Kolkata:New day, new start and new exciting match. For the sixth consecutive day in the IPL, the match reached the last over. Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 23 runs thanks to a century by opener Harry Brook (100 * in 55 balls) in a high-scoring match played at Eden Gardens. KKR needed 32 runs in the last over to win, but Rinku Singh (58 off 31 balls) could not repeat the charisma of the last match. Batting first after losing the toss, the Orange Army scored 228 runs at the loss of four wickets. In response, Nitish Rana (75 runs in 41 balls) and Rinku Singh’s Atishi Fifty went in vain and Kolkata were able to score 205 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
Harry Brook hit the first century of the season
Harry Brook arrived in the IPL in style, hitting four fours and two sixes in the first three overs as Sunrisers Hyderabad made their best start to the season. Bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 13.25 crore, Brooke could manage only 29 runs in the first three matches, but he finally found the rhythm and scored an unbeaten 100 off 55 balls, studded with 12 fours and three sixes. Brook took full advantage of the lifeline he got on 45 and reached 50 off 32 balls. Leg-spinner Suyash Sharma had missed an easy chance to catch him on his own ball. When Brook was on 61, he overturned Lockie Ferguson’s decision to be caught behind, hitting the New Zealand pacer for five fours in the same over. Brook completed his hundred in the last over by taking a single off Umesh Yadav.
After winning the toss and electing to bowl, KKR’s fielding let them down as KKR skipper Aiden Markram also scored a 26-ball 50. Brook and Markram together added 72 runs in 47 balls. After Markram’s dismissal, young left-handed batsman Abhishek Sharma (32 runs, 17 balls) played well with Brooke. Both of them increased the difficulty of KKR by adding 72 runs in 33 balls. Heinrich Klaasen played a useful inning of 16 not out in six balls. Barring Sunil Narine (28 runs in four overs) and Andre Russell (3/22 in 2.1 overs), none of the KKR bowlers could impress. Russell could not complete his over due to a hamstring strain.
Harry Brook hit the first century of the season
Harry Brook arrived in the IPL in style, hitting four fours and two sixes in the first three overs as Sunrisers Hyderabad made their best start to the season. Bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 13.25 crore, Brooke could manage only 29 runs in the first three matches, but he finally found the rhythm and scored an unbeaten 100 off 55 balls, studded with 12 fours and three sixes. Brook took full advantage of the lifeline he got on 45 and reached 50 off 32 balls. Leg-spinner Suyash Sharma had missed an easy chance to catch him on his own ball. When Brook was on 61, he overturned Lockie Ferguson’s decision to be caught behind, hitting the New Zealand pacer for five fours in the same over. Brook completed his hundred in the last over by taking a single off Umesh Yadav.
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After winning the toss and electing to bowl, KKR’s fielding let them down as KKR skipper Aiden Markram also scored a 26-ball 50. Brook and Markram together added 72 runs in 47 balls. After Markram’s dismissal, young left-handed batsman Abhishek Sharma (32 runs, 17 balls) played well with Brooke. Both of them increased the difficulty of KKR by adding 72 runs in 33 balls. Heinrich Klaasen played a useful inning of 16 not out in six balls. Barring Sunil Narine (28 runs in four overs) and Andre Russell (3/22 in 2.1 overs), none of the KKR bowlers could impress. Russell could not complete his over due to a hamstring strain.