Kolkata Knight Riders kicked-off their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 campaign on a fantastic note as they went on to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 10 runs in Chennai on Sunday.
Nitish Rana emerged because the standout participant from the KKR camp because the left-handed batsman scored 80 runs from 56 balls serving to his aspect pile a powerful 187/6 in 20 overs, after they have been invited to bat first by SRH captain David Warner.
Nitish Rana set the stage on hearth with the bat and gained the Man of the Match award for his very good present in Match 3 of the #VIVOIPL. #SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/GV2EY3R2u6
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Rana and Shubman Gill kicked-off the KKR innings because the pair went on sew a 53-run stand for the opening wicket, earlier than the latter was dismissed by Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan on 15.
Following his dismissal, Rana maintained the identical strategy and located nice help from Rahul Tripathi from the opposite finish. The duo helped KKR keep their grip within the contest as they added 93 runs in simply 50 balls for the second wicket, earlier than Tripathi was dismissed by T Natarajan on 53 off 29 balls within the sixteenth over.
Good to hav our a centesimal IPL match win. Well completed boys…@KKRiders @prasidh43 @DineshKarthik @NitishRana_27 #Rahul @Russell12A @harbhajan_singh ( good to see u even when briefly )@Sah75official @patcummins30 truly all have been so good to watch.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 11, 2021
Rana was lastly eliminated by Rashid within the 18th over of the KKR innings, whereas he tried to smash the Afghan spinner over the lengthy off fence. His efforts mixed with Tripathi’s pivotal half-century helped KKR put up a stiff 188-run goal for the opposition, contemplating the spin-friendly observe at Chepauk.
Manish Pandey brings up his half-century off 37 deliveries.
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In response, SRH received off to a dreadful start and misplaced each the openers (David Warner and Wriddhiman Saha) early within the innings. However, a combating effort by Jonny Bairstow and Manish Pandey stored SRH within the contest because the pair added 92 runs for the third wicket, earlier than Bairstow was dismissed by Pat Cummins on 55.
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Pandey and Abdul Samad stored the battle till the ultimate over of the competition as SRH continued to lose wickets at common intervals. Pandey completed the match unbeaten on 61 off 44 balls, whereas Samad fetched a fast 19 off 8 deliveries, which included two towering sixes to Pat Cummins.
