IPL 2024: Earlier, Pat Cummins, the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, won the toss and chose to bowl first at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.
KKR vs SRH Live Updates, IPL 2024
In the third Indian Premier League game of the season, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by a massive 208/7 thanks to a scorching 64 from Andre Russell in just 25 deliveries at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.
Iyer’s back issue kept him out of the season last year. Gautam Gambhir, the most successful captain of KKR, comes returned for a second stint as an advisor. From 2011 to 2017, KKR enjoyed an incredible run led by Gambhir, winning two IPL titles and making it to five playoffs. With KKR having signed the marquee player of this IPL season, Starc, for a record-breaking Rs 24.75 crore, the left-arm fast will have a lot of pressure to produce.
Pat Cummins, who also guided Australia to victory in the World Test Championship, has a major task to turn around Sunriser Hyderabad’s dismal season. In addition to carrying the captaincy load, Cummins—the second-most expensive purchase of 2018 IPL auction—will also be under pressure to perform well with the ball.
SRH’s Playing XI: Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan.
KKR’s Playing XI: Philip Salt(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024: Andre Russell Powers Kolkata Knight Riders
With Andre Russell’s late charge, KKR has crossed the 200 mark, which they hope is plenty. Even if the surface is favorable for batting, KKR has amassed a sizable lead in the last overs, and the tide is now very much in their favour. Although SRH did start the innings off well with the ball, when Russell grabbed control of the game, things only became worse. Stay with us for the second inning and we’ll be right back.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Live: End of KKR’s innings
Phil Salt’s fifty helped KKR tie the score, but Russell bullied the SRH bowlers and led his team to a thrilling victory. KKR quickly advanced from 51/4 at one point to 208/7 at the conclusion of the 20 overs. Russell made a 64-ball comeback without a loss. Russell’s brilliant innings and a couple of fifty partnerships secured the first-ever IPL 2024 score of 200 or more. SRH needs 209 to prevail.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024: Phil Salt during the innings break
It’s funny how this game operates. I’m thrilled to be a part of such a fantastic franchise, and I hope we score our first points this evening. With the fresh ball, it was a little sticky; as the ball ages, it gets a little less sticky. It’s pretty difficult to reach the top and back of the stumps; maybe, our seamers can accomplish something similar. All I can say is that I’m glad I’m going there and supporting the team in front of such a large audience.