Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the finale of Indian Premier League 2018 after beating Kolkata Knight Riders in the semi finale last night by 13 runs. The match was held at the Eden Garden of Kolkata. Surnisers Hyderabad once again proved that they can defend any target with their exceptional bowling skills.
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Sunil Narine, the star player of the team scored quick 26 runs in 13 balls. Nitish Rana scored 22 runs in 16 balls. The skipper of the team, Dinesh Karthik went back to pavilion after a few balls. Shubman Gill (30), Piyush Chawla (12), and the rest of the players, couldn’t contribute much to the scores and fell short of 13 runs.
In the second innings of the match, Rashid Khan made it difficult for the batsmen of Kolkata Knight Riders to chase the target runs. He went on to take three big wickets last night.
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The first innings were started well by Wriddhiman Saha, who scored 35 runs in 27 balls and Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 34 runs in 24 balls.The skipper of the team,Kane Williamson was sent back to pavilion after facing a few balls after he was run-out by Dinesh Karthik. Deepak Hooda (19), Shakib Al Hasan (28), made handy contributions.
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The star of the first innings was Rashid Khan, the ace spinner of Kolkata Knight Riders who stunned everyone with his destructive batting skills, he smashed the bowlers of Kolkata Knight Riders to all the corners of the ground with his bat. What a stunning performance, Rashid Khan gave tonight. He smashed 34 runs in only 10 balls, with the powerful strike rate of 340, Rashid Khan smashed 4 sixes and 2 fours.
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He gave brilliant performance in all the three formats of the game and took the match away from the KKRs with the storm.
Here’s how twitterati reacted to the great win by Sunrisers Hyderabad, have a look:
SRH ????????????? yeahhhhh !!!!!!
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) May 25, 2018
What a great match last night.. feel really sad for @KKRiders but hats off to @rashidkhan_19 who slammed 34 in 10, bowled 4 overs for 19, took 3 crucial wickets, 2 catches & effected a run out.. a performance deserving of a victory.
And now for a cracking final. ??— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) May 26, 2018
I think Rashid Khan could discover a new planet in the solar system or a new element in the periodic table today
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 25, 2018
Rashid Khan must be feeling like Taimur Ali Khan today. All cameras on him! #SRHvKKR #KKRvSRH
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 25, 2018
MS Dhoni and Kane Williamson make it to the IPL 2018 Final. #IPL2018 #IPL #SRH #CSK pic.twitter.com/SIww1KUazI
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) May 25, 2018
Happy for SRH! But what a season it has been for KKR. Nobody gave them a chance after the auction and they finished at no. 3
— Lazy Guy (@kuzhi__madiyan) May 25, 2018
Tomorrow morning Rashid will spread his arms, the whole team will sit on him and fly to Mumbai for the final ? #SRHvKKR
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) May 25, 2018
Rashid Khan has contributed so much in this single game that he deserves atleast 3-4 MoM awards if not more. #IPL2018
— Manya (@CSKian716) May 25, 2018
Players to score 30+ runs, take 3+ wickets and 2 catches in an IPL match:
Ravindra Jadeja for CSK v KKR, Kolkata, 2013
JP Duminy for DD v SRH, Visakhapatnam, 2015
Ben Stokes for RPS v SRH, Hyderabad, 2017
RASHID KHAN for SRH v KKR, Kolkata, 2018*#SRHvKKR— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) May 25, 2018
Bat: 34* (10), with 4 sixes
Ball: 3/19 in 4 overs
Field: 2 catches, 1 run outHe had the highest batting strike rate and also the best economy rate.
What an all-round performance from Rashid Khan! #SRHvKKR
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 25, 2018
As a leg spinner I love seeing all the different types of leg spinners playing in the #IPL but watching @rashidkhan_19 bowl in these big games makes me proud as he loves this stage & pressure it also gets me excited ! ?
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) May 25, 2018
Rashid Rashid everywhere #SRHvKKR
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) May 25, 2018
So, SRH break a five-match losing streak to make it to the IPL final.
— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal) May 25, 2018
Another last over finish this @IPL… nail biter! #SRHvKKR
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) May 25, 2018
Pathhar se pani nikal nahi sakte Lekin @rashidkhan_19 aaj Wo bhi kar dete. Batting bowling fielding. Mind blowing effort #KKRvsSRH Goodluck to two best teams of this ipl2018 for the finals #CSKvSRH
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 25, 2018
Rashid khan great bowling but at the same time Brilliant captainship by cane Williamson. The way he is seting the fielding to different bastmen according to their n bowlers strength. Who is winning it guys??? #SRHvsKKR
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 25, 2018
Got to hand it to #KKR for the way they fought right through….played with only three overseas players today too. Invested in youngsters and they did deliver throughout. Well played, #KKR. #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 25, 2018
The top two teams in the league phase will fight it out for the trophy on Sunday. Cream has come to the top in the Incredible Premier League ??? #IPL #KKRvSRH
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 25, 2018
Rashid Khan is turning out to be the Most Valuable Player in T20 format….across the world. Few will come close…. #IPL #KKRvSRH
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 25, 2018
Hard luck #KKR. A tough pill to swallow. First 18 overs @KKRiders had the game covered. A stumble too much with the bat and fell short #KKRvSRH @IPL #Qualifier2
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) May 25, 2018
It was a good game for #KKR till Mr. Khan… Rashid Khan made his presence felt. #KKRvsSRH #Qualifier2 @IPL @rashidkhan_19 @SunRisers
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) May 25, 2018
#SRHvKKR take a bow #SRH @rashidkhan_19 is the reason we enter finals!!! Let’s pass that one hurdle and lift the cup one more time … ??
— HarshadityaRachapudi (@HarshadityaR) May 25, 2018
#SRHvKKR @rashidkhan_19 dedicated his MAN OF THE MATCH to the victims of Afghan terror … MY NAME IS KHAN & These CHUTIYA TERRORIST can’t stop me … That’s Rashid khan for you … Proud of you bro #Ipl pic.twitter.com/XH1uG57vhl
— Nazim Mirza (@nazimmirza333) May 25, 2018
“We Didn’t Lose To A Team Named Sunrisers Hyderabad, We Lost To A Man Named Rashid Khan”- Dinesh Karthik#SRHvKKR @rashidkhan_19
— #Aslam
(@Aslam__S) May 25, 2018
(@Aslam__S)
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@IPL @KKRiders @bhogleharsha why in #SRHvKKR match in kkr squad only 3 overseas player were in the team
— AKASH THE FAN (@AKASH_SRKFAN) May 25, 2018
A big Fan of him nw…
it’s lyk watching cricket again just for him?#RashidKhan #SRH #IPL2018 #SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/VFnL6lgA1E— Qadeer Khan (@QadeerKhan09) May 25, 2018
#SRHvKKR CSK will win
— TENZIN WANGDAK CR7 (@Cr7Tenzin) May 25, 2018
#SRHvKKR
Rashid Khan will now save a few boundaries, take a spectacular catch, put one direct hit, and also drive the team bus back to the hotel.— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) May 25, 2018
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He did it with his bat in the 1st innings and followed it up with his bowling and awesome fielding in the 2nd innings to win the much deserved Man of The Match award. Congratulations to @rashidkhan_19 as we get set to bring the cup back home #IPL2018#SRHvKKR #IPL2018Playoffs pic.twitter.com/mA6xZ9jhWH
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 25, 2018
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