New Delhi: Harry Brook led Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to the mammoth total of 228 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens on Friday, April 14.
Markram scores fifty
While, captain Aiden Markram scored 50 in 26 and Abhishek Sharma smashed 32 off 17. Heinrich Klaasen also chipped in with an unbeaten 16 off six balls.
KKR bowling
For KKR it was all-rounder Andre Russel who scalped three wickets and Varun Chakaravarthy took one wicket.
Harry’s century
SHR’s most expensive purchase, the 24-year-old England’s Brook registered his maiden IPL’s century and highest individual score of the season so far. Brook reached his century in last over of the first innings off just 55 balls. In his whole innings he hammered 1212 fours and three sixes.
Riding on the Brook’s hundred the orange army finished on 228 for four, the highest total of the season and the highest-ever by a visiting team at the Eden Gardens.
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— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2023
Russell strike thrice
All-rounder Andre Russell gave KKR their first breakthrough and he went on scalping second wicket in the same over.
Andre Russell got his first wicket of the season. Short of a length outside off, Agarwal cramped for room and he edged it to short third man.
Russell celebrated even before the wicketkeeper completed the catch! Tripathi top edged his pull and it was an easy enough chance for a wicketkeeper.
Earlier in the game, Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) captain Nitish Rana won the toss against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and decided to bowl first.
Andre Russell struck again, Abhishek smashed it but doesn’t got off the middle of the bat. This time Shardul Thakur completed the catch.
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Starting lineups
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), N Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
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