Cricket Highlights, 14 April: IPL 2023 (Match 19) – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad   

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Match 19) – Highlights

In Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Friday, the 19th IPL game features a battle between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad (April 14). In that game at Run Pahar, Calcutta batted first and set a lofty goal. After the allocated over came to a conclusion, Hyderabad was still in the losing column after chasing that goal. Harry Brook grabbed the man of the match in addition to scoring the first century of the season. 

The Sunrisers Hyderabad hitters Aiden Markram and Harry Brook both defeated the bowlers of Kolkata Knight Riders. Brook scored a century, compared to Markram’s half-century. The Markram army topped the hill at the conclusion of the allotted over with a haul of 228 runs for 4 wickets.

After Hyderabad lost the toss and began batting, Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal gave them a terrific start. Agarwal only had 9 runs when he returned to the pavilion, though. Aiden Markram’s squad had amassed 48 runs in only 4.1 overs by that point. With that, Rahul Tripathi also added 9 runs and returned to the dressing room.

After that, Captain Markram and Brook teamed up to become a formidable force. They scored 72 runs as a partnership in only 47 balls. They severely defeated Suyash Sharma and Andre Russell. In 32 balls, Brook reached his half-century. Markram needed only 25 balls to reach his half-century. Then Russell caught the Hyderabad captain on the subsequent ball, and he departed the field. Markram scored 50 runs in an inning that featured two fours and five sixes.

Afterward, Abhishek Sharma accompanied Brook. Even if he started out playing slowly. The star scored 32 runs off of 17 balls and returned off Russell’s ball. Then, Heinrich Klaasen had a fantastic cameo, scoring 16 runs off just 6 balls.

In addition, Brook made a century in style. He used 55 balls to reach three figures. He also finished with an unbroken record of exactly 100 runs. He hit 12 fours and 3 sixes in his inning.

Furthermore, for Kolkata, Varun took 1 wicket with 41 runs in 4 overs while Andre Russell collected 3 wickets with 22 runs in 2.1 overs.

The initial shock of the Knight Riders forces’ batting with the target of mountain-like runs was palpable. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the team’s debutant, left before the run book was opened. After that, when Venkatesh Iyer (10 off 11 balls) was caught for 20 runs, the team was in danger. That threat was raised by Sunil Narine then. He was removed from the field after recording 0 runs and went back to the locker room.

After that, Narayan Jagdeesan and captain Nitish Rana tried to catch the lead of the team. Both made a partnership of 62 runs off 29 balls. When opener Jagdeesan (36 runs from 21 balls) got out for team 82 runs, the wheel of runs started decreasing for Kolkata. The team’s batsman Andre Russell also got out after only 3 runs, and that diminished Kolkata’s hope of victory.

Rinku Singh and the team’s captain, Nitish Rana, pulled the team at that time. Together, these two scored 69 runs off just 39 balls. The odds of winning, however, were reduced when skipper Rana (who struck 75 runs off 41 balls with the aid of 5 fours and 6 sixes) was dismissed for 165 runs. Rinku made a last-ditch effort to win by remaining unbeaten. But due to a lack of a suitable partner, he managed to score 58 runs off only 31 balls, which didn’t help at all. Shardul Thakur also added 12 runs to the score. After losing 7 wickets and adding 10 more extra runs, Kolkata’s innings eventually came to an end at 205 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Scoreboard 

Sunrisers Hyderabad – 228/4 (20.0)

Kolkata Knight Riders – 205/7 (20.0)     

Result – Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 23 runs 

Player of the match – Harry Brook   

Harry Brook

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XIs