Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 80 runs in the 15th match of the IPL. KKR lost 6 wickets in Kolkata on Thursday. SRH was all out for 120 runs.
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Andre Russell released 1-1 catches. Rinku Singh played his 50th IPL match. While Kamindu Mendis bowled with both hands. While Sunrisers Hyderabad faced the biggest defeat in the history of the tournament.
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1. Rinku played his 50th IPL match
Rinku Singh got a special jersey for the 50th match.
Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Rinku Singh played his 50th match in IPL. KKR gave him a special jersey for this achievement. Behind the jerseys was 50 and Rinku's name was written. Before the match, Rinku also played a bell of Eden Gardens Stadium. Rinku debuted in IPL for KKR in 2018 and has been playing for the same franchise ever since.
2. Nitish Reddy left Raghuvanshi's catch
After receiving his life, Angakrish Raghuvanshi scored half a century.
In the 12th over, Kolkata's middle -order batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi got a lifetime. Simrajit Singh threw a short pitch ball on the first ball of the over. Raghuvanshi bridged, the ball went to the mid-wicket. Here Nitish Reddy ran forward and dive, but the ball slipped out of his hand. Raghuvanshi was batting at 44 when this life was received. Then he hit the fifty.
3. Kamindu Mendis bowled with both hands
Left -handed Kamindu Mendis against Angkrish Raghuvanshi.
Sunrisers Hyderabad gave all -rounder Kamindu Mendis the opportunity to debut in the IPL in the match against Kolkata. Which can bowl with both hands. The first ball of the 13th over, he threw his left hand in front of the Right Hender Angkrish Raghuvanshi. There was a run on this.
Kamindu then threw the second ball of the over with his right hand, on which Left Hender Venkatesh Iyer took a single. Kamindu caught Raghuvanshi on the fourth ball of the over. This was Kamindu's first wicket in the IPL.
4. Russell run out on the last ball
Andre Russell was out on the last ball of the first innings.
Andre Russell of Kolkata runs out on the last ball of the 20th over. Harshal Patel threw a wide yorker, Russell missed it. Russell went to take the run but the ball went to the wicketkeeper's hand. Wicketkeeper Klaas threw in the ball stump, hit the ball stump before Russell arrives at the crease. Russell scored 1 off 2 balls.
5. Russell left the catch of Kamindu Mendis
Russell left Kamindu Mendis catch on the mid-on position.
In the second over of Hyderabad's batting, Andre Russell gave life to Kamindu Mendis. On the last ball of the over, Vaibhav Arora threw full length ball. Kamindu went to chip the ball but went to the air on the mid-on. Russell tried to grab the ball by dive, but the ball slipped out of his hand. Mendis could not even open his account at this time.
Record
1. The biggest defeat to Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad faced the biggest defeat in the history of IPL. Kolkata beat the team by 80 runs. Earlier in 2024, SRH beat Chennai by a margin of 78 runs.
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