KKR vs SRH: 3 Reasons Why Sunrisers Hyderabad Lost Against Kolkata Knight Riders – In the third match of the 2024 Indian Premier League, the Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad went head-to-head at the legendary Eden Gardens. The imposing target of 209 runs was set by Kolkata, propelled by Andre Russell’s blazing 64 off 25 balls. They were helped by Phil Salt’s consistent 54 and Rinku Singh’s rapid 23. Before Heinrich Klaasen’s thunderous 63 off 29 balls and Shahbaz Ahmed’s cameo of 16 off 5 balls breathed new life into the chase, Sunrisers seemed to be in a hopeless situation. But KKR won an exciting game by 4 runs thanks to Harshit Rana’s calm performance in the last over.
Following his record-breaking IPL auction contract for Rs 24.75 crore, Mitchell Starc’s much-anticipated debut for KKR added to the spectacle. Unfortunately, Starc’s first performance was less than stellar. He went four overs without a wicket and let 54 runs (26 of which came in the 19th over, which was a pivotal one) slip between his fingers.
KKR vs SRH: 3 Reasons Why Sunrisers Hyderabad Lost Against Kolkata Knight Riders:
The Sunrisers Hyderabad lost against the Kolkata Knight Riders, and the team’s collapse was due to a number of obvious factors.
Inability to stop Andre Russell
To start, KKR was in a precarious position at 51-4 after 7.3 overs due to SRH’s bowling. Andre Russell took advantage of their inconsistent lengths and scored 64 runs off of only 25 balls as they lost control of the game, especially in the last four overs. Russell was able to dominate without hindrance since SRH didn’t seem to have a good strategy to stop him.
Flop show from Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram in the middle overs
Secondly, Mayank Agarwal and Abhishek Sharma gave SRH a good start in their pursuit. But they stumbled in the middle overs, with Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram wasting good starts and putting too much pressure on Heinrich Klaasen and Shahbaz Ahmed, who batted in the lower order, to finish the game. Rahul Tripathi scored 20 runs off 20 balls and Aiden Markram scored 18 off 13 balls.
Let Sunil Narine bowl his quota for cheap
Additionally, SRH had trouble with Sunil Narine’s bowling, as they were unable to rotate the strike or increase the run rate. SRH’s progress was halted by Narine’s economical stint of 4 overs for 19 runs, demonstrating their failure to tackle his bowling skills. They allowed Sunil Narine to bowl his four overs with a 4.8 economy rate and did not get going against him.
