Kolkata XI vs Hyderabad XI at Chennai, 11 Apr, 2021

Toss: Hyderabad , who chose to bowl
Kolkata won by 10 runs
6
Hyderabad , who chose to bowl
Hyderabad XI 177/5 in 20 Overs
Current Run rate: 8.85

Kolkata XI 187/6 (20)

Player of the Match: Nitish Rana
Batsman
Runs
Balls
4's
6's
S/R
Mat
Runs
HS
Avg
61
44
2
3
138.64
39
709
79*
44.31
19
8
0
2
237.5
NA
NA
NA
NA
Bowler
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Mat
Wkts
BBI
Avg
3
0
32
1
10.67
49
26
2/10
37.46
4
0
30
1
7.5
30
37
3/15
20.62
Recent Overs:
2
1
1b
1
1
6
1
1
1wd
1
2
.
W
1
6
2
6
1
.
2
.
1
1
1
6
Last Wicket: Manish Pandey 61(44)

Over 20.0  

Nitish Rana, man of the match
Morgan (KKR): Delighted. Build up to the tournament has been pretty good. The camp that we had pre-tournament, the guys gelled well. Never quite sure what performance they will produce. Today was quite magnificent the way the guys batted. Guys at the top of the order. Nitish and Tripathi were absolutely outstanding and set up the game for our middle order to play in the manner we want to play. Certainly the bowling, we couldn't have asked for a better start. Chopped and changed a bit in the powerplay. Wouldn't say that. Huge amount of structure that goes into the decisions on the field. Have got a fantastic head coach in McCullum. Great back room staff. Main job is to get the best out of the squad. IPL is all about the results. Guys buying into what we want to do. Bhajji starting really well in the first over and then not playing a part but using his experience to get around the guys in the game shows the selflessness in the side. Nice to start like this it's obviously a long tournament
Morgan (KKR): Delighted. Build up to the tournament has been pretty good. The camp that we had pre-tournament, the guys gelled well. Never quite sure what performance they will produce. Today was quite magnificent the way the guys batted. Guys at the top of the order. Nitish and Tripathi were absolutely outstanding and set up the game for our middle order to play in the manner we want to play. Certainly the bowling, we couldn't have asked for a better start. Chopped and changed a bit in the powerplay. Wouldn't say that. Huge amount of structure that goes into the decisions on the field. Have got a fantastic head coach in McCullum. Great back room staff. Main job is to get the best out of the squad. IPL is all about the results. Guys buying into what we want to do. Bhajji starting really well in the first over and then not playing a part but using his experience to get around the guys in the game shows the selflessness in the side. Nice to start like this it's obviously a long tournament.
David Warner (SRH): I didn't think there were that many runs on this wicket. They adapted really well, had a good partnership. We misexecuted the first ball of most overs and then conceded a lot at the end. We lost early wickets, and Jonny and Manish got us in a good position, so we had our chances. The dew made a difference. If the bowlers overpitched, it was easy to hit it, and with the height in their team, and with the cross-seam, it stopped a little bit on us. We would like to have won the first game, but we have four more games at this venue and hopefully we will get used to the square and the dimensions of this ground.
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 10 runs
19.6
6
Over 19.6 Andre Russell bowls it short of length to Manish Pandey,Six! Rock back in the crease and disappears over midwicket, the ball went all the way in to the stands
19.5
1
Over 19.5 Andre Russell bowls a good length delivery to Abdul Samad,1 run, backs away in the crease and slices it to cover and picks up just a single.
19.4
1
Over 19.4 Andre Russell bowls a pitched up delivery to Manish Pandey,1 run, gets forward and drives it down to long on and picks up one more.
19.3
1
Over 19.3 Andre Russell bowls a pitched up delivery to Abdul Samad,1 run, moves across in the crease and squeezed away through square leg
19.2
0
Over 19.2 Andre Russell bowls a good length delivery to Abdul Samad, no run, gets forward and  swings hard. The faintest of nicks, on the bounce to the keeper
19.1
2
Over 19.1 Andre Russell bowls a pitched up delivery to Abdul Samad, 2 runs, gets forward and punches it down to long-off and picks up a couple of runs.
End of Over 19 (16 runs)   Hyderabad XI 166/5

Manish Pandey 54/42 Pat Cummins 3.5-0-29-1
Abdul Samad 15/4

18.6
0
Over 18.6 Pat Cummins bowls it short of length to Manish Pandey, no run, stays deep inside the crease and fails to get bat as he goes for the hook. 
18.5
1
Over 18.5 Pat Cummins bowls it short of length to Abdul Samad,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and mistimes the pull to deep backward square.
18.4
6
Over 18.4 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to Abdul Samad,Six! Gets to the pitch of the ball and dispatched down the ground is just remarkable.
18.3
2
Over 18.3 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to Abdul Samad, 2 runs, gets forward and squeeze it through midwicket and picks up a couple of runs.
18.2
6
Over 18.2 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Abdul Samad,Six! Stand tall and just maintains a solid base in the crease and whacks the pull over cow corner.
18.1
1
Over 18.1 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Manish Pandey,1 run, goes on to the back foot and pulls it down to deep square leg.
End of Over 18 (6 runs)   Hyderabad XI 150/4

Manish Pandey 53/41 Andre Russell 2-0-21-0
Manish Pandey 53/41

17.6
W
Over 17.6 Andre Russell bowls a good length delivery to Vijay Shankar,  out Caught by Morgan!! Vijay slices it straight up off the outside half. Another comfortable catch for Morgan at cover.