. 11 off the over.

SRH vs KKR Expert’s Voice

KKR should hope, the missed opportunity of Baristow won’t hurt them much. That would have been a body blow for the hosts. Their middle-order hasn’t been amongst the runs and on this pitch, the wicket could have open the floodgates for KKR. But at this moment, the SRH openers are running away with the game.

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SIX! Another slog-sweep. Bairstow picked the googly well from outside off to dispatch it over long-on fence. Massive six

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FOUR! One-handed slog-sweep from Bairstow to pierce the mid-wicket gap against Chawla. It pitched a bit outside off

After 3 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 32/0 ( David Warner 19 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 11)

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Warner does very well on first ball to move across and create room to cut the slow off-cutter by Gurney over cover for a boundary. Four singles and a double added. 10 off the over. Good start for SRH

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FOUR! Very well played! Warner moves across to set himself up to play the slow off-cutter by Gurney over extra-cover

After 2 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 22/0 ( David Warner 11 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 9)

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Yarra Prithviraj is on debut and was handed his debut cap by Lynn, who is spending a lot of time with him at mid-on in his first over. Warner slammed the length ball over long-on for a six but soon came the opportunity for a wicket. Bairstow’s cut over point was put down in deep for a four by Cariappa. Bairstow finished the over with another four. 16 off the over.

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FOUR! Another boundary for Bairstow. Short ball and he drills it through the gap at mid-wicket

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FOUR! Prithviraj could have got a wicket in his first over but Cariappa spilled Bairstow’s catch at point and parried it to the ropes

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SIX! Warner wastes little time to get into the act. Stands tall and slams the length ball from debutant Yarra Prithviraj over long-on

SRH vs KKR Expert’s Voice

If KKR want to make a match out of this, they have to take 2-3 wickets in the powerplay. And for me Harry Gurney and Sunil Narire are the men to do the job. Stroke-making is not easy on this pitch and Karthik needs to make thing tougher for the batsmen early in this run-chase.

Only Suresh Raina (818) has scored more runs against KKR in IPL than David Warner (762).

Jonny Bairstow and David Warner have added 655 runs this IPL – the second most for an opening pair in a season of IPL.

After 1 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 6/0 ( David Warner 4 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 1)

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Perfect pitch for Harry Gurney! A bit on the slowish side and that should assist his bowling. Good start for the pacer. Warner takes a double with a punch to point. Three singles and a wide. Six off the over.

SRH’s opening stands in this IPL : 118, 110, 185, 64, 33, 7, 72 and 66.

Alright, time for chase!

David Warner, Jonny Bairstow make their way to the middle. Harry Gurney to bowl the first over for KKR.

Most wickets against an opponent in IPL:

28 – Dwayne Bravo v MI
27 – Amit Mishra v RR
27 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar v KKR*
26 – Sunil Narine v KXIP
26 – Umesh Yadav v KXIP
26 – Lasith Malinga v CSK

SRH vs KKR Expert’s Voice

A rare failure with the bat for Russell. And this is normal. He can’t do every time. Don’t think KKR have enough runs to defend here. They are at least 10-15 runs short of what would have been ideal on this pitch.

After 20 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 159/8 ( Prithvi Raj 0 , KC Cariappa 9)

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An up and down innings from Kolkata Knight Riders. They have set a fighting target of 160 on a sluggish surface for Sunrisers. They have three spinners in their ranks so it will be an interesting battle. Rashid’s final over costs 12 runs.

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SIX! Cariappa has managed to swat Rashid Khan for a six down the ground. He takes on the quicker delivery and sends it over long on.

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OUT! A visually disturbing shot attempted by Chawla ends up in his dismissal. He shuffles across and looks to reverse scoop that over the slips. He loses his balance and he could only manage an edge  to Bairstow.

Chawla c Bairstow b Rashid Khan 4(8)

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FOUR! Piyush Chawla goes deep in his crease and pulls this into the gap to deep midwicket fence for a four.

After 19 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 146/7 ( Piyush Chawla 0 , Prithvi Raj 0)

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Couple of sixes and a wicket of Andre Russell a bargain any team would grab with both hands any given day of the week. Yarra Prithviraj on debut walks in and joins Piyush Chawla. Bhuvi finishes with 35 runs off his four overs with two wickets to his name.

Russell should have batted higher! 

My view in hindsight, Russell should have batted a slot higher

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 21, 2019

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OUT! Bhuvi persists with a leg stump yorker line. Doesn’t nail it properly but Russell fails to connect too. The bat turns in Russell’s hands and he cannot get the elevation that he wanted. Finds the man at the edge of deep mid wicket boundary and that’s a huge wicket for Sunrisers.

A Russell c Rashid Khan b Bhuvneshwar 15(9)

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SIX! Jeez! Was the bouncer from Bhuvneshwar and Russell has once again defined power hitting by absolutely smacking it over deep midwicket.

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SIX! Low full toss on the pads from Bhuvi and Russell thumps it over deep squareleg for his first biggie.

After 18 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 134/6 ( Andre Russell 3, Piyush Chawla 0)

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Outstanding over from Rashid Khan! Russell turns the strike off the first ball of the over, only to never receive it back. Chawla is made to look silly on multiple occasions by the willy Afghan.

After 17 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 133/6 ( Andre Russell 2 , )

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Khaleel keeps bowling those off-cutters and gets through another over without conceding a lot. Seven runs a wicket from Khaleel’s final over. Lynn departs after bringing his half-century.

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OUT! Lynn dismissed soon after his half-century. Again the slower off-cutter from Khaleel produces the wicket. Lack of pace doesn’t help Lynn time his stroke as he lobs it up in the air towards mid off, where Kane Williamson runs in from the deep and with the ball almost dying down. He slides and pulls off a spectacular catch by taking it centimeters over the turf. 

Chris Lynn c Williamson b Khaleel Ahmed 51(47)

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FIFTY! Chris Lynn brings up his ninth half-century with a slash over backward point with the ball just about trickling to the fence. Has not been the most fluent innings from the Aussie but credit to him for holding KKR’s innings together.

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Ok, the stage is set for Russell. With a little more than four overs to go, he thrives in such situations. However, feel before getting out Rinku had done a brilliant job alongside Lynn to steady the ship when the wickets were falling.

Andre Russell has hit 39 sixes in this IPL – the most by any player. His average in this IPL is 75.4 and SR is 220.46.

After 16 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 126/5 ( Chris Lynn 46 , Andre Russell 1)

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Rinku Singh falls after hitting a six and brings Dre. Russell in the middle. He is welcomed with couple of short deliveries from Sandeep Sharma, defends the first one and picks a single of the next ball. Lynn, who on the other end has crawled to 45 will retain strike for the start of next over with a single off the final ball. Sandeep finishes his quota with 4-0-37-1

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OUT! Rinku Singh looks to go for another big one but the was never in the position to play the pull to perfection. Back of a length cross seamed delivery from Sandeep, it was over middle and off stump, Rinku doesn’t have too much room to free his arms and hence cannot get the distance in his pull, Rashid runs in from the deep to complete a smart catch

Rinku Singh c Rashid Khan b Sandeep Sharma 30(25)

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SIX! Sandeep misses the yorker by a fraction and Rinku Singh has done exceptionally well to get under the ball and slam it over long on for a six. the shot brings up the 50-run stand for the fifth wicket.

After 15 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 116/4 ( Chris Lynn 45 , Rinku Singh 22)

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After going for a boundary off the first ball, Bhuvneshwar Kumar changes his angle to the southpaw by going around the stumps. The murmurs of having Andre Russell in the middle get louder by every passing delivery and that will be discussed at length during the strategic time out after the over. Seven runs came from Bhuvi’s third.

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FOUR! Rinku welcomes Bhuvi to the bowling crease with a boundary. Nothing delivery from Bhuvi. Slower delivery with plenty of width to work with and Rinku smashes it through covers.

After 14 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 109/4 ( Chris Lynn 44 , Rinku Singh 16)

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Khaleel Ahmed comes back into the attack. He starts off with couple of wides outside off to Lynn before taking the pace off the ball with those effective off-cutters. Only six runs off the over.

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Rinku Singh had a wonderful domestic season this year for UP in the white-ball formats. In the recently concluded domestic T20s he averaged more than a hundred. The left-hander batted down the order and played those quick-fire knocks. This evening, Rinku is required to do exactly the same.

After 13 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 103/4 ( Chris Lynn 42 , Rinku Singh 14)

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There is an inquiry from Bairstow for a stumping against Rinku Singh that is sent upstairs from the leg umpire but the southpaw ensured he got back in his crease in time. The ball dropped on the legside after a mini deflection from Rinku’s pads, an aware Bairstow whips the bails but to no avail. KKR go past the 100-run mark in the 13th over. Four from Rashid’s second over.

After 12 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 99/4 ( Chris Lynn 41 , Rinku Singh 11)

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A boundary from Lynn and some benevolence Nadeem in the field results in six extra runs from KKR. A big over they need as they procure 14 runs from Sandeep’s over.

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SIX! Uh-oh! That is embarrassing work in the field from Shahbaz Nadeem at deep mid wicket boundary. The ball has gone right through his hands. Rinku Singh pulls it straight to the fielder in the deep and he has made a complete meal of it. Sandeep Sharma cannot believe what he has just seen. Reprieve and six runs to Rinku Singh.

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FOUR! Lynn fancies the short ball and pulls it into the gap at deep mid-wicket. One bounce over the ropes. Much needed for KKR.

After 11 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 85/4 ( Chris Lynn 34 , Rinku Singh 4)

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Smart thinking by KW, to bowl out Nadeem in the 11th over itself. He has got done with his quota early. Five singles from the over and Nadeem conceded only 12 runs off his back three after going for 18 runs in his opening over.

This is Lynn’s fourth 30-plus score this IPL. He has also been dismissed by spinners four times this IPL.

After 10 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 80/4 ( Chris Lynn 31 , Rinku Singh 2)

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Rashid Khan comes into the attack for the first time today. Lynn is watchful against the deceptive leggie, knocking the ball around for five runs. Rinku Singh is the new man, who has just joined him and their task will be to ensure they bat till the 13-14th over without losing the wicket. Setting the platform for the big Russ. KKR hopes are pinned on the big man once again.

After 9 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 75/4 ( Chris Lynn 27 , Rinku Singh 1)

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KKR’s implosion seems to be ceaseless as of now. DK with a nervy stay in the middle, simply typified KKR’s innings since Narine’s fall. Nadeem gets through his third over and the visitors have lost four wickets with Lynn seeing one batsmen depart after another from the other end.

SRH vs KKR Expert’s Voice

KKR are on a a self-destructive mode once again. From 42 for no loss they are 74 for 4 now. Especially the last wicket of Dinesh Karthik will hurt their progress significantly. In hindsight, Rashid Khan, SRH’s prime wicket-taker is yet to bowl. He is being preserved keeping the Russell factor in mind. The hosts are clearly on the driver’s seat at this point.

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OUT! It was always on the cards. Proper harakiri from KKR captain. Flicks the flatter delivery to deep mid-wicket and sets out for two straightaway. Vijay was chasing the ball, he gets to it, turns and releases in one motion. Bairstow sees a chance and completes the work. DK with a desperate dive that cannot save him.

 Karthik run out (Vijay/Bairstow) 6(4)

After 8 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 71/3 ( Chris Lynn 26 , Dinesh Karthik (C) (W) 5)

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns to the crease and strikes immediately. Dinesh Karthik has come in and all has looked streaky from offset. He hasn’t had a great IPL and he has looked very nervous and tentative in the three balls he has been around. A risky single to get off the mark and an edge to the boundary.

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FOUR! Off the outside edge. It was outside off stump and Dinesh Karthik, opens the face of the bat as he was looking to steer it down to third man, but gets it finer that was intending too.

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OUT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar is brought back into the attack and he has struck immediately. Superb delivery from Bhuvi to get rid of Rana. It was slanted across Rana, who looks to dab it down to third man, but some sharp extra bounce did him. Gets a tickle to Jonny Bairstow.

Nitish Rana c Bairstow b Bhuvneshwar 11(11)

After 7 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 65/2 ( Chris Lynn 25 , Nitish Rana 11)

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Much better time to bowl for Nadeem. After being taken for 18 in his first over, this over costs only four singles.

After 6 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 61/2 ( Chris Lynn 23 , Nitish Rana 9)

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Sandeep Sharma bowls the last over of the powerplay. Rana with a good-looking cover drive in the over. Sunrisers have somewhat pulled things back in last three overs of the powerplay but the damage done earlier still provides KKR slender advantage.

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Since getting the wicket of Narine, Khaleel has bowled bravely here. Despite the fielding restrictions, he is pitching the ball up and asking batters to go for those risky shots. Gill fell into the trap. He wanted to drive but was into the shot early on this slowish wicket.

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FOUR! Too full from Sandeep and Rana leans forward to cream a cover drive. Very good looking stroke from Rana.

After 5 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 53/2 ( Chris Lynn 22 , Nitish Rana 2)

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Nitish Rana is in earlier than he would have liked. Khaleel strikes again and KKR lose their second wicket in the powerplay. Both the wickets have fell to slower off-cutters and that’s a template that a lot of bowlers are likely to follow on this pitch. KKR go past 50-run mark.

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OUT! Gill departs. It was the slow off-cutter from Khaleel and he has managed to draw a false stroke from Gill. He was looking to drive it through covers, but the off-cutter ensured the ball took the outside half of the bat almost like a slice. Straight to point for a simple catch. Khaleel is has two wickets in two overs.

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After 4 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 49/1 ( Chris Lynn 20 , Shubman Gill 3)

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Sandeep Sharma is called into the attack. This is fourth bowler used by Sunrisers in the fourth over itself. Tidy start for Sandeep, only five singles from the over.

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Ok, KKR have the early momentum thanks to that onslaught by Narine. However, before getting out he has set the tone for the visitors. Now, they need to build on this quick start. Well, it’s an ideal platform for Shubman Gill to make a strong statement. The youngster should anchor this innings from here and other can afford to be a little more aggressive.

After 3 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 44/1 ( Chris Lynn 17 , Shubman Gill 1)

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After three boundaries off the first three ball of his over, Khaleel Ahmed gets his man by cleaning up Narine. However, a 8-ball 25 is exactly Narine’s task up the order, he has played his part in providing a whirlwind start to KKR. Shubman Gill gets off the mark with a quick single

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OUT! Bowled’em! Khaleel drops the slower delivery on the stumps and Sunil Narine, clears his front leg and misses a wild slog, the ball hits the timber and the leg pole is knocked out. Khaleel is pumped.

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FOUR! Khaleel tries to goes full and Narine has taken it on the full toss clearing the offside field for another boundary.

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FOUR! Narine is having a blast here. Once again it is short in length that doesn’t really climb. He clears his front leg and pulls it over mid-wicket

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SIX! Short and wide from Khaleel and Narine pounces on it. Slaps it hard and the ball sails over cover fielder.

After 2 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 28/0 ( Chris Lynn 16 , Sunil Narine 11)

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So both the openers freeing their arms and looking to play their shots. Kane Williamson’s ploy to bowl spin early seems to have backfired. Expensive over, 18 from it.

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SIX! Lynn! It is in aiiiirrr and just about clears Vijay Shankar at long-on. Length delivery and Lynn lofts it down the ground, didn’t get the hold of it completely nit gets it over the fielder. Vijay might have got a finger to the ball.

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SIX! Easy-peasy. Again on the shorter side from Nadeem and Narine transfers the weight on the back foot and pull it over mid wicket fence

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FOUR! Shahbaz Nadeem is spanked for a four off his first ball by Lynn. Short and wide that is hammered away through covers

After 1 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 10/0 ( Chris Lynn 5 , Sunil Narine 4)

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar has a one wide slip in place as he runs in to bowl to Lynn. False start for Bhuvi has he slides one down the leg side, before he corrects the line for the next couple of deliveries. Lynn gets underway with a boundary through offside. Narine opens his account with a boundary as well. Not the best of beginnings for Bhuvi.

SRH vs KKR Expert’s Voice

Today, I would like to see Dinesh Karthik promoting himself up the order. He needs to lead from the front in a crunch game like this. Considering the kind of form SRH batting, especially the openers David Warner and Jonny Bairstow are in, KKR at least need something around 180 on the board. But to reach there, the “Men in Purple” need a solid beginning at the top. They can’t let everything on Russell’s power-hitting.

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FOUR! Narine, too, starts his innings with a boundary. On the hips from Bhuvi and Narine has helped it around the corner. Races past short fine leg fielder.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken 25 wickets against KKR in IPL — the most by any bowler. (19 matches, 20.52 average)

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FOUR! Bhuvneshwar provides loads of room outside off to Lynn and the KKR has no problems whatsoever to thrash it with a horizontal bat through covers.

SRH Score latest updates

Right then, time for the first game of Sunday get underway. Chris Lynn is quick to reach the batting crease, while Sunil Narine strolls to the other end. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will open the bowling for Sunrisers.

SRH vs KKR Expert’s Voice

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Hence, the KKR have made wholesale changes in their line-up. Very bravely, the have dropped the non-performers and have included fresh faces – a decision, which can backfire as well.

Ideally, KKR would have liked to chase here. But now, having lost the toss they have no option but to go out there and set a total. Almost a knock-out game this for the visitors.

Did you know?

The team winning the toss has lost each of the last ten IPL matches played at Hyderabad.

SRH vs KKR head to head

SRH have a 6-10 record against KKR in IPL. Moreover, their record against KKR at Hyderabad in IPL is 2-3. 

KKR have lost each of their last four IPL matches.

SRH playing 11 today

Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(w), Kane Williamson(c), Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed

KKR playing 11 today

Kolkata Knight Riders XI: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Piyush Chawla, KC Cariappa, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj

Kane Williamson, SRH captain: First day game here so a little change of tack. Everybody wants to win, and it’s important for us to build on the performance in our last game. Fresh start, new game, but at the end of the day, it’s just about us executing our skills well.

Dinesh Karthik, KKR captain: We have to make the most of it when asked to bat first. We have made three changes to the team and those players will bring in a breath of fresh air.

SRH vs KKR toss result today

Toss: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson wins toss and opts to field

Andre Russell to bat at No 4 for KKR?

After the close loss against RCB, Russell suggested that he should be batting at No 4 for KKR and asked the franchise to be a bit more flexible. Click here to read what all he had to say.

Jonny Bairstow to leave for World Cup camp after 23 April

England’s Bairstow has been a revelation for SRH this season as an opener but the keeper-batsman will leave the Hyderabad side after 23 April to attend World Cup camp. He hopes SRH have qualified for playoffs by then. Click here to read the full report.

IPL 2019 Purple Cap, Leading Wicket Taker latest updates

Kagiso Rabada is the leading wicket-taker in IPL 2019 so far. He has grabbed 21 wickets and is well ahead in the competition to get the Purple Cap. Click here to check the full list.

IPL 2019 Orange Cap, Highest Run Scorer latest updates

David Warner has maintained his position at the top of the Orange Cap holders list for some time now. He is having one awesome tournament in 2019 and is expected to continue the good run in today’s match. Here , you can check out the list of Orange Cap contenders.

IPL 2019 Points Table, Team Standings and Rankings Latest Updates (points table)

After the win over KXIP, DC maintain their stranglehold in the tournament as they collected two more points. They are placed at third while Punjab is at fourth. Check out the full points table here .

Delhi’s win over Punjab puts them in contention for Playoffs, but batting still remains a concern

Shantanu Srivastava tells us that Delhi Capitals should be rightfully pleased with where they stand, as of now, but with the breakneck speed of the tournament that is swiftly moving towards its business end, such follies and fallibility are prone to be exposed at the most crucial times.

Click here to read the article.

Kings XI Punjab captain Ravichandran Ashwin has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow-over rate during the Indian Premier League match against Delhi Capitals at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium. Read the full report here .

SRH snapped their three-match losing streak with a win over table leaders CSK and KKR now need to do the same having lost their last four games.
 

Read the preview of SRH vs KKR game here .

Today’s IPL match live blog between SRH vs KKR

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders. Big match for Dinesh Karthik’s Kolkata side as they look to break a four-match losing streak. Sunrisers Hyderabad won their last game against Chennai Super Kings so they would look to build on the momentum.