IPL 2020, SRH vs KKR highlights: Ferguson shines as KKR wins in Super Over

In today’s afternoon match of Indian Premier league 2020 (IPL 2020), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik combined to score 58 runs in the last five overs to take their team to 163/5 in 20 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Morgan was dismissed off the last ball of the innings for 34 off 23 balls while Karthik was unbeaten on 29 off 14.

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Shubman Gill was the highest run scorer for the two-time IPL champions with 36 but he took 37 balls to get to that mark before falling to Rashid Khan.

KKR's top order struggled to get their shots away and by the time Andre Russell was dismissed off the last ball of the 15th over, the score was 105/4.

Morgan and Karthik, however, shifted gears in the death overs. Morgan hit three fours and one six while Karthik hit two fours and as many sixes.

It will be a battle between two teams placed in the middle of IPL 2020 points table for two crucial points. A win or loss in today’s game will affect the fortunes of SRH and KKR in their IPL 2020 campaign.

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KKR inning's key highlights

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 1 wicket)

Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 0

Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 64/1 in 9.0 overs (Shubman Gill 32, Rana 9)

Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (86 balls), Extras 1

Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 111/4 in 16.0 overs ( Morgan 9, Karthik 3)

Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (117 balls), Extras 3

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (Morgan 20, Karthik 29, Ex 1)

Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 163/5 in 20.0 overs (Karthik 29)

KKR scorecard

Batsman	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes
Shubman Gill	c Priyam b Rashid	36	37	5	0
Rahul Tripathi	b Natarajan	23	16	2	1
Nitish Rana	c Priyam b Shankar	29	20	3	1
Andre Russell	c Shankjar b Natarajan	9	11	1	0
Eoin Morgan	c Pandey b Thampi	34	23	3	1
Dinesh Karthik	not out	29	14	2	2
Total: 164-5 in 20 Overs
Bowler	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets
Sandeep Sharma	4	0	27	0
Basil Thampi	4	0	46	1
T Natarajan	4	0	40	2
Vijay Shankar	4	0	20	1
Rashid Khan	4	0	28	1

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KKR vs SRH playing 11

Both Hyderabad and Kolkata made two changes each in their playing 11. SRH brought Abdul Samad and Basil Thampi in its playing 11 while KKR picked Kuldeep Yadav and Kiwi pacer Lockie Ferguson in place of Prasidh Krishna and Chris Green respectively.

KKR playing 11: Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w), Eoin Morgan(c), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy.

SRH playing 11: David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Basil Thampi.
 
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