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Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Eliminator match is taking place today and in this match both teams will try hard enough to win today. However, the first innings were already over and Royal Challengers Bangalore managed just 172 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. The team that succeeds in winning today's match will enter the final match, and I think today's match is more likely for Rajasthan Royals to enter the final. Royal Challengers Bangalore can score more runs if they start with a better batting performance in today's match, but 172 runs is not a high score for a Rajasthan Royals. If RCB wants to win today's match, they must put up a good bowling performance and put Rajasthan Royals under pressure. However, if Virat Kohli could have batted well and made a huge score in today's match, then the chances of winning would have been much higher. However, today's match is a challenge for Rajasthan Royals now if they can put up a good batting performance then it is definitely possible to win and enter the final.
The captain of Rajasthan Royals decided to bowl first after winning the toss and this decision was well utilized by the Rajasthan bowlers as they bowled aggressively from the start due to which the RCB batsmen did not bat well and lost wickets in the beginning and were under a lot of pressure. The way RCB team is batting, it seems that if they play very well, then they can give Rajasthan Royals a target of 180 runs. If Rajasthan Royals can restrict RCB to 180 runs then Rajasthan Royals will not have much problem to win the match due to how poor performance of bowlers compared to RCB batsmen so expect Rajasthan Ross to win against RCB very easily. But RCB batsmen should have batted more responsibly because if RCB somehow loses today's match then they will be eliminated directly.
The first elimination game in the playoff and It was an inning with mixed emotions. Losing Virat Kohli early and a plummeting run rate would have made all RCB fans sad. Middle order batting might have brought in some hope but the last few overs, RCB loose many wickets which didn't let them make as much runs as they wanted. 173 could be considered an average and defendable target. RR would surely try to play a dominating game from the start. If RCB bowlers take some of early wickets, it won't be difficult to restrict RR below that. It's been quite a time that RR have won a match. I might be biased towards RCB but I believe they'd be a better contest ahead than RR.
The captain of Rajasthan Royals decided to bowl first after winning the toss and this decision was well utilized by the Rajasthan bowlers as they bowled aggressively from the start due to which the RCB batsmen did not bat well and lost wickets in the beginning and were under a lot of pressure. The way RCB team is batting, it seems that if they play very well, then they can give Rajasthan Royals a target of 180 runs. If Rajasthan Royals can restrict RCB to 180 runs then Rajasthan Royals will not have much problem to win the match due to how poor performance of bowlers compared to RCB batsmen so expect Rajasthan Ross to win against RCB very easily. But RCB batsmen should have batted more responsibly because if RCB somehow loses today's match then they will be eliminated directly.
Today is a very big match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals. Royal Challengers Bengaluru will play against Rajasthan Royals where the team who wins will play against the winner of today’s match.
I am sure that if Royal Challengers Bengaluru win this match and qualify for the final match then there will be a profound level of celebration by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team. Let’s see what will happen this time in Ahmedabad. This is the Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru clash of the titans.
The current situation of the match is that RCB have made 97 runs but lost 4 wickets. The match is still in balance a good innings from any batsmen at the latter stage can take the score close to 180. A few more wickets for RCB will tilt the match in the favor of Rajasthan Royals.
I am sure that if Royal Challengers Bengaluru win this match and qualify for the final match then there will be a profound level of celebration by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team. Let’s see what will happen this time in Ahmedabad. This is the Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru clash of the titans.
The current situation of the match is that RCB have made 97 runs but lost 4 wickets. The match is still in balance a good innings from any batsmen at the latter stage can take the score close to 180. A few more wickets for RCB will tilt the match in the favor of Rajasthan Royals.
Now Bengaluru's future depends on the innings of Mahipal Lomror and Dinesh Karthik. Top order cannot bat well. Maxwell could not add any runs to the scoreboard. Kohli scored 33 runs and Patidar scored 34 runs. Dinesh Karthik and Lomror have the ability to bat at a decent strike rate. If Bengaluru can collect big from this pair, the match will be competitive.
At the end of 13 overs, Bengaluru's collection was 97 runs. At the end of 14 overs, the team collected 125 runs. Dinesh Karthik and Lomror have the ability to collect 60 runs in the last 5 overs. So Rajasthan's bowlers still have to continue trying to bowl controlled.
Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive.
Today it will be a high voltage match for sure. Virat Kohli’s aggression along with the winning streak of RCB, will definitely help them to win this Eliminator match also. Imagine if RCB wins this match and second qualifier also. We will be able to see final match between RCB and KKR, the old rivalry between Virat and Gambhir. This is the moment for which all the cricket fans pay their bills. Still a long process to go to see this type of final. I am assuming today RCB will beat RR easily. RR doesn’t have Job Buttler also and recent form of the overall team is also not good. So yes maximum chance is that RCB will win today’s match.
Today is a very big match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals. Royal Challengers Bengaluru will play against Rajasthan Royals where the team who wins will play against the winner of today’s match.
I am sure that if Royal Challengers Bengaluru win this match and qualify for the final match then there will be a profound level of celebration by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team. Let’s see what will happen this time in Ahmedabad. This is the Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru clash of the titans.
The current situation of the match is that RCB have made 97 runs but lost 4 wickets. The match is still in balance a good innings from any batsmen at the latter stage can take the score close to 180. A few more wickets for RCB will tilt the match in the favor of Rajasthan Royals.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive. But personally I am considering Royal Challengers Bangalore as favorites in this match.
Rajasthan Royals team has been in very good form at the beginning of this season. They occupied the top spot in the table for a long time. But the Rajasthan team failed to win in the last 5 matches. Rajasthan's performance has deteriorated badly. On the other hand, the Bengaluru team unexpectedly qualified for the playoffs. Bengaluru won only one of the first eight matches. However, the team won 6 matches in a row and qualified for the playoffs. I think Kohli's Bengaluru team will continue their winning streak in today's match as well.
Royal Challengers Bangaluru team players are in high spirits due to good performance in every match. Today's match between Royal Challengers Bangaluru and Rajasthan Royals can be considered as a final match. Today's match will surely be exciting as both the teams will want to win today and they will have more chances if they win today. Rajasthan team has not performed well in few matches but on the other hand Royal Challengers Bangalore team has performed well in the last matches. As a result, they were able to secure the qualifiers by topping Chennai Super Kings.Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive. But personally I am considering Royal Challengers Bangalore as favorites in this match.
Rajasthan Royals team has been in very good form at the beginning of this season. They occupied the top spot in the table for a long time. But the Rajasthan team failed to win in the last 5 matches. Rajasthan's performance has deteriorated badly. On the other hand, the Bengaluru team unexpectedly qualified for the playoffs. Bengaluru won only one of the first eight matches. However, the team won 6 matches in a row and qualified for the playoffs. I think Kohli's Bengaluru team will continue their winning streak in today's match as well.
Rajasthan Royals' batting line-up is a bit weakened especially with Josh Buttler not currently attached to the team. Rajasthan team is suffering a lot due to his absence, maybe Rajasthan Royals team will understand his absence more today.If Rajasthan Royals can properly exploit this weakness then Royal Challengers Bangalore will have a high chance of victory in today's match.
Bengaluru players are in very good form now. Especially I would say Bengaluru batsmen are batting very well. So it is expected that we will see good batting from Bengaluru's batsmen in today's match as well. If the top order plays well, Bengaluru will surely give away a target of 200+ today.
We haven't seen a good start from Bengaluru's batsmen today. Du Plessis and Kohli could not play a big innings. Kohli was dismissed for 33 runs from 24 balls and Du Plessis was dismissed for 17 runs from 14 balls. I expected to see more big innings from Kohli today.
The batting of the two batsmen Cameron Green and Rajat Patidar at the crease is also very slow. Green scored 26 runs from 19 balls and Patidar scored 15 runs from 15 balls. At the end of 12 overs, Bengaluru managed to collect 95 runs. The team averaged less than 8 runs per over. I can't call it a good collection.
In the beginning, Sunrise Hyderabad team had more wickets falling due to which they always put up a batting performance under pressure. Sunrise Hyderabad got 4 players out for 0 runs, and other batsmen also performed poorly. Tripathi scored 55 runs, and other batsmen did not perform well. But Kolkata Knight Riders' batting performed best with Venkatesh Iyer and Sreysh Iyer, Starc and other bowlers taking 1 wicket each. The Kolkata Knight Riders team players have been attacked in terms of batting and bowling.
And this is what happen this time too. In this match too they faced pressure and could only set a target of 159. And KKR batsmen will easily achieve this target and win the match. KKR bowling proved to be very good. Their bowler got an easy target. And their batsmen reach the target very quickly in 13 overs. His performance was very good. If they had a target of 200 they could have achieve it. Yes his performance was impressing everyone. His team showed great interest in the match and won the match with a good performance. Congratulations on their win.It could not have been such a difficult target for the KKR batsmen. Because their batsmen kept their batting at the beginning of the match. The result was good for him and his target was completed in 13 overs.Chasing 200 is also not problem for them with the rhythm and quality now we have to check how things will be work for the other teams which are in event specially Rajasthan Royals which are having no good time after good start and Bengaluru Which is also now having good touch even their bowling is still problem for them with things are not as they needed in these high voltage games.
While at night we will be having temperatures of 30-35°C at the Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad we are going to watch this high voltage match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals with both teams will be give their best for having spot into Qualifier No 2 where Sunrises Hyderabad is waiting for them.
Here all things clearly favouring Bengaluru for having win with their last six matches winning streak and Rajasthan is having terrible performance after having amazing start of this season Yashasvi Jaiswal need to be had his best for this game as this is high voltage game, and they need to be keep things at the top if they want to have spot into next game even Joe Buttler is gone back to home which is huge lost for them.
Here all things clearly favouring Bengaluru for having win with their last six matches winning streak and Rajasthan is having terrible performance after having amazing start of this season Yashasvi Jaiswal need to be had his best for this game as this is high voltage game, and they need to be keep things at the top if they want to have spot into next game even Joe Buttler is gone back to home which is huge lost for them.
You are right. Recent form can't get anymore different than this. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have 6 consecutive wins to their name, while Rajasthan Royals have no wins from their last 5 matches. They started so well, but as a result of overconfidence and immaturity from their players the momentum was lost. Even if any of these two teams proceed to the playoff against Sunrisers Hyderabad, winning against the latter is going to be a near-impossible task. KKR managed to do that, but I honestly don't think that RR or RCB are capable of beating them.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive. But personally I am considering Royal Challengers Bangalore as favorites in this match.
Rajasthan Royals team has been in very good form at the beginning of this season. They occupied the top spot in the table for a long time. But the Rajasthan team failed to win in the last 5 matches. Rajasthan's performance has deteriorated badly. On the other hand, the Bengaluru team unexpectedly qualified for the playoffs. Bengaluru won only one of the first eight matches. However, the team won 6 matches in a row and qualified for the playoffs. I think Kohli's Bengaluru team will continue their winning streak in today's match as well.
Royal Challengers Bangaluru team players are in high spirits due to good performance in every match. Today's match between Royal Challengers Bangaluru and Rajasthan Royals can be considered as a final match. Today's match will surely be exciting as both the teams will want to win today and they will have more chances if they win today. Rajasthan team has not performed well in few matches but on the other hand Royal Challengers Bangalore team has performed well in the last matches. As a result, they were able to secure the qualifiers by topping Chennai Super Kings.Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive. But personally I am considering Royal Challengers Bangalore as favorites in this match.
Rajasthan Royals team has been in very good form at the beginning of this season. They occupied the top spot in the table for a long time. But the Rajasthan team failed to win in the last 5 matches. Rajasthan's performance has deteriorated badly. On the other hand, the Bengaluru team unexpectedly qualified for the playoffs. Bengaluru won only one of the first eight matches. However, the team won 6 matches in a row and qualified for the playoffs. I think Kohli's Bengaluru team will continue their winning streak in today's match as well.
Rajasthan Royals' batting line-up is a bit weakened especially with Josh Buttler not currently attached to the team. Rajasthan team is suffering a lot due to his absence, maybe Rajasthan Royals team will understand his absence more today.If Rajasthan Royals can properly exploit this weakness then Royal Challengers Bangalore will have a high chance of victory in today's match.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to field. In the last two matches, we have seen Rajasthan Royals batting first and getting defeated by a big margin. In the previous two matches too, Rajasthan were defeated by fielding first. But match two was very competitive. Perhaps this is why Sanju Smason took the fielding decision in today's match.
Bengaluru players are in very good form now. Especially I would say Bengaluru batsmen are batting very well. So it is expected that we will see good batting from Bengaluru's batsmen in today's match as well. If the top order plays well, Bengaluru will surely give away a target of 200+ today.
And this is what happen this time too. In this match too they faced pressure and could only set a target of 159. And KKR batsmen will easily achieve this target and win the match. KKR bowling proved to be very good. Their bowler got an easy target. And their batsmen reach the target very quickly in 13 overs. His performance was very good. If they had a target of 200 they could have achieve it. Yes his performance was impressing everyone. His team showed great interest in the match and won the match with a good performance. Congratulations on their win.It could not have been such a difficult target for the KKR batsmen. Because their batsmen kept their batting at the beginning of the match. The result was good for him and his target was completed in 13 overs.
One thing that I like about the Kolkata Knight Riders is that they have a very well balanced team. For pace bowling, they have one of the best in the world (Mitchell Starc), supported by youngsters Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana. And then for spin bowling they have the wizard in Sunil Narine and the experienced Varun Chakravarthy. And then for pace bowling allrounder they have the amazing Andre Russell. Narine doubles up as the opener, to be supported in middle order by the two Iyers. It's a dream team.
SRH vs KKR
I am eagerly waiting to watch Kolkata vs Hyderabad match. These two groups are very strong. Kolkata team is at the top of the table with maximum points. Kolkata's performance has been the most consistent this season. Both batsmen and bowlers are able to perform well.
On the other hand, Hyderabad have the strongest batting order. Almost every batsman in the squad is in good form and able to play well.
It's true that sunriser Hyderabad were looking stronger than Kolkata and Thier possiblity of winning that match were very high and the most important things is that haven't any big english name in thier squad who left them for international duty in such crutical situation so for that reason they have edge on that things as Kolkata already lost Thier main in form opener salt but they way starc set the momentum for KKR by dismissaling thier Main opener head on golden duck and then later thier second dismissal of thier opener Abhishek who was the highest run scorrer from Hyderabad shift dominance toward thier opponent and some how we can say that's the Turing point for them and here they almost lose his 80% match later some of them does constructive innings but unable to put his team on track and thus lose the important match and now it's look like we will have KKR vs RCB final..I am eagerly waiting to watch Kolkata vs Hyderabad match. These two groups are very strong. Kolkata team is at the top of the table with maximum points. Kolkata's performance has been the most consistent this season. Both batsmen and bowlers are able to perform well.
On the other hand, Hyderabad have the strongest batting order. Almost every batsman in the squad is in good form and able to play well.
In the beginning, Sunrise Hyderabad team had more wickets falling due to which they always put up a batting performance under pressure. Sunrise Hyderabad got 4 players out for 0 runs, and other batsmen also performed poorly. Tripathi scored 55 runs, and other batsmen did not perform well. But Kolkata Knight Riders' batting performed best with Venkatesh Iyer and Sreysh Iyer, Starc and other bowlers taking 1 wicket each. The Kolkata Knight Riders team players have been attacked in terms of batting and bowling.
While at night we will be having temperatures of 30-35°C at the Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad we are going to watch this high voltage match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals with both teams will be give their best for having spot into Qualifier No 2 where Sunrises Hyderabad is waiting for them.
Here all things clearly favouring Bengaluru for having win with their last six matches winning streak and Rajasthan is having terrible performance after having amazing start of this season Yashasvi Jaiswal need to be had his best for this game as this is high voltage game, and they need to be keep things at the top if they want to have spot into next game even Joe Buttler is gone back to home which is huge lost for them.
Here all things clearly favouring Bengaluru for having win with their last six matches winning streak and Rajasthan is having terrible performance after having amazing start of this season Yashasvi Jaiswal need to be had his best for this game as this is high voltage game, and they need to be keep things at the top if they want to have spot into next game even Joe Buttler is gone back to home which is huge lost for them.
You are right. Recent form can't get anymore different than this. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have 6 consecutive wins to their name, while Rajasthan Royals have no wins from their last 5 matches. They started so well, but as a result of overconfidence and immaturity from their players the momentum was lost. Even if any of these two teams proceed to the playoff against Sunrisers Hyderabad, winning against the latter is going to be a near-impossible task. KKR managed to do that, but I honestly don't think that RR or RCB are capable of beating them.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive. But personally I am considering Royal Challengers Bangalore as favorites in this match.
Rajasthan Royals team has been in very good form at the beginning of this season. They occupied the top spot in the table for a long time. But the Rajasthan team failed to win in the last 5 matches. Rajasthan's performance has deteriorated badly. On the other hand, the Bengaluru team unexpectedly qualified for the playoffs. Bengaluru won only one of the first eight matches. However, the team won 6 matches in a row and qualified for the playoffs. I think Kohli's Bengaluru team will continue their winning streak in today's match as well.
Royal Challengers Bangaluru team players are in high spirits due to good performance in every match. Today's match between Royal Challengers Bangaluru and Rajasthan Royals can be considered as a final match. Today's match will surely be exciting as both the teams will want to win today and they will have more chances if they win today. Rajasthan team has not performed well in few matches but on the other hand Royal Challengers Bangalore team has performed well in the last matches. As a result, they were able to secure the qualifiers by topping Chennai Super Kings.Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive. But personally I am considering Royal Challengers Bangalore as favorites in this match.
Rajasthan Royals team has been in very good form at the beginning of this season. They occupied the top spot in the table for a long time. But the Rajasthan team failed to win in the last 5 matches. Rajasthan's performance has deteriorated badly. On the other hand, the Bengaluru team unexpectedly qualified for the playoffs. Bengaluru won only one of the first eight matches. However, the team won 6 matches in a row and qualified for the playoffs. I think Kohli's Bengaluru team will continue their winning streak in today's match as well.
Rajasthan Royals' batting line-up is a bit weakened especially with Josh Buttler not currently attached to the team. Rajasthan team is suffering a lot due to his absence, maybe Rajasthan Royals team will understand his absence more today.If Rajasthan Royals can properly exploit this weakness then Royal Challengers Bangalore will have a high chance of victory in today's match.
Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive.
Today it will be a high voltage match for sure. Virat Kohli’s aggression along with the winning streak of RCB, will definitely help them to win this Eliminator match also. Imagine if RCB wins this match and second qualifier also. We will be able to see final match between RCB and KKR, the old rivalry between Virat and Gambhir. This is the moment for which all the cricket fans pay their bills. Still a long process to go to see this type of final. I am assuming today RCB will beat RR easily. RR doesn’t have Job Buttler also and recent form of the overall team is also not good. So yes maximum chance is that RCB will win today’s match.Here all things clearly favouring Bengaluru for having win with their last six matches winning streak and Rajasthan is having terrible performance after having amazing start of this season Yashasvi Jaiswal need to be had his best for this game as this is high voltage game, and they need to be keep things at the top if they want to have spot into next game even Joe Buttler is gone back to home which is huge lost for them.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive. But personally I am considering Royal Challengers Bangalore as favorites in this match.
Rajasthan Royals team has been in very good form at the beginning of this season. They occupied the top spot in the table for a long time. But the Rajasthan team failed to win in the last 5 matches. Rajasthan's performance has deteriorated badly. On the other hand, the Bengaluru team unexpectedly qualified for the playoffs. Bengaluru won only one of the first eight matches. However, the team won 6 matches in a row and qualified for the playoffs. I think Kohli's Bengaluru team will continue their winning streak in today's match as well.
Royal Challengers Bangaluru team players are in high spirits due to good performance in every match. Today's match between Royal Challengers Bangaluru and Rajasthan Royals can be considered as a final match. Today's match will surely be exciting as both the teams will want to win today and they will have more chances if they win today. Rajasthan team has not performed well in few matches but on the other hand Royal Challengers Bangalore team has performed well in the last matches. As a result, they were able to secure the qualifiers by topping Chennai Super Kings.Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive. But personally I am considering Royal Challengers Bangalore as favorites in this match.
Rajasthan Royals team has been in very good form at the beginning of this season. They occupied the top spot in the table for a long time. But the Rajasthan team failed to win in the last 5 matches. Rajasthan's performance has deteriorated badly. On the other hand, the Bengaluru team unexpectedly qualified for the playoffs. Bengaluru won only one of the first eight matches. However, the team won 6 matches in a row and qualified for the playoffs. I think Kohli's Bengaluru team will continue their winning streak in today's match as well.
Rajasthan Royals' batting line-up is a bit weakened especially with Josh Buttler not currently attached to the team. Rajasthan team is suffering a lot due to his absence, maybe Rajasthan Royals team will understand his absence more today.If Rajasthan Royals can properly exploit this weakness then Royal Challengers Bangalore will have a high chance of victory in today's match.
Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive.
Today it will be a high voltage match for sure. Virat Kohli’s aggression along with the winning streak of RCB, will definitely help them to win this Eliminator match also. Imagine if RCB wins this match and second qualifier also. We will be able to see final match between RCB and KKR, the old rivalry between Virat and Gambhir. This is the moment for which all the cricket fans pay their bills. Still a long process to go to see this type of final. I am assuming today RCB will beat RR easily. RR doesn’t have Job Buttler also and recent form of the overall team is also not good. So yes maximum chance is that RCB will win today’s match.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive. But personally I am considering Royal Challengers Bangalore as favorites in this match.
Rajasthan Royals team has been in very good form at the beginning of this season. They occupied the top spot in the table for a long time. But the Rajasthan team failed to win in the last 5 matches. Rajasthan's performance has deteriorated badly. On the other hand, the Bengaluru team unexpectedly qualified for the playoffs. Bengaluru won only one of the first eight matches. However, the team won 6 matches in a row and qualified for the playoffs. I think Kohli's Bengaluru team will continue their winning streak in today's match as well.
Today Rajasthan vs Bengaluru match is expected to be very competitive. But personally I am considering Royal Challengers Bangalore as favorites in this match.
Rajasthan Royals team has been in very good form at the beginning of this season. They occupied the top spot in the table for a long time. But the Rajasthan team failed to win in the last 5 matches. Rajasthan's performance has deteriorated badly. On the other hand, the Bengaluru team unexpectedly qualified for the playoffs. Bengaluru won only one of the first eight matches. However, the team won 6 matches in a row and qualified for the playoffs. I think Kohli's Bengaluru team will continue their winning streak in today's match as well.
Generally Kolkata Knight Riders bowling has performed very well. That's why the Kolkata Knight Riders team was able to win easily, their batting performance is the best. But the Sunrise Hyderabad team performed badly from the start, as they failed to perform for long periods of time defending the wicket. These matches are usually played very seriously as a loss results in forfeiture. Now the Sunrise Hyderabad team has another chance and if they miss this chance they will surely be eliminated.
Well... it was sad to see Sunrisers Hyderabad losing the match even after winning the toss. Their problem is that they don't have a backup plan, in case Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma gets out quickly. Rahul Tripathi and Heinrich Klaasen were able to build a good 5th wicket partnership, but they took their time. And sending in Shahbaz Ahmed ahead of Klaasen was a big mistake and as a result they were in horrible situation at 39/4. In the end, they got to a sub-par total and then lost the match.
Winning the toss and batting could spell a defeat for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Yes, Heinrich Klaasen's sending Shahbaz Ahmed into bat earlier was a crucial management mistake and this mistake could have led to Sunrisers Hyderabad's total of 159 being a factor in the defeat. Sunrisers Hyderabad scored around 200 plus runs in the other matches but it was not at all acceptable or fair to be bowled out for just 159 against Kolkata Knight Riders as they lost yesterday's match very easily.Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat. And after Hyderabad batting decision I thought Hyderabad team will give big target today also. But Sunrisers Hyderabad's top order collapsed quickly due to Mitchell Starc's excellent bowling. Starc picked up three important wickets of Travis Head, Shahbaz and Nitish Reddy. The Hyderabad team could not give a big target because of the quick pick up of these three important wickets. Apart from Starc, Varun and Harshit Rana bowled well in this match.
Along with the bowlers, Kolkata batsmen also played very well. Although the innings of openers Narine and Gurbaz did not last long, the two openers got off to a good start. Venkatesh Iyer was unbeaten with 51 off 28 balls and Shreyas Iyer with 58 off 24 balls. Along with the bowlers, Kolkata's batsmen are also excellent. This is the reason why the Kolkata team won easily in yesterday's match.
Sunrise Hyderabad team performed well with other teams but Kolkata Knight Riders team performed poorly. Two players of Kolkata Knight Riders team performed the best in this match, they built up their performance for a long time and they played the biggest role in securing the victory in the last minute. The players of Sunrise Hyderabad team have a lot of mistakes where they are not able to manage this match properly, the bowling performance in the end is very bad for Sunrise Hyderabad team. But this opportunity was greatly appreciated by the Kolkata Knight Riders team players and at the last moment they secured the final match
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