Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 54 runs in Match Number 61 of the Indian Premier League 2022 to keep their hopes alive of reaching the playoffs.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) kept their hopes of reaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 playoffs alive after defeating the SunRisers Hyderabad by 54 runs in the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium, Pune, on Saturday.
Keep believing! π pic.twitter.com/2zwxGC9HR4
β KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first. Riding on West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell's (49 off 28 balls) late blitz, they posted 177 runs on board.
The Sunrisers never really looked like they were in the chase and kept losing wickets at regular intervals, which hurt their chances.Β
Iyer decided to introduce Russell (3/16) in the powerplay, and the move paid off as he got rid of SRH skipper Kane Williamson (9) on the second ball of the sixth over.Β
Also read:Β CSK's Ambati Rayudu sparks meme fest after deleting tweet announcing IPL retirement
For the Hyderabad franchise, opening batter Abhishek Sharma top-scored with 43 off 28 deliveries, while Aiden Markram made 32 from 25 balls. Newly-appointed West Indies white-ball skipper Nicholas Pooran had an off day as he was sent packing for just two runs.
For KKR, all five bowlers picked up a wicket, with all-roudner Russell leading the chart and Kiwi pacer Tim Southee ending with figures of 2 for 23.
KKR has leapfrogged the Orange Army with the win and is now in the seventh position in the league table with 12 points from 13 games. On the other hand, the Hyderabad franchise is now in the eighth spot after their fifth consecutive defeat and has 10 points from 12 matches.Β
Also read:Β Match-fixing in IPL? CBI books 3 people with alleged links to Pakistan
Both these teams can now reach the maximum of 14 points if they manage to win their remaining league stage matches.
KKR fans took to Twitter to express their joy following this win, with most people lauding the West Indian's brilliant show. Here's a look at the reactions:
ππππππ
Additions to Andre's cabinet tonight!
Muscle Russel is a true all-rounderππͺπΌπ Congratulations on the win ππ₯ pic.twitter.com/Huu2cX9M57
β Disney+ Hotstar (@DisneyPlusHS)Karbo larbo jeetboβ¦ What a win for how good was big fella today with the bat and ball .. crucial 2 points .. still alive in the competition
β Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)Andre Russell once again doing it for KKR. What a star he is.
β Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)Andre Legend Russell of IPL. pic.twitter.com/oB5Bz7cmw5
β Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)Andre Russell is the fastest to complete 2000 runs in IPL history.
β Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)Andre Russell has scored 330 runs and took 17 wickets in IPL 2022 - The MVP, the beast is back.
β Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)Andre Russell is now the 8th highest wicket taker of IPL 2022. He's also scored over 300 runs. What an all round performance by him.
β Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)ANDRE RUSSELL IS JUST BUILT DIFFERENT πͺπ pic.twitter.com/hKuFJHBvLd
β sohom ᱬ (@AwaaraHoon)Andre Russell today won the 6 awards including man of the match award - The One Man show today.
β MD MUSLIM KHAN (@MdMuslimKhan2)In Last 5 years
Only 4 times, A Player Remained Unbeaten on 49* runs in IPL
Andre Russell - 49* (25) vs RR (2018)
Andre Russell - 49* (19) vs SRH (2019)
Andre Russell - 49* (25) vs SRH (2022)
Andre Russell - 49* (28) vs SRH (Today)
All 4 by Same player