SRH vs KKR IPL 2024: The first qualifier match of IPL 2024 was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders (SRH vs KKR). In this match, Kolkata has entered the final by registering a spectacular win. Sunrisers Hyderabad, who came to bat first, could not even play 20 overs. They lost the first 4 wickets very quickly. KKR chased down the target of 160 runs very easily.
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In the match, Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. Travis Head, who wreaked havoc throughout the season, scored 0 runs in 2 balls, while Abhishek scored only 3 runs in 4 balls. The condition of Sunrisers Hyderabad was very bad in this match. They have lost their 4 wickets in 6 overs. Nitish Reddy and Shahbaz Ahmed also got out cheaply. Reddy scored 9 runs in 10 balls, while Shahbaz got out after scoring 0 runs in 1 ball. Rahul Tripathi scored 55 runs for the team. Heinrich Klaasen scored 32 runs, while Pat Cummins scored 30 runs. In this way, Hyderabad scored 159 runs in 19.3 overs.
Now it was Kolkata Knight Riders‘ turn to chase. KKR had a great start. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who came to open, gave a great start and scored 23 runs in 14 balls. Sunil Narine could not do anything special in the match. Venkatesh Iyer played a brilliant innings of 51 runs, while captain Shreyas Iyer, who was supporting him, also scored 58 runs. Hyderabad’s bowling was poor in the match. Only Pat Cummins and T Natarajan got 1-1 wickets.
Shreyas-Venkatesh hit unbeaten half-centuries after Starc’s havoc
Kolkata Knight Riders lost their second wicket in the form of Sunil Narine. Narine scored 21 runs in 16 balls. After this, Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer rained such fours and sixes that the victory became one-sided for KKR. On one hand, Shreyas hit 5 fours and 4 towering sixes during his quick innings of 58 runs in 24 balls. On the other hand, Venkatesh hit 5 fours and 4 sixes during his stormy innings of 51 runs in 28 balls. After the match, Shahrukh Khan came to the field with his children and accepted the greetings of the fans. Earlier, Mitchell Starc’s bowling had broken the back of SRH’s bowling. Starc took 3 wickets for 34 runs in his 4-over spell.
Kolkata Knight Riders have entered the final with this win
Kolkata Knight Riders have entered the final with this win. The Hyderabad team may have lost but they will get another chance. On Wednesday, May 22, the teams of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals will face each other in the eliminator match. The team that wins this match will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2. At the same time, the losing team will be out of IPL 2024. Now it has to be seen which team clashes with Hyderabad.
Mitchell Starc said on bowling against SRH
I have been fortunate to play in some big occasions, it feels good to get my team off to a good start, we know how SRH matched us in terms of attacking with the bat in the powerplay. Their (Head and Abhishek) (Mitchell Starc on Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma) partnership has been crucial for them and it is really pleasing to get both of them out cheaply. The wicket has skidded a bit and there is some swing as well, I think the wicket will get better with the dew and the powerplay will be really crucial for us.
Captain Pat Cummins made a big claim after the defeat in Qualifier 1
Yes, we will try to put this defeat behind us quickly. The good thing is that we will get through the second qualifier (Pat Cummins on Qualifier 2). In T20 cricket you have days when things don’t work out. We didn’t get where we wanted with the bat and obviously couldn’t do much with the ball as well. I (Pat Cummins on Wicket) felt that batting was important on this wicket. I thought KKR bowled really well, there was a bit of a let-down in the beginning and the surface got better. We have all played good cricket and going to a new place (Chennai) also helps us, so we have to put it behind us and move on.
Shreyas said after the match,everyone has performed their responsibility brilliantly
Shreyas (Shreyas Iyer on KKR Reached IPL 2024 Final) said after the match, “I am very happy, everyone has performed their responsibility brilliantly. It is not easy when you travel to many states continuously. “We stayed in the present which was very important in this match. Whatever opportunity we got, we took full advantage of it. The way every bowler performed his responsibility was fantastic. We managed to make a comeback even when they were scoring runs fast.
He said, “All the bowlers including Starc performed well. Our bowlers were bowling with the intention of taking wickets. When there is variety in your bowling, you are able to perform well.” The captain said that no one in KKR is taking anything lightly. He said, “Gurbaz (Shreyas Iyer on Rahmanullah Gurbaz) came into the team and made an impressive start. Narayan also maintained the rhythm and then the middle order batsmen continued it.”
