Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Sunil Narine made sure to join the wicket column in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The match between the two teams is underway at the Narendra Modi International Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Kolkata Knight Riders have been on top of Sunrisers Hyderabad with the ball in the ongoing game. Shreyas Iyer’s side have made no mistake with the ball and have made a mockery of the opponent’s batting line-up at the Narendra Modi International Stadium in Ahmedabad.
It was Mitchell Starc who first wreaked havoc on the top order of the Kolkata Knight Riders with his fire spell and broke the backbone of the Orange Army. After that, the Shreyas Iyer-led team did not look back and kept attacking quickly with wickets to put pressure on the opponent.
While all the other players contributed in some way, Sunil Narine in his first three overs failed to make an impact but he made sure to add to the wickets column in his last over when he played a magnificent delivery to remove Sanvir Singh, who He came in as an impact player.
Sunil Narine bowled a 92.6 kmph long ball at middle stump which spun and caught after delivery. Sanvir Singh tentatively leaned forward to counter it, but left a significant gap between bat and pad. The ball deflected off his pads and crashed into the stumps.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad’s decision to send Sanvir Singh as an impact player did not work out as they got a golden duck. With his wicket, the Pat Cummins-led team reeled at 121/7 at the Narendra Modi International Stadium in Ahmedabad as KKR landed another nail in the coffin.
After Sanvir Singh’s wicket, Abdul Samad also died early. But that captain, Pat Cummins, played magnificent innings with the bat and took his team past 150 runs on the board. He scored unbeaten runs as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a total of 159 runs at the Narendra Modi International Stadium in Ahmedabad.
I feel very good, I think we have had a tremendous season – Andre Russell
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Andre Russell, before the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, spoke about the feeling inside the dressing room. He expressed that his team will show positive performance in the ongoing game. He also spoke of the form of it and stated:
“I feel very good, I think we have had a tremendous season, this is where all the teams are striving to get to, we have something good, I hope tonight we can continue playing good positive cricket (without having played a match). after the May 11 due to inclement weather) We are still focused, we have no control over the weather, we were prepared to play the warm-up and everything, and the energy was still there.
“It looks like it’s going to be an amazing night tonight, there’s no weather, we’re ready to play cricket. I’m in a good situation, I’ve been hitting the ball well, I missed a few innings where I could.” I have pushed the score further. With the balance that exists in the team, it gives me confidence to go out and play my shots,” he concluded.