Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Aiden Markram said the defeat would be difficult to digest after losing a crucial IPL match to KKR by five runs due to irresponsible performance by his batsmen. In response to KKR’s 171 for nine, Sunrisers could only manage 166 for eight. Markram said after the match, ‘We played good cricket for most of the match but missed the moments of pressure. It will be difficult to digest this defeat. Klaasen batted brilliantly and took the pressure off me but we should have taken that partnership a bit further. He said, ‘Our bowlers performed well. The batsmen also made some partnerships but they were not enough. In an attempt to play aggressively, the batsmen kept making mistakes.
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The condition of the match was something like this
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana, winning the toss and batting first, put 171 runs on the board at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Rinku Singh (46), Nitish Rana (42) and Andre Russell played an important role in helping KKR reach this goal. While chasing the target of 172 runs, Hyderabad managed to score only 166 runs in the stipulated 20 overs, due to which they lost the match by 5 runs.
Let us tell you that this was the sixth defeat of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2023. He is almost out of the playoff race. Now only a miracle can take SRH to the top four. Hyderabad has won only three matches so far this season. In such a situation, he is at the 9th position in the points table with 6 points.