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Match Details
KKR vs SRH, 35th T20, IPL 2020 summary
KKR
3-0(0.4)
Kolkata Knight Riders won in super over
SRH
(0.3)2-2
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P'ship : 3(4)
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So KKR reaches the top half of the table with 5 wins from 9 matches. Just like always, it was a pleasure bringing the live commentary and match updates for you. Till the next time, adieus from me, Arya Sekhar Chakraborty and my co-commentator Akshay Bhide
Lockie Ferguson (Man of the Match): I think getting David Warner out especially at the start of the super over [was my favourite wicket]. It's great having Morgs at the top off the mark with his calmness and of course I had my plan which was working throughout the game. Look we'll take this win and enjoy tonight, it was a very good win on a tough wicket. It was nice to put the icing on the cake after the batsmen's effort.
Eoin Morgan: They're nice to be part of, get a glimpse into what the guys are about. For Lockie to come in and perform in both phases was outstanding. We've been sort of striving to get wins out of the last couple of games, didn't happen against Mumbai; today we were competitive. It'll all depend on a lot of match-ups, what we think are the right dynamics at the time [the batting order]. Dre went off the field, we thought he was injured. He came back on and said he could bowl. I think he showed a lot of character to get us to the Super Over after not starting well. He's a superstar player for us. Hopefully we an gather up some momentum after this.
Dinesh Karthik: Relief. It was a game we could have won comfortably. Made it a little tough for ourselves. I think it was a little hard to bat on, a little sticky, that's why you see low scores defended. I started 4, depending on how the match goes Baz [sends me out] so I'm not fussed about where I bat.
David Warner: I don't know where to start. At the end of the day, we probably leaked a few too many in the middle overs and at the back end. For us it's about finishing games and we've failed the last 2-3 occasions. Not at all in two minds about bowling first. I thought this was a nice wicket that wouldn't change and to be fair it didn't. 165 was about par. We lost wickets at crucial times again. Kane had to open because he had a slight niggle with his adductor. Will need some physio work.
However, there was a break in play with two back to back wickets. Russell yet again went for a low score. Eventually, the final impetus was provided by current and former skipper Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik. They shared a 59 runs stand in the final 5 overs which eventually propelled KKR to a score of 163. Eventually it proved to be just enough
Earlier in the day, SRH skipper David Warner won the toss and surprisingly opted to field. KKR got off to a pretty brisk start courtesy Rahul Tripathi and Shubhman Gill. A 48 runs partnership came to an end in the final delivery of the powerplay overs. Gill shared a good stand with Nitish Rana. The latter looked in great touch and treated Rashid Khan with disdain
A visibly unfit Andre Russell was asked to bowl the final over with 18 needed. Warner almost finished the match off with three boundaries but Russell kept his composure and bowled a good final delivery to take the match to the super over.
Ferguson kept bowling some exceptional line and length and the change of pace on certain occasions were quite brilliant. He was the man whom KKR needed and he didn't disappoint. He bagged the wickets of Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg and Manish Pandey. The delivery to Pandey was straight out of the top draw. Warner who came to bat at No 4 played a great knock. He started off as an anchor and almost played a match winning knock in the final over
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