Shakib’s KKR off to winning begin in IPL
Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan bagged a wicket in his first delivery on what was his go back to good old colours of Kolkata Knight Riders as his area won their opening IPL fixture against Shakib's former group Sunrisers Hyderabad by 10 runs at Chennai today.
Half-centuries from Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi setup Kolkata Knight Riders' 10-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad found in the IPL 2021 meet at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
Rana (80 off 56) and Tripathi (53 off 29) powered KKR to 187 for 6 in 20 overs. Shakib's who arrived to bat at number seven, fell within the last delivery of the innings after scoring 3 off five deliveries.
Captain David Warner didn't fire for Sunrisers and he fell found in the second over. In the third over, Sunrisers were 10 for 2 as Wriddhiman Saha chopped Shakib's delivery onto his stumps. Despite Shakib's great focus on the ball, he on the other hand did not bag any longer wickets, finishing with 34 runs conceded for just one wicket in his four overs.
Manish Pandey (61* off 44) and Jonny Bairstow (55 away 40) took SRH close. With 57 desired in the ultimate four overs, all-rounder Andre Russell stymied the big hitters. Abdul Samad walloped two sixes off Pat Cummins in the penultimate over however in the finish the 188-run focus on proved an excessive amount of as Sunrisers reached 177 for five.
