Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets to bag their maiden win at the Eden Gardens ground. Chasing a target of 139 runs, SRH went over the line with a maximum and sparing an over in the innings. Earlier, Hyderabad restricted KKR to 138/8 in 20 overs, courtesy some brilliant efforts by the fielders.
As SRH completed their third win on the trot, skipper Kane Williamson appreciated his team’s display.
“Obviously nice to win three in a row. Best part was the improvement from the previous game. Highlight was the fielding. Bowlers have been outstanding. Nice that they’ve been able to do that consistently. The way they’ve responded in these three games has been brilliant. Suppose the guys are used to playing on very good surfaces. Wasn’t a lot of turn for the spinners but they hit good lengths. KKR are a really strong team. It was nice to pull that back and chase the total down” said Williamson.
Kolkata Knight Riders on the other hand altered the batting line up as they didn’t send Sunil Narine to open the innings. Talking about the same, captain Dinesh Karthik insisted that the team management was keen on sending in a regular batsman. Karthik later admitted that his side didn’t really batted according to the plan and were left short of putting runs on the board.
