IPL 2021, SRH vs KKR live blog: Tripathi, Russell fall in quick succession as Hyderabad fight back
Follow live updates of match No 3 of Indian Premier League 2021.

Live updates
After 17.4 overs, KKR are 160/5: TWO WICKETS IN TWO BALLS! SRH have turned things around brilliantly as Mohammad Nabi gets on a hat-trick. Nitish Rana (80 off 56) and Eoin Morgan (2 off 3) are back in the hut and KKR are struggling in the death overs.
Rashid Khan finishes with brilliant figures of 2/24 from his four overs. Nitish Rana and captain Eoin Morgan are at the crease now.
Andre Russell v Rashid Khan in all T20’s
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) April 11, 2021
28 balls
48 runs
3 wickets
Avg: 16.00 - Strike Rate: 171
Balls per wicket: 9.3#IPL2021 #KKRvSRH
After 16.2 overs, KKR are 157/3: WICKET! Rashid Khan gets Andre Russell! A superb catch by Manish Pandey at long-on as SRH fight back.
After 15.2 overs, KKR are 146/2: WICKET! Natarajan gets the breakthrough as Tripathi departs. The right-hander mistimed it and Saha completed a good catch. The end of a fantastic second-wicket partnership for KKR as Tripathi walks back for 53 off 29.
Tripathi has done everything asked of him and more. And as good as anyone else in that slot! Should get 200 now, nothing there for the bowler.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 11, 2021
After 15 overs, KKR are 145/1: FIFTY for Rahul Tripathi! He gets there in just 28 balls as Bhuvi concedes three fours and a six in his third over. KKR are on fire!
Lengths could have been better from #SRH but not taking anything away from this refreshing approach of #kkr . #KKRHaiTaiyaar #KKRvsSRH #KKRvSRH
— RK (@RK_sports) April 11, 2021
After 14 overs, KKR are 126/1: SIX! Super shot from Rana! Sandeep bowls a full-toss and the left-hander whips it over deep backward square for a maximum. KKR have a lot of firepower to come and will want to get close to 200.
Players with an IPL fifty-plus score at all top-5 batting positions (No.1 to No.5):-
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) April 11, 2021
Rohit Sharma
Shane Watson
NITISH RANA#SRHvKKR
Russell in Next.... #SRHvKKR #IPL2021
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 11, 2021
Barring Rashid, SRH’s bowling has been below par and getting collared. KKR look good for 200+
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 11, 2021
After 13 overs, KKR are 114/1: His third over and Rashid finally concedes a boundary. It was tossed up and Tripathi lifted it straight back for four.
After 12 overs, KKR are 105/1: A four for Rahul Tripathi and a six for Nitish Rana! Expensive over from Nabi. 100-up for KKR and the 50-run partnership up for Rana and Tripathi! The Knight Riders are dominating at the moment.
KKR's young guns blazing away. This is finally looking like the kind of team McCullum and Morgan would build.
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) April 11, 2021
After 11 overs, KKR are 92/1: SIX! Another pull from Rana and another maximum for him! This time it’s Natarajan who errs in length. The KKR innings is moving along nicely.
Wicket in the next over? Get a spinner? #SRHvKKR #IPL2021
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 11, 2021
Milestone Alert - Rahul Tripathi breaches the 1000 run-mark in #VIVOIPL 👌👌#SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/J5FGLTIjsT
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 11, 2021
After 10 overs, KKR are 83/1: FIFTY for Nitish Rana! The left-hander gets there off 37 balls and with a massive six off Vijay Shankar. He has hit eight fours so far and looked in control at the crease.
As Tripathi showed in that last over against Nabi, he is an accomplished player against the ball turning in, and has a career strike rate of 174 against it.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) April 11, 2021
It's a different story when the ball turns away rom the bat, and his career strike rate falls to 109.#IPL2021 #KKRvSRH
After 9 overs, KKR are 69/1: Another quiet over by Rashid Khan, just five runs from it. A brilliant save by Vijay Shankar at the long-on boundary to keep it to two.
After 8 overs, KKR are 64/1: SIX! Rahul Tripathi hits his second ball for a maximum! It was tossed up by Mohammad Nabi and the right-hander had no hesitation in thumping it straight back.
After 7 overs, KKR are 53/1: WICKET! Rashid Khan, you genius! The Afghan superstar bowls a googly and Shubman Gill is clean bowled! There was at least one boundary hit in each of the first six overs. Then Rashid comes on and concedes just three runs in his first over along with the key wicket of Gill. Superb!
After 6 overs, KKR are 50/0: That’s the end of the powerplay... a solid one for KKR. Nabi joins the attack and Rana sweeps him past short-fine for four. The left-hander has raced to 36 off 25.
That six from Shubman just now! Class all over.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 11, 2021
After 5 overs, KKR are 45/0: What a shot from Gill! Natarajan pitches it on a length and the right-hander drives it straight over for six. Rana then hoicks one on the leg side for four.
Rana is a dangerous batsman, hits ball on the rise, unafraid to loft the ball, also strong square of the wicket either side. Could have been dismissed had Samad shown more presence of mind and intent. SRH already suffering
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 11, 2021
After 4 overs, KKR are 33/0: Three more fours for Rana! The left-hander decides to go after Sandeep and finds the boundaries. Big over that, 14 runs from it.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar economy rate in PP overs in IPL:
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 11, 2021
2011 : 4.67
2012 : 7.67
2013 : 5.41
2014 : 5.53
2015 : 7.15
2016 : 5.92
2017 : 6.12
2018 : 5.73
2019 : 6.17
2020 : 5.00
Unbelievable numbers. So underrated.#SRHvKKR
After 3 overs, KKR are 19/0: All class from Gill! Bhuvi attacks the stumps and the right-hander clips it through mid-wicket and mid-on for four. Rana then fails to read a slower ball but Samad decides not to put in the dive for the catch running in from mid-on.
Harbhajan Singh becomes the first cricketer to play IPL matches for MI, CSK and KKR (franchises with multiple titles).#IPL2021
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) April 11, 2021
After 2 overs, KKR are 13/0: Two fours for Rana in that over! The first one was an inside edge to fine-leg but the next one was thumped over mid-off.
After 1 over, KKR are 4/0: Bhuvi pitches the first ball full and a bit wide, Rana leans forward and drives it for four. But the senior pacer comes back brilliantly to bowl five dot balls.
7.30 pm: We’re ready for play in Chennai! Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana are at the crease. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball in hand. Here we go!
Since the start of the 2018 IPL, #SRH have won 22 tosses, and chosen to field 16 times (73%).
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) April 11, 2021
Of the 16 matches where they elect to chase, they emerged victorious nine times (56%) #IPL2021 #KKRvSRH
I'm also really excited to see how Abdul Samad goes. All the talent in the world, but what marks him out is that six-hitting ability. Had a CricViz Power Rating of 143 last year, seventh best of any Indian in the comp. If he clicks & solves the middle order problem, it'd be huge.
— Ben Jones (@benjonescricket) April 11, 2021
Kane Williamson would have been the ideal guy for this pitch, but they are hampered cause Manish Pandey & Vijay Shankar are slow. #SRH can't afford another player who starts slow in their batting line up. Bairstow not ideal, but the quick scoring he provides will help them.
— Clive (@_vanillawallah) April 11, 2021
Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (w), Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha (w), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma.
Very interesting from #SRH to field first at Chennai. Due to the dew???? Shakib is playing ahead of Narine. Bairstow ahead of Williamson. Interesting. #IPL2021 #SRHvKKR
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 11, 2021
7.04 pm: Foreign players playing tonight
SRH: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi (no Kane Williamson).
KKR: Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan.
7.00 pm: TOSS – David Warner has won the toss and SRH will bowl first!
📍 Checking in at Chepauk!@Russell12A @patcummins30 @Eoin16 @prasidh43 #KKRHaiTaiyaar #SRHvKKR #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/NEvSyz1MS6
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 11, 2021
6.45 pm: Hello and welcome to live coverage of match No 3 of Indian Premier League 2021. Tonight, David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Eoin Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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Match 3: #SRH or #KKR ?
Team previews:
IPL 2021, Sunrisers Hyderabad squad, schedule and preview: Can solid SRH improve upon consistency?
IPL 2021, Kolkata Knight Riders squad, schedule and preview: Can Morgan lead KKR back into playoffs?
Hello and welcome to Match 3 of the #VIVOIPL @davidwarner31's #SRH will be up against @Eoin16-led #KolkataKnightRiders.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 11, 2021
Which side will come out on top and start their campaign on a winning note❓#SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/V0r49p44He
💭 Pre-match talks are 🔛#SRHvKKR #OrangeOrNothing #OrangeArmy pic.twitter.com/dnYNtxNHTQ
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 11, 2021
Dre Russ is in the house 😎#VIVOIPL #SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/bjGdAyQvT8
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