IPL 2021: Shubman Gill, bowlers star as KKR bounce again with 6-wicket win vs SRH to spice up playoff probabilities

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets in Match 49 in Dubai to consolidate their place in fourth place on the IPL 2021 factors desk on Sunday. KKR vs SRH, IPL 2021 Match 49: Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana added 55 runs for the third wicket in Dubai (Courtesy of BCCI/PTI)HIGHLIGHTS Kolkata Knight Riders (119/4 in 19.4 ov) beat SunRisers Hyderabad (115/8) by 6 wickets in DubaiFourth-placed KKR now have 12 factors from 13 video games in IPL 2021The Knight Riders will subsequent face Rajasthan Royals of their final league recreation at Sharjah on Oct 7Kolkata Knight Riders returned to successful methods on Sunday as they produced a scientific efficiency with bat and ball to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets in Match 49 and enhance their possibilities of qualifying for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

KKR rode on stable knocks from Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana to overtake the paltry goal of 116 within the twentieth over to register the workforce’s sixth win of the season. KKR have now constructed a 2-point hole with Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, who’re all tied on 10 factors.KKR did not get off to a flying begin not like their different video games within the UAE after shedding Venkatesh Iyer (8) and Rahul Tripathi (7) in fast succession. The scoring charge dipped to 4.40 on the 10-over mark at one stage with Gill and Rana struggling to search out the gaps.KKR vs SRH, IPL 2021: HighlightsIt was then that Gill began to take a number of dangers by coming down the pitch to assault the bowlers and succeeded in upping the ante. Fortune favoured the courageous as Gill broke the shackles within the twelfth over bowled by Jason Holder, scoring 12 runs to get KKR’s chase again on observe.Gill then hit back-to-back boundaries off the first-two deliveries within the 14th over bowled by IPL debutant Umran Malik to make issues simpler for the chasing workforce. The duo have been a part of a match-winning 55-run partnership for the third wicket.Things bought a little bit shut for consolation although when he bought out for 57 off 51 balls and Rana adopted quickly after scoring 25 off 33 balls with the workforce nonetheless needing 10 off 12 balls. That’s when Dinesh Karthik (18 not out) used all his expertise to knock off the remaining runs with 2 balls to spare to calm issues down within the KKR camp.Earlier within the night, one other poor batting efficiency noticed Sunrisers Hyderabad rating simply 115 for 8 in 20 overs after electing to bat first in Dubai.Captain Kane Williamson top-scored with 26 whereas Abdul Samad made 25 in a mediocre present on a great batting pitch. For KKR, Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi and Varun Chakravarthy took two wickets apiece whereas Shakib Al Hasan bought one.This victory helped the two-time champions consolidate their place in fourth place on the IPL 2021 factors desk.There is a four-way battle happening between KKR, PBKS, RR and MI for the ultimate playoff spot after Royal Challengers Bangalore earned their qualification within the first match on Sunday by beating PBKS in Sharjah.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.