IPL 2021: Shah Rukh Khan was full of praise for Kolkata Knight Riders, after they claimed their 100th IPL win with a 10-run win over SunRisers Hyderabad.
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IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated SunRisers Hyderabad by 10 runs in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 match. It was KKR’s 100th win in the IPL and co-owner Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter to express his happiness on his side’s win in the tournament.
“Good to hav our 100th IPL match win. Well done boys…@KKRiders @prasidh43 @DineshKarthik @NitishRana_27#Rahul @Russell12A @harbhajan_singh ( good to see u even if briefly ) @Sah75official @patcummins30 actually all were so good to watch,” Shah Rukh Khan tweeted.
Shah Rukh acknowledged Harbhajan Singh’s presence on the field and said it was good to see him for a while. He mentioned a few players in his tweet but ended up saying everyone good to watch. The treat for the eyes of a match, this first match against SRH was a much needed win for KKR to set the momentum for the rest of the season.
SRH captain David Warner won the toss and chose to bowl against Kolkata. Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill set the foundation for the team. The duo ensured a 50-plus partnership for the opening wicket.
Gill scored 15 but Rana kept going and slammed a half-century. In his first match itself, Rana chased a century for himself but perished for 80.
Rana was backed by Rahul Tripathi who also scored a fine half-century. A late but Dinesh Karthik (22 off nine balls) helped KKR to a competitive total of 187 for six from their allotted 20 overs.
In reply, SRH lost their skipper Warner and Saha in the early overs of the game. Manish Pandey and Jonny Bairstow scored half-centuries to keep their side’s sope alive but KKR bowlers kept taking wickets at regular intervals. SRH eventually fell 10 runs short of reaching the desired 188 run target set for them.
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