KKR vs SRH HIGHLIGHTS, IPL 2020: KKR Beat SRH By 7 Wickets To Win Their First Match In IPL 13

Sunrisers have won the toss and despite the dew factor they have decided to bat first! Both SRH and KKR come into the game after defeats against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians respectively and are placed at the bottom of the points table after the culmination of week one in IPL 13.

ABP News Bureau Last Updated: 26 Sep 2020 11:51 PM

26/09/2020 23:17:25

The well measured 92-run stand between Shubhman Gill and Eoin Morgan powered KKR to their first win in IPL 2020! The duo paced their innings nicely to attain a comfortable win for their squad in the end.

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26/09/2020 22:43:47

Shubman Gill notches up a responsible fifty off 42 deliveries -- his first of IPL 2020 -- and gets there with a fantastic square cut! Gill is playing a potentially match-winning knock here at the moment but will he be able to stay till the end? Meanwhile, Manish goes off the field limping, Sanjay Yadav comes in as a substitute. (5 runs off the over)

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | KKR are 102/3 after 14 overs and need 41 runs in 36 balls

26/09/2020 22:37:36

26/09/2020 22:30:16

Flurry of boundaries for KKR in the first 10 overs with the firepower still to come, but SRH have kept themselves in with timely wickets. KKR looks still ahead in this contest.
Shubhman Gill is in some form tonight and finds the much-needed boundary off Rashid's over (11th over)
(7 runs off the over)
KKR vs SRH, Live Score | KKR are 80/3 after 11 overs

26/09/2020 22:22:18

SRH goes from one Afghan to another as Nabi is the next man to bowl the over and into the attack! Just five runs from the eighth over.

Rashid Khan continues and straightaway bowls a googly to Morgan with Warner in the slips. The Afghan duo has for sure applied the break to the flow of runs. Khan is careful now as will not have forgotten the 2019 World Cup face-off against Morgan! Morgan reverse sweeps a pitched up delivery to hit his first 4 of the game. (7 runs off the over)
KKR vs SRH, Live Score | KKR are 67/3 after 9 overs and need 76 runs in 66 balls

26/09/2020 22:14:27

Rashid Khan is brought into the attack and he STRIKES! Rashid traps Karthik right in front of the stumps and KKR loose their third wicket in the chase! Karthik takes a review but the decision stays and Rashid gets his first wicket of IPL 2020! Eoin Morgan is the next man in.

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | KKR are 55/3 after 7 overs and need 88 runs in 78 balls

26/09/2020 22:09:28

KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik comes in 2 down as Nitish departs after scoring a quick 26. KKR lose two wickets in the powerplay - Narine and Rana are back in the pavilion. At the end of powerplay, KKR were 52/2 after 6 overs!

26/09/2020 22:02:41

OUT ! Nitish Rana's fiery cameo is ended by T Natarajan, who finds the outside edge! Rana goes for a drive against a length ball against Natrajan but manages to only nick it behind.

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 43/2 after 4.4 overs

26/09/2020 21:56:11

Questions over Sunil Narine as an KKR opener continues to be raised as he gets out cheaply! Nitish Rana joins Shubhman Gill in the centre as Sunil departs. Bhuvi continues to bowl and is punched for two boundaries, courtesy beautiful timing and power. He is not over-excited and just rotates the strike with a single using soft hands. Few singles from both openers to end the over. (12 runs off this over)
KKR 24/1 after three overs.

Khaleel Ahmed continues. Nitish Rana and Shubhman Gill are looking in supreme touch at the moment as they continue to hit boundaries to keep the scoreboard ticking. Ahmed gets smashed for three back-to-back fours. (14 runs off the over)
KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 38/1 after 4 overs

26/09/2020 21:41:33

KKR openers Shubhman Gill and Sunil Narine have a very important role to play here. Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts with the new ball and is extremely graceful with his line and length in the first three deliveries but his momentum gets broken and he's flicked aerially by Gill for a boundary! KKR scores six runs from the first over.

Kolkata's target looks manageable at the moment and both openers look in good form and confident as well. Khaleel Ahmed bowls from the other end. Narine aims for a slog shot but the ball is sliced up and mid-off takes a simple catch. SRH gets first wicket and skipper Warner is ECSTATIC!
KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 6/1 after 2 overs

26/09/2020 21:20:24

Mohammad Nabi hits Mavi for a boundary and he has absolutely smacked that one! Saha comes on the strike and swings the bat hard but fails to connect and is beaten.
(6 runs from the 19th over)

Nabi is back on the strike and faces Andre Russell in the final over of the innings. He welcomes him with an expertly pushed four to deep square boundary! Meanwhile, Saha gets run-out for 30 at the striker's end.
KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 142/4 after 20 overs

26/09/2020 21:08:03

Now comes in Andre Russell as skipper DK goes for experience at the death overs! Back-to-back singles from SRH batsmen to start Russell's over. Pandey was looking for a strong finish for his team but Russell spoiled his plans by departing him for a well-made 51. Nabi comes in and joins Saha in the middle. (9 runs and 1 wicket from the over)

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 127/3 after 18 overs

26/09/2020 21:00:36

Varun starts the over with a mix of quicker ones and he's making it almost impossible for the SRH batters to smash the ball hard! However, Saha reads the google outside off this time and swings the bat hard with full force through the line to HIT A SIX past deep mid-wicket!
(11 runs off this over) SRH: 110/2 after 16 overs.

Pat Cummins comes in for the 17th over! He looks to add another to his wicket tally and almost gets one but Pandey manages to JUST BEAT the mid-off.
We are heading into the final 3 overs. FIFTY UP for Manish Pandey! Sunrisers acceleration now!
KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 118/2 after 17 overs

26/09/2020 20:51:15

Sunil Narine bowls the 15th over! skipper Dinesh Karthik appeals for an LBW but it is turned down by the umpire...Saha got tricked by a off-break! Almost all the deliveries by Narine was on good length!
(6 runs off this over)

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 99/2 after 15 overs

26/09/2020 20:34:42

Varun Chakravarthy continues and is in complete control of the ball at the moment! The heavily bowling oriented SRH squad lacks power-hitters in their team down the batting order and that's why Pandey and Saha has to play some risky shots to bag quick runs!
(8 runs off this over)

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 76/2 after 12 overs

26/09/2020 20:30:38

Right-arm-fast Kamlesh Nagarkoti is finally introduced into the attack! He has got immense support from the KKR in past few years as he makes comeback after dealing with many injuries! SRH needs Pandey and Saha to fire now with the bat in the next few overs!
(7 runs off this over)

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 68/2 after 11 overs

26/09/2020 20:25:10

KKR goes for a review after their LBW appeal is turned down by the umpire but NO BAT, confirm the ultra-edge. (2 runs and one wicket off this over)

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 61/2 after 10 overs

26/09/2020 20:21:35

Varun Chakravarthy gets David Warner (36) first ball after the strategic timeout! First IPL wicket for the spinner in IPL 2020 and he manages to get the BIG FISH!

26/09/2020 20:16:04

Kuldeep bowls his 2nd over. Manish Pandey is on strike and steps out from the crease, goes full-swing to clear the long-on boundary this time with a SIX! 12 runs off the 16 balls he has faced so far has come with SIXES! still he needs to rotate the strike more rather than a complete attacking approach. Kuldeep makes nice adjustment to his line and length to not get hit again for 4s and 6s.(10 runs off this over)

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 59/1 after 9 overs

26/09/2020 20:11:34

Varun Chakravarthy gives away just 4 runs and the pressure continues to build on Warner and Pandey.

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 49/1 after 8 overs

26/09/2020 20:02:13

That's the powerplay done!

26/09/2020 20:06:39

End of powerplay! KKR so far have kept the SRH batters under check! Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack and is using the crease brilliantly to angle the ball into Warner...not giving him any room to swing the bat hard for big shots. (Just 5 runs off this over)

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 45/1 after 7 overs

26/09/2020 20:01:38

Pat Cummins bowls another over and he's leading the attack against KKR batters! KKR have so many bowling options so maybe Karthik has decided to bowl him out early on. Warner releases some pressure off him by hitting a boundary -- the only one of Cummins over!

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 40/1 after 6 overs

26/09/2020 19:56:46

Manish Pandey retains his number three slot and is the next man in. No slips in place fro him. Shivam Mavi comes into the attack...first three balls are good length deliveries outside the off stump but a short-pitched delivery is pulled over mid-wicket by Pandey over mid-wicket for a SIX! What a clean hit!

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 33/1 after 5 overs

26/09/2020 19:51:51

Another go for Cummins! 2nd over of his spell. 145 plus is the bowling speed of the speedster at the moment!! The ball goes past inside edge for more than one occasion. Bairstow (5) saves himself with a review but just in the very next ball he clean bowled him with a brilliant off-cutter. What a comeback by Cummins!! (1 wicket and 2 runs off this over)

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 24/1 after 4 overs

26/09/2020 19:45:50

Sunil Narine continues with his second over. Just one run off his first ball..meanhwile, he's got Warner out twice in powerplays before! BUT stats matter? Warner
drags the ball over the wide long-on boundary to hit a six and later in the last ball of the over hammers the ball brutally to deep mid-wicket! 14 runs to end the over! After two watchful overs, the star opener decided to change gears!

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 22/0 after 3 overs

26/09/2020 19:40:25

KKR's most expensive but Pat Cummins has the ball now to ball the second over. Slip in place for him and a short mid-wicket for catching too! Good length from the Aussie and is placing the ball just few inches outside the off-stump. He comes around the wicket and is making sure to give no room to him with slip still in! Cummins gives away just 2 runs in his over.

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 8/0 after 2 overs

26/09/2020 19:35:12

The usual openers for Sunrisers Hyderabad have come out to open the innings; David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. For KKR, their opening batsman Sunil Narine opens the attack. Brilliant running between the wickets Six runs to end the first over.

KKR vs SRH, Live Score | SRH are 6/0 after 1 over

26/09/2020 19:08:25

KKR vs SRH Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik (capt, wk), Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Varun CV, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Jonny Bairstow (wk), David Warner (capt), Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Mohammad Nabi, 6 Wriddhiman Saha, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan

26/09/2020 19:06:14

SRH: Mohammad Nabi comes in for Shaun Marsh. Saha replaces Vijay Shannkar and Khaleel comes in for Sandeep Sharma.

26/09/2020 19:02:10

Sunrisers Hyderabad Win Toss, Opt To Bat First Against Kolkata Knight Riders At Abu Dhabi

26/09/2020 18:47:06

Hyderabad suffered a major blow ahead of their match against KKR as their all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the IPL 2020 due to injury and he has been replaced by West Indies star all-rounder Jason Holder.

26/09/2020 18:36:56

KKR vs SRH Pitch Report-

IPL 2020 match no. 8 will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knighters in Abu Dhabi. In today's match, the pitch is expected to be helpful for the spinner. 'Dew factor' will also impact during the second innings, so it is possible that the team that wins the toss will prefer to bowl first.

26/09/2020 18:20:55

KKR vs SRH Predicted Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (captain and wicketkeeper), Sunil Naraine, Shubhman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Nikhil Nayak, Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (Captain), Johnny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Khalil Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Sandeep Sharma.

26/09/2020 18:17:14

KKR vs SRH Weather Report- How will the weather be in Abu Dhabi?

In Abu Dhabi, players are not expected to get any relief from the heat. There is a possibility of 39 degree Celsius temperature in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Apart from this, the level of humidity can be between 80 to 85 percent.

Background

The usual openers for Sunrisers Hyderabad have come out to open the innings; David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. For KKR, their opening batsman Sunil Narine opens the attack. Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the toss and opted to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders at Abu Dhabi. Three changes in the SRH squad. 2-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns with 2016 winners SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Game 8 of the Indian Premier League slated to be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi later on Saturday.

Both SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) who come into the game after defeats against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians respectively are placed at the bottom of the points table after the culmination of week one at the IPL.

David Warner skippered SRH and Dinesh Karthik led KKR will look to get a win against their name and secure their first points of the season.

KKR would look to their opening duo of Shubman Gill and Sunil Narine to fire after they failed to get going against MI. KKR have plenty of firepower in their middle order with power hitters in Dinesh Karthik, Nitesh Rana, Andre Russell and Eoin Morgan. However, they will have to step up their game after a poor outing against defending champions Mumbai Indians.

KKR bowling unit fared dismally against RCB with their seamers being belted to all corners of the park. Pat Cummins was snapped by the team for a whopping Rs 15.5 crore will look for a much improved performance after being hammered for 49 runs from his three overs.

SRH who are heavily dependent on their trio of David Warner, Jonny Bairstow and Manish Pandey would need support from the middle order which looks relatively inexperienced after the injury to their all-rounder Mitchell Marsh.

Windies all-rounder Jason Holder who has replaced injured Mitchell Marsh could make the cut in the playing eleven to add depth and balance to the SRH squad.

SRH would look for a far better bowling performance by their bowling attack which looks well rounded. While pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar was pretty steady with his spell, Sandeep Sharma and T. Natarajan were erratic in their lines leaking too many runs against RCB.

Both KKR and SRH would look to their spinners to make the best of conditions at. With quality spinners like Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav in KKR team and SRH having their world class tweaker in Rashid Khan, it could the battle of the spinners.

Here are the full squads for Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad

KKR: Dinesh Karthik (Captain), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Ali Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Siddhesh Lad, Pat Cummins, Eoin Morgan, Tom Banton, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, M. Siddhartha, Nikhil Naik

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Mitchell Marsh, Sandeep Bavanaka, Fabian Allen, Abdul Samad, Sanjay Yadav, Chris Green