KKR vs SRH – IPL 2022 Report: Dre Russ show for the win!

KKR vs SRH, Match 61 – IPL 2022 Report: Andre Russell all-round show secured Kolkata Knight Riders their second win on the trot. This time against Sunrisers Hyderabad who annihilated KKR in the first leg.

Batting first KKR put a total 177/6 in 20 overs – Thanks to the Andre Russell slog in the end. Russell smacked 49 runs in just 28 balls with the help of 3 fours & 4 sixes – 3 of those sixes coming off the final over by Washington Sundar. Umran Malik was the pick of the bowlers for SRH – he removed Ajinkya Rahane, Nitish Rana and Shreyas Iyer in the middle overs to leave KKR stutter at 94-5 in 11.3 overs.

Andre Russell and Sam Billings put on a 63-run stand in 7.2 overs to push KKR to a total of 177.

Chasing 178 runs to win, SRH captain Kane Williamson struggled with the bat again as he could manage just 9 runs in 17 balls which didn’t help the required run rate. Abhishek Sharma top scored for SRH with 43 off 28 balls with the help of 4 fours & 2 sixes. Aiden Markram hit 3 sixes in his 25-ball 32 but his wicket snatched hopes away from SRH fans.

Russell was brilliant with ball as he removed Williamson, Sundar and Jansen and returned bowling figures of 4-0-22-3 to spell doom. Captain Shreyas Iyer confessed it was a crucial toss and it helped them massively in executing their plans and securing a much needed win.

Toss: Shreyas Iyer (KKR) won the toss and elect to bat

Playing XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (wk), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Varun Chakaravarthy

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shashank Singh, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik

Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

KKR vs SRH – IPL 2022 – Match Summary

KKR 177-6 in 20 overs

Ajinkya Rahane 28 (24) – 3 sixes

Nitish Rana 26 (16) – 1 four & 3 sixes

Sam Billings 34 (29) – 3 fours & 1 six

Andre Russell 49*(28) – 3 fours & 4 sixes

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-27-1

Marco Jansen 4-0-30-1

Umran Malik 4-0-33-3

SRH 123-8 in 20 overs

Abhishek Sharma 43 (28) – 4 fours & 2 sixes

Aiden Markram 32 (25) – 3 sixes

Shashank Singh 11 (12) – 1 four

Umesh Yadav 4-0-19-1

Tim Southee 4-0-23-2

Sunil Narine 4-0-34-1

Andre Russell 4-0-22-3

Varun Chakravarthy 4-0-25-1

Result: KKR won by 54 runs

Player of the Match: Andre Russell

POINTS TABLE:

KKR – 12 points – 6^th spot

SRH – 10 points – 8^th spot