Man Of The Match:
Nitish Rana: I thought the ball was in my slot (Bhuvneshwar’s first ball) and luckily I got four. My game plan has always been that I will try to hit the ball while in my slot. I prop myself up and try to hit the ball. I’ve been playing spin since I was a kid, so that’s kind of my blood.
Winning captain Eoin Morgan:
Eoin Morgan: Admired. The tournament accumulation is pretty good. The players looked really good at the camp before the tournament. I love the people who were defeated as leaders of the Order today, especially Nitish and Tripathi. And bowling couldn’t ask for a better start either. It was a tough match against a very difficult country.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI:
- David Warner (C)
- Wriddhiman Saha (WK)
- Manish Pandey
- Kane Williamson
- Vijay Shankar
- Abdul Samad
- Mohammad Nabi
- Rashid Khan
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Sandeep Sharma
- T. Natarajan
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI:
- Shubman Gill
- Rahul Tripathi
- Nitish Rana
- Eoin Morgan (C)
- Dinesh Karthik (WK)
- Andre Russell
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Harbhajan Singh
- Pat Cummins
- Prasidh Krishna
- Varun Chakravarthy
Kolkata Knight Riders Batting Performance Board and Scorecard:
- Nitish Rana scored a total of 80 runs of 56 balls. And got caught by Shankar and bowled by Mohammad Nabi with a total strike rate of 142.85.
- Shubman Gill scored a total of 15 runs of 13 balls. And got bowled out by Rashid Khan with a total strike rate of 115.38.
- Rahul Tripathi scored a total of 53 runs of 29 balls. And got caught by Shankar and bowled by Mohammad Nabi with a total strike rate of 182.75.
- Andre Russell scored a total of 5 runs of 5 balls. And got caught by Shankar and bowled by Mohammad Nabi with a total strike rate of 100.00.
- Eoin Morgan scored a total of 2 runs of 3 balls. And got caught by Shankar and bowled by Mohammad Nabi with a total strike rate of 66.66.
- Dinesh Karthik scored a total of 22 runs of 9 balls and went not out with a total strike rate of 244.44.
- Shakib Al Hasan scored a total of 3 runs of 5 balls. And got caught by Abdul Samad and bowled by Kumar with a total strike rate of 60.00.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Batting Performance Board and Scorecard
- Wriddhiman Saha scored a total of 7 runs of 6 balls. And got caught by Shakib and bowled by Al Hasan with a total strike rate of 116.66.
- David Warner (c) scored a total of 3 runs of 4 balls. And got caught by Karthik and bowled by Prasidh Krishna with a total strike rate of 75.00.
- Manish Pandey scored a total of 61 runs of 44 balls and went not out with a total strike rate of 138.63.
- Jonny Bairstow scored a total of 55 runs of 40 balls. And got caught by Rana and bowled by Cummins with a total strike rate of 137.50.
- Mohammad Nabi scored a total of 14 runs of 11 balls. And got caught by Morgan and bowled by Prasidh Krishna with a total strike rate of 127.27.
- Vijay Shankar scored a total of 11 runs of 7 balls. And got caught by Morgan and bowled by Russell with a total strike rate of 157.14.
- Abdul Samad scored a total of 19 runs of 8 balls and went not out with a total strike rate of 237.50.
Kolkata Knight Riders Innings:
- Powerplay 1: Over 0.1 – 6.0 (Required – 50 tracks, 0 goals)
- Number of knights: 50 tracks with 5.4 overs (34 balls), extra 0
- 1.Wicket: 50 tracks in 34 balls (N Rana 36, Shubman Gill 14, Ex 0)
- About 8.1: Review of Kolkata Knights of Riders (Quilting), Judge – KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Batsman – N Rana (assisted)
- Strategic waiting time: Kolkata Knights – 69/1 ends at 9.0 (N Rana 42, RA Tripathi 12)
- H wound: 50 of 37 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Number of knights: 100 tracks in more than 11.3 (69 balls), extra 0
- 2nd door: 50 tracks in 27 balls (N Rana 25, RA Tripathi 25, Ex 0)
- Strategic Wait: Knights of Kolkata – 126/1 ends at 14.0 (N Rana 72, RA Tripathi 39)
- RA Tripathi: 50 of 28 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Number of knights: 150 tracks in more than 15.4 (94 balls), extra 0
- Innings Rest: Kolkata Knights – 187/6 in 20.0 overs (KD Karthik 22)
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Innings:
- Powerplay 1: More than 0.1 – 6.0 (Required – 35 tracks, 2 hurdles)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 50 tracks in 7.3 more (45 balls), extra 0
- 3.Goalkeeper: 50 tracks in 35 balls (MK Pandey 20, JM Bairstow 30, Ex 0)
- Strategic standby: Sunrisers Hyderabad – 69/2 in 9.0 overs (MK Pandey 23, JM Bairstow 36)
- JM Bairstow: 50 of 32 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- About 11.2: Review of Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Referee – Nitin Menon, Batsman – JM Bairstow (Hit)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 100 tracks in 11.6 overs (72 balls), extra 2
- Strategic wait: Sunrisers Hyderabad – 126/3 completed in 15.4 (MK Pandey 47, Mohammad Nabi 10)
- MK Pandey: 50 of 37 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 150 tracks over 17.4 (106 balls), 7 extra