IPL 2018: SRH beat Kolkata by 5 wickets, win first match at Eden Gardens

SRH beat KKR by 5 wickets chasing a modest target of 139. Kane Williamson scored 50

Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets at Eden Gardens in Kolkata to keep their winning streak alive. This is the first time that SRH have beaten KKR at the Eden Gardens. Sunrisers Hyderabad chased the modest total of 139 with an over to spare. SRH batsmen struggled against Kolkata Knight Riders' wrist spinners but Kane Williamson held his nerve and scored a magnificent half-century to seal the game for Hyderabad. Shakib chipped in well. Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine held the batsmen tight but that was not enough for KKR to win. SRH have now won their all three matches played till now and they are at top of the IPL 2018 points table.

Sunrisers Hyderabad innings over by over

Over 1: Mitchell Johnson to open bowling. Wridhhiman Saha and Shikhar Dhawan are openers for SRH. six runs came of the over. SRH 6-0

Over 2: Andre Russell into the attack. Two boundaries, end of over SRH: 16-0

Over 3: Johnson to continue, Two runs. Saha, no run. Nicely fielded. Saha hits four. Wide, Third wide for Johnson.Driven through the extra cover region for four. Good batting. Straight, four, Saha fired up, single of the last one. SRH 32-0

Over 4: Saha is out caught behind. Sunil Narine gets a wicket on his first ball. Kane Williamson comes in, in the air, safe. no run. another dot ball. Sikhar pulls for one. No run. SRH 35-1

Over 5: Piyush Chawla comes to the attack. Singles on offer. Four to Kane, End of over SRH: 45-1

Over 6: Nairne to Dhawan. Bowled. Is KKR back in the game? Manish Pandey comes in. Dot ball. Dot ball. Dot ball. Dot ball. SRH 46-2

Over 7: Kuldeep Yadav into the attack. Just three runs. What an over. KKR making a comeback.

Over 8: 4 runs conceded by Piyush Chawal, and a close call for run out. SRH: 53-2

Over 9: Kuldeep to continue. One run. Dot ball. Kuldeep Yadav strikes. Manish Pandey is out LBW. SRH 55-3

Over 10: Chawla continues. One run. Another single. Single. Dot to end. SRH 62-3. Need 77 from 60.

Over 11: Yadav continues, Kane pulls him for 4. Another 4. Single. 72-3

Over 12: Russell is back, single to Shakib, another single Four, top edge. Another one, towards long off, Shakib playing well. And that is a six, wow! SRH 88-3. 51 from 48.

Over 13: Narine to continue, Kane picks up single. Double for Shakib. Another single. Strike rotation is good. Williamson picks up two. Another two. Run a ball now, One run. SRH: 97-3. Need 42 from 42.

Over 14: Yadav is back. No run. One run to Kane. Another single. Single. Single. Nice rotation. SRH 102-3

Over 15: Shivam Mavi is now into the attack.Single taken. Round the wicket, another single. Six. pulled for maximum. Dot. Single, Single to end the over. SRH 112-3. Need 27 from 30.

Over 16: Chawla to continue, Single. Two dots. Shakib is bowled. gone for 27. SRH 114-4.

Over 18: Johnson is back. Single to Hooda. Williamson is out for 50. Yusuf Pathan comes in. No run. Dot again.Wide. Four, Pathan hits a cracking four. Double to end the over. SRH 126-5. 13 from 12 needed.

Over 19: Russell is back. Dot ball. Single taken. Four to Pathan. Single taken. Six and SRH win

Srunrisers Hyderabad innings analysis after end of innings

Chasing a below-par target of 137 runs, Wriddhiman Saha and Shikhar Dhawan came to bat open the batting for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata Knight Riders. Mitchell Johnson came to bowl the first over of the innings and gave only 6 runs. Andre Russell came to bowl the 2nd over and after Dhawan’s single in the third man region, Saha pulled Russell for four in the second ball of the over. Russell gave away 10 runs in his first over. In the third over of the inning, Johnson looked wayward and gave 16 runs. The openers gave SRH a perfect start as they scored 32 runs in 3 overs. Narine came to bowl the 4th over and get Saha’s wicket off the first ball. Saha scored 24 runs off 15 balls with a strike rate of 140. SRH captain Kane Williamson came to crease after Saha’s wicket.  Narine gave away 2 runs and took the wicket of Saha. 

Piyush Chawla came to bowl the 5th over of the innings as Kane and Dhawan looked cautious of the spinners before Kane hit Chawla for two successive fours and collected 10 runs. Narine came to bowl the last over of the powerplay and clean bowled inform Dhawan. The southpaw looked rusty today as he scored 7 runs in 7 balls. Manish Pandey, who took 2 brilliant catches today, came to the crease after Dhawan’s wicket. Narine gave only one run, that too wide, and took Dhawan’s wicket. At the end of the powerplay, SRH scored 46 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Given the two-faced nature of the wicket, Karthik asked Kuldeep Yadav to bowl the 7th over and gave only 3 runs. Williamson struggling to score runs of the wrist spinners. Piyush Chawla came to bowl the 8th over of the inning and just gave 4 runs as SRH batters scamper for singles. Kuldeep Yadav came to bowl the 9th over of the innings and the misery of Williamson continues. Yadav gave away only 2 runs and took the wicket of Manish Pandey in the first four balls. Manish Pandey scored 4 runs off 11 balls as he never looked confident against the KKR’s wrist spinners.

Chawla came to bowl the 10th over of the innings and gave only 4 runs as match is going down to the wire. SRH required 77 runs of 60 balls. Kuldeep Yadav came to bowl the 11th over and Williamson break the shackles as Kuldeep Yadav bowled two short balls. Yadav gave away 10 runs in his 3rd over as the deficit came down to 67 runs. Ande Russell came to bowl the and bowled pathetically which brought SRH in the good situation as he leaked 16 runs. After the end of 12 overs, SRH needed 51 runs in 48 balls. Shakib Al Hasan changed the course of the game as he smashed Russell for a six and 2 fours. After Russell’s over, Narine came to bowl the 13th over and SRH batsmen scored 9 runs by taking singles and doubles. Kuldeep Yadav came to bowl the 14th over and gave only 5 runs. He finished his quota of overs taking 1 wicket and giving 23 runs. Shivam Mavi came to bowl the 15th over and got hit for a six of his 3rd ball over square leg. Mavi gave 10 runs in his first over of the IPL. After the end of 15th over SRH required 27 runs of 30 balls with a required run-rate of 5.40. Chawla came top bowl the 16th over and got the wicket of Shakib Al Hasan, who scored 27 runs off 21 balls with a strike rate of 121

Narine came to bowl the 17th over of the innings and SRH batsmen were not take any sort of risk and scored 4 runs off his last over. Kane Williamson completed his fifty of the fifth ball of the Narine’s last over. In 4 overs Narine gave 17 runs and took 2 wickets. Johnson came to bowl 18th over and took the prized wicket of Kane Williamson, who scored 50 runs of 44 balls. But gave 6 runs in the last two balls. In the last two over SRH needed 13 runs with Deepak Hooda and Yusuf Pathan in the crease. Andre Russell came to bowl the penultimate over and gave away 6 runs in first 3 balls as the deficit came down to 8 runs. Pathan hit a six over square leg to seal the victory for SRH. This is the first time SRH won against KKR in Eden gardens.
 

Kolkata Knight Riders innings over by over

Over 1: Sunil Narine won't open for KKR. Chris Lynn and Robin Uthappa to do the honors. Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes to bowl. Dot and Dot. Two slips for Bhuvi. One run. KKR off the mark. Dot to end. What an over by Bhuvi. Just the one run. KKR 1-0

Over 2: Billy Stanlake into the attack. Cheeky single. Swing and a miss for Chris Lynn. Width on offer, Lynn hits it for a four. In the air,  brilliant attempt, just couldn't reach it. Four. Dot to end the over. KKR 10-0

Over 3: Bhuvi to continue. One run. Lynn on Strike hits a four, dangerous though. easy single. Is it edged? Reviewed. Yes, there is the edge. Uthappa is gone for 3 from 8 balls. Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes. Nitish Rana comes in. Hits a four off the first ball. Width was on offer. Single to end. KKR: 21-1

Over 4: Stanlake to continue. Awkward edge, did not carry. One run. Another single. Two dots. Brilliant stuff. Ripper! Rana barely missed. Just the two runs. KKR 23-1

Over 5: Siddharth Kaul is being hammered. Leaked 14 runs, Lynn just expolited him.

Over 6: Rashid Khan into the attack. Brilliant ball. Rana hits him for six, huge and far. Dot ball. Rana cuts, and cuts for four. 12 runs came from the over. KKR 49-1

Over 7: Shakib al Hasan is the new bowler. Dot to start off with. One run to Lynn. Cuts for one. Three from the over. KKR 52-1.

Over 8: Cheeky singles, Stanlake bowling well. Nitish Rana is gone. Rain brake has done the damage. What a catch Manish Pandey. Rana out for 18 from 16. Sunil Narine is on the ground. Stanlake to Narine, no run. Another dot. end of over: KKR 55-2.

Over 9: Shakib to continue, no run. Chris Lynn blocks another. One run. Narine takes a single. Nine overs gone. KKR 60-2

Over 10: Siddharth Kaul is back. Just one, edge did not carry. Narine pulls for one. Miles up in the air, tried taking it and ends up as six. Inside edge, gone for four, unlucky for Kaul. End of over: KKR 70-2

Over 11: Shakib back. Two for Narine, Drifted down the leg side, 3 wides. Stumping chance. Third umpire to take a call. Not out. Edge, racing to the boundary, lucky four. Narine hits it in the air, mistimed, and Kane Williamson takes it. Narine is out for 9. Captain Dinesh Karthik joins Lynn. One run to Lynn. Just the one, Karthik opens his account. KKR: 81-3

Over 12: Rashid to continue, just the one.Two singles. Good strike rotation. Another single. Dot ball. Single to end the over. KKR: 86-3

Over 13: Chris Lynn hits it back to Shakib and he takes it. he is our for 49. Andre Russell joins Karthik. Russell takes double. One more, and a dot. End of over. KKR 90-4

Over 14: Stanlake to Russell, huge six. unlucky for Hooda. In the air, Manish Pandey takes a blinder. Russell is gone. end of over. KKR 97-5

Over 15: Two to DK. Kaul needs a better line. Four, cracking shot. Dot. Two singles. 

Over 16: Rashid keeping it tight. Just a single, brilliant fielding. Precious dot. Very disciplined bowling. Single taken by Shubhman Gill. Another single. Five from it. KKR 111-5 

Over 17: Bhuvi to continue. One run. Dot. Exceptional bowling, good fielding. Dot again. Debutant Shubhman Gill is out. The pressure was high, could not sustain. He is gone for 3 from 9. Karthik takes one run. Shivam Mani joins Kathik. No run. Just two runs and a wicket. 

Over 18: Rashid Khan back. Dots and Singles. Finally a four. Single, taken easily. 

Over 19: Bhuvi to Karthik, no ball. Free Hit. SIX, finally a huge one. Runs coming a little too late. He is gone. Bhuvi takes the important wicket. Johnson caught on the no ball. NO timing whatsoever. KKR 134-7

Over 20: Kaul with the final over. two, one. brilliant fielding. Dot ball. Just the one. Dot. last ball coming up. That's out. Shivam Mani is gone. KKR 138-8

Kolkata Knight Riders innings analysis after the end of innings

Put in to bat first after Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss, Chris Lynn and Robin Uthappa came to open the innings for Kolkata Knight Riders. In the first over Bhuvneshewar Kumar gave only one run as he bowled good line and length. Stanlake came to bowl the 2nd over of the inning and Lynn scored 2 fours of his 3rd and 4th ball to collect 9 runs in the over. Bhuvi came to bowl the 3rd over and got the wicket of Robin Uthappa after reviewing the on-field decision. Nitish Rana came to bat after the dismissal of Uthappa and hit a beautiful cut shot to bring his first boundary. At the end of 3 overs, KKR scored 21 runs for the loss of 1 wicket

Stanlake came to bowl the 4th over of the innings and bowled with great discipline and gave only 2 runs. In the 5th over Chris Lynn took advantage of Siddharth Kaul’s wayward bowling and scored 14 runs as he hit 2nd, 4th and 6th ball of the over for four. At the end of 5 overs, KKR were 37 for 1; Chris Lynn and Nitish Rana on the crease. 

After the nearly one hour of rain break play resumed at Eden Garden, Stanlake came to bowl the 8th over of the innings. Manish Pandey took the brilliant catch at backward point to get rid of Nitish Rana of the 4th ball of the Stanlake’s third over. In the 7th over Stanlake gave 3 runs and get the wicket of Rana. Shakib Al Hasan came to bowl the 9th over of the inning and nearly got the wicket of Sunil Narine, who came to bat after Rana’s wicket, at long on boundary. Manish Pandey tried to catch it as the momentum of the ball took him over the boundary but he managed to save the six. A brilliant effort by Manish Pandey in successive two overs.

After the nearly one hour of rain break play resumed at Eden Garden, Stanlake came to bowl the 8th over of the innings. Manish Pandey took the brilliant catch at backward point to get rid of Nitish Rana of the 4th ball of the Stanlake’s third over. In the 7th over Stanlake gave 3 runs and get the wicket of Rana. Shakib Al Hasan came to bowl the 9th over of the inning and nearly got the wicket of Sunil Narine, who came to bat after Rana’s wicket, at long on boundary. Manish Pandey tried to catch it as the momentum of the ball took him over the boundary but he managed to save the six. A brilliant effort by Manish Pandey in successive two overs.

                        

Siddhartha Kaul came to bowl the 10 over and hit for a six over his head of the 3rd ball and got a four from an inside edge of the 5th ball of the over. Another expensive over from Kaul as he gave away 11 runs. The onslaught of Narine continued in the Shakib’s 3rd over as he played a ground a shot in the mid off region but Yusuf Pathan brilliantly saved the boundary. Shakib bowled a full toss outside leg stump, Narine misses the pull, before Stanlake could field Narine ran 3 runs. Narine continued to play his shot and got perished as Williamson took a brilliant catch in the cover region while running back. This time around Narine not able to score big as he scored 9 runs off 10 balls. Rashid Khan came to bowl the 12 over of the innings and gave only 4 runs in his first 4 balls before completing his 2nd over of the match.

Shakib came to bowl the 13th over and took a superb catch to dismiss Chris Lynn. The KKR opener scored 49 runs off 34 balls with a strike rate of 144. Shakib bowled a brilliant spell as he gave 22 runs and took 2 important wickets in his full quota of overs. Stanlake came to bowl the 14th over of the innings, Russell hit a six in the cover region. Hooda tried to save the six but his leg touched the rope. But Russell wasn’t able to capatalised on it and got perished while trying to hit Stanlake out of the park. Russell scored 9 runs off 5 balls, a poor shot by Russell as they lost a wicket in the previous over. Under 19-star Shubman Gill came to bat after the fall of KKR’s 5th wicket. Stanlake gave 21 runs and took 2 wickets in his 4 overs. Siddhartha Kaul came to bowl the 15th over of the innings, KKR captain Dinesh Karthik cuts Kaul 2nd ball for 4 in the backward point region. KKR scored 9 runs of Kaul’s 3rd over. SRH bowlers are bowling brilliantly as Karthik and Shubman Gill were struggleing to score big runs. In the 16th over Rashid Khan gave away only 5 runs.  Kane Williamson keeping the pressure of KKR batsmen as he brought Bhuvneswar Kumar for the 17th over and he took the wicket of struggling Shubman Gill. Kolkata Knight Riders’ batting line-up failed today as nobody clicked except Chris Lynn, captain Karthik was also struggling as he only scored 18 runs in 22 balls. Rashid Khan came to bowl the 18th over and gave 8 runs as none of the KKR batsmen were not able to score big runs. Bhuvi came to bowl the 19th

Here is playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad

Knight Riders XI: C Lynn, S Narine, R Uthappa, N Rana, D Karthik, S Gill, A Russell, M Johnson, S Mavi, P Chawla, K Yadav

Sunrisers XI: W Saha, S Dhawan, K Williamson, M Pandey, S Al Hasan, D Hooda, Y Pathan, B Kumar, R Khan, S Kaul, B Stanlake

 
Here are a few things to know about Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad today at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, their performance so far:
 
What Andre Russell said after his team's 36-ball 88 against Chennai Super Kings: Arrogance can bring about a downfall for even the best in the business and Jamaican all-rounder Andre Russell has learned it the hard way after serving a year-long ban for violation of WADA's anti-doping whereabouts clause. "I think this one year I lost has made me a different person, I have learned how to be humble. I need to make sure that you stay on top of what you are doing as a professional and yet be humble. I just want to ensure that these things don't happen again," Russell said.
 
Karthik keeping an eye on U-19 quicks after Vinay's poor show: There are indications that one among Mavi or Nagarkoti might get a look-in but Karthik wasn't ready to divulge his choice. (Andre) Russell bowling some good pace and that's a very good sign for us. (Tom) Curran bowled well considering it was his first game. Mitchell Johnson is there and there are (Kamlesh) Nagarkoti and (Shivam) Mavi. So we have pace in the kitty," the KKR skipper told reporters on the eve of today's match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
 
Dinesh Karthik on pacers leaking runs in their last two T20 encounters: Despite the pacers leaking as many as 109 runs in just 8.5 overs against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the previous game, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Dinesh Karthik on Friday said it's not a concern going into their next encounter, at home against in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad. R Vinay Kumar was the worst hit among the seamers, going for 35 runs in 1.5 overs as he bowled the first and the last over. Besides Vinay Kumar, Andre Russell (0/35) and Tom Curran (2/39) were also expensive.
 
Shakib Al Hasan on batsmen finding it difficult to pick wrist spinners: Wrist spinners are slowly becoming the most potent weapons for all captains in limited overs cricket and their ability to extract turn without depending on pitch conditions make them a handful for the opposition batsmen, feels Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, who plays for Surisers Hyderabad in IPL 2018. "Not everyone is used to playing against wrist spinners, so batsmen are finding it difficult to negotiate. They (leg-spinners) can turn the ball on any type of wicket, so it's an advantage for them," said Shakib.
 
Here is a look at SRH and KKR teams' performance head to head ahead of today's match:
 
Overall

Matches played: 12
Kolkata Knight Riders won: 8
Sunrisers Hyderabad won: 4
 
At the Eden Gardens

Matches played: 5
Kolkata Knight Riders won: 5
Sunrisers Hyderabad won: 0
 
Some trivia ahead of today's match between SRH and KKR
 

• True to expectations, the quick bowlers had plenty of success in the previous match at the Eden Gardens; quick bowlers picked up 10 wickets (economy 8.54), while the spin bowlers collected 3 wickets (economy 9.50).
• Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan and Shakib al Hasan have been an integral part of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the last few seasons; in this match though, they will walk out of the visiting team dressing room, having been signed up Sunrisers Hyderabad at the IPL Player Auction 2018.
• Sunil Narine needs 3 more wickets to reach the 100 IPL wickets milestone.