Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi scored excellent half-centuries to help KKR finish with an imposing total against SRH.
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday registered their highest ever total against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Kolkata-based franchise posted a score of 187 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs, after being sent in to bat. Nitish Rana was the highest run-scorer, accumulating 80 runs off 56 deliveries. Rana reached this tally of runs on the back of nine boundaries and four sixes.
The 27-year-old who was sent in to open the innings looked well capable of becoming the second KKR batsman to score a century in the cash-rich league, after current coach Brendon McCullum’s 158*. McCullum had scored an unbeaten 158 on the opening day of the first edition of the IPL against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Rahul Tripathi was the next highest run-getter, smashing 53 runs off 29 deliveries on the back of five boundaries and two sixes. The rest of the players barring wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik failed to make much of an impact. Dinesh helped KKR finish on a strong note, scoring 22 runs off 9 balls in an innings comprising of two boundaries and a six. The rest of the batsmen: Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan and Shakib Al Hasan failed to cross the 20-run mark.
Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan were the pick of the bowlers for the Hyderabad-based franchise, accounting for two wickets apiece. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and T Natarajan chipped in with a dismissal apiece.
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