Mitchell Starc caught thrice within the powerplay as Kolkata Knight Riders bowled out Sunrisers Hyderabad to 159 in Qualifier 1 of the IPL right here on Tuesday. Rahul Tripathi top-scored for SRH with 55 off 35 balls whereas Heinrich Klaasen smashed 32 off 21 balls. The 62-run stand between Tripathi and Klaasen was the lone constructive in an in any other case underwhelming batting effort.
Tripathi was run out after an excellent effort by Andre Russell. HIs response after getting out has gone viral.
Nicely Performed Champ Rahul Tripathi.
Not solely survived the fiery spell of Starc but additionally took us again into the sport from nowhere. pic.twitter.com/VDzdEBvTVv
— Rampy (@RiserTweex) May 21, 2024
MOST HEARTBREAKING PICTURE OF THE DAY.
– Rahul Tripathi sitting in tears on the steps. He is completely devastated. You gave your greatest, Tripathi! pic.twitter.com/bV1nhkzcjs
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 21, 2024
Rahul Tripathi in tears after getting out…!!! pic.twitter.com/WrUbDpQCZe
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 21, 2024
Tripathi pic.twitter.com/Z3jOqcXWvA
— Pushkar (@musafir_hu_yar) May 21, 2024
IPL’s third highest run-getter Head was in every single place when he went for a wild heave in opposition to the lanky Australian, who acquired the ball nipping barely away after pitching and pulling down the off and center stumps to dismiss the batter for his second consecutive duck.
Starc then bounced out Reddy with wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz settling himself effectively beneath the ball for a easy seize.
Shahbaz was the subsequent to depart as he chopped one onto his wickets seeking to information it all the way down to the third man.
Starc’s opening spell of 3-0-22-3 gave KKR full management of the proceedings as the opposite bowlers thrived within the scenario to drive dwelling the benefit.
Diminished to 39/3, SRH wanted a counterattack and that got here from Rahul Tripathi (55 off 35) but it surely was removed from sufficient.
Tripathi soaked in stress effectively to maintain the boundaries flowing for SRH however he didn’t discover sufficient assist from the opposite finish, past a 62-run stand for the fifth wicket with Heinrich Klaasen.
The burly South African, who had scored a significant 49 within the final match, didn’t go all out however performed a vital knock of 32, which got here off 21 balls with three fours and a six till he discovered the person at deep midwicket off Varun Chakravarthy within the eleventh over.
Going through the duty of rebuilding once more, there was no respite for the struggles that SRH needed to endure when Tripathi was run out after a superb effort within the area from Andre Russell caught the SRH batter midway via the pitch when there was maybe no run on supply.
Abdul Samad hammered a six off his first ball however his resistance too didn’t final lengthy sufficient and the final of the recognised SRH batters, impression participant Sanvir Singh, was cleaned up by Sunil Narine (1/40) on the primary ball he confronted.
SRH skipper Pat Cummins performed a vital knock of 30 off 24 whereas additionally placing on a significant 33-run stand for the final wicket with Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to take SRH past the 150-mark.
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