END OF OVER:20 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | KKR: 140/8 (23 runs required, RR: 7.00)
- Sunil Narine1 (3b)
- Morne Morkel0 (0b)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-19-3
- Mustafizur Rahman4-0-28-0
Tharun Raj : "A new name on the IPL trophy this year then :D" And with that I'll bid my farewells. Thank you for your company, looking forward to seeing you again for Qualifier 2 on Friday
Moises Henriques is the Man of the Match "I still feel like I left a lot of runs out there. All the bowlers bowled well, and we fielded really well. It was staying low, so facing Morne and Holder was easier, turning their ridiculous bounce to normal bounce. We have guys who take the pace off, we have ones who can put the pace on, good death bowlers too. The game owes you nothing, every opportunity you have to grab it."
"Definitely, fielded well and that's what we set out to do. We knew if we fielded well we would win close games," David Warner says "Bipul's two sixes came in very handy. Little but short with the batting, but runs on the board is crucial. So good execution by the bowlers. Took some spectacular catches and we try to improve every game we play. Will help, we'll change wickets, but the square is the same. Both teams have batting fire power and depth in bowling. We needed to win every game to win the final. We are up against Gujarat, we have set the benchmark high, now its about come back and executing it again"
11.30 pm This was supposed to be the clash of the league's best bowling sides and Sunrisers Hyderabad have proved they are a menace in the end-overs. At one stage it seemed Mustafizur and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were simply bowling machines set on yorker mode. They will face Gujarat Lions on Friday for a spot in the IPL final in Delhi
Knight Riders batsman made starts, but none of them could go on. Manish Pandey was quite fluent, but he was caught on the outfield. That was another aspect of play the Sunrisers were on top of. Their fielding. Yuvraj, after hitting 44 off 30, nailed a direct hit with only one stump to aim at and Bhuvi took a pressure catch to dismiss Yusuf Pathan very early.
"I thought it was a very good wicket to bat on, 160 was chaseable. I thought Colin's run-out was a turning point," Gambhir says, "Didn't have big partnerships. Someone needed to play a Yuvi kind of cameo, it was an unbelaievable innings, changed the momentum in their favour. And if one of our batters continued like that, we could have won the game. [Russell] Gives us firepower in the last overs with the bat and with the ball too. Tried our level best. We should have gotten 160. Bowlers did very well, batters didn't live up to expectation. This is a format where we have to keep playing well. Individuals can take the game away. We were confident, we had won against them, restricting them to 160 was very good. But when you lose someone like Andre Russell, difficult to replace them. Kolkata fans have been the most loyal"
"Really sweet victory. Do or die match and before this we lost two matches," says Bhuvi, "It was a wicket which was good for the batsmen and later on it wasn;t coming onto the ball. We looked to bowl yorkers. Advantage, we have an idea playing on this wicket before the next match"
punit: "From being a medium pacer at 120-130 Bhuvi now consistently bowls 140-141...has he just progressed from being a medium pacer to at least fast-medium if not fast bowler??"
JO Holder c Cutting b Kumar 6 (12m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 85.71
R Sathish b Kumar 8 (21m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 88.88
Gambhir has finally decided to rip his pads off his legs. Looks like he knows how this is going to turn out
KKR need 25 off six balls.
END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs | KKR: 138/6 (25 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.26, RRR: 25.00)
- Rajagopal Sathish8 (8b)
- Jason Holder6 (5b)
- Mustafizur Rahman4-0-28-0
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-18-1
Chat with Warner and Mustafiz...
Prashanth: "How crucial those 2 sixes by Bipul sharma in the last over? Proving to be match winning hits."
Mustafiz gets the 19th. Pressure all around
END OF OVER:18 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 130/6 (33 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.22, RRR: 16.50)
- Jason Holder2 (1b)
- Rajagopal Sathish5 (6b)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-18-1
- Mustafizur Rahman3-0-21-0
Zubayr: "Bhuvi has improved tremendously in the death. He's gotten quicker too. With his Yorkers and surprising bouncer "
Big Jas has come out. Needs to get a few big hits over, with 38 needed off 16
MK Pandey c Hooda b Kumar 36 (55m 28b 2x4 1x6) SR: 128.57
END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs | KKR: 124/5 (39 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.29, RRR: 13.00)
- Manish Pandey36 (27b)
- Rajagopal Sathish1 (2b)
- Mustafizur Rahman3-0-21-0
- Moises Henriques3-0-17-2
