Gambhir-led KKR delighted; Hyderabad lose

KKR made no changes to their playing eleven.

SRH made a couple of (Fin)changes to their playing eleven – Aaron and Irfan Pathan made way for Srikkanth Anirudha and Jason Holder.

On winning the toss, Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of SRH’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, and lost a wicket.

David Warner, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls into the match, Morne Morkel broke the five-run stand.

SRH scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). KKR had conceded 14 extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Naman Ojha’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 14.

Naman, whose 23-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 26. Forty-six balls after Warner’s dismissal, he was caught by Ryan ten Doeschate, who broke the 64-run partnership.

The third-wicket pair put on 20. Shikhar, whose 31-ball (Rob)innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 29. Twenty-six balls later, Manish Pandey and Uthappa ran him out.  

SRH scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). KKR had conceded 18 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 32. Venugopal Rao, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 27. Sixteen balls after Shikhar’s dismissal, Manish and Uthappa ran him out.

Anirudha, who faced five balls, scored three. Nine balls later, he was stumped by Uthappa. Shakib Al Hasan broke the six-run stand.

SRH scored 150 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). KKR had conceded 20 extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 28. Holder, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 16. Eighteen balls after Anirudha’s dismissal, Uthappa and Vinay Kumar ran him out.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Daren Sammy, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 29. The next ball, he was caught by Shakib off the bowling of Vinay.

Karn Sharma, whose two-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Parvez Rasool, who didn’t face a ball.

KKR eventually conceded 21 extras. SRH scored 160 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Umesh Yadav, who bowled three overs, conceded 32. He was wicketless, as was Sunil, who bowled four overs, conceding N(ar)ineteen.

Ryan ten Doeschate, who bowled an over, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he picked up a scalp, as did Vinay, Morne, and Shakib, who bowled four overs apiece. In fact, Morne’s and Shakib’s spells included a maiden apiece. They conceded 32, 32, and 25, respectively.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, and lost a wicket.

Gambhir, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 28. Twenty-eight balls into the chase, Holder broke the 23-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 6.1 overs (39 balls). SRH had conceded three extras at that point.

Manish had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Seventeen balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Dale Steyn. Karn broke the 12-run stand.

Uthappa, whose 30-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 41. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Holder. Karn broke the 22-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair put on a run. Ten Doeschate, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, Naman and Sammy ran him out.  

KKR scored 100 off 11 overs (68 balls). SRH had conceded three extras at that point.

Shakib, who faced five balls, scored a run. Fourteen balls after ten Doeschate’s dismissal, he was caught by Holder. Karn broke the 38-run stand.

Yusuf Pathan, the player of the match, scored 50 off 15 balls, which included three boundaries and five sixes.

KKR scored 150 off 13.4 overs (84 balls). SRH had conceded four extras at that point.

Yusuf, whose 22-ball innings included five boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 72. Eleven balls after Shakib’s dismissal, he was caught by Shikhar. Karn broke the 37-run stand.

Suryakumar Yadav, whose five-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Vinay, who didn’t face a ball.

SRH eventually conceded five extras. KKR, who scored 161 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 14.2 overs, won by four wickets with 34 balls to spare.

Rasool bowled a wicketless over, conceding 22.

Bhuvneshwar bowled 2.2 wicketless overs, conceding 22.

Steyn bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 43.

Holder bowled three overs, conceding 35. He picked up a wicket.

Karn bowled four overs, conceding 38. He picked up four scalps.