IPL Playoffs SRH vs KKR: Sunrisers Hyderabad knock out Kolkata

Moises Henriques' allround show and a disciplined bowling performance helped Sunrisers Hyderabad knock Kolkata Knight Riders out of this cricket season's Indian Premier League with a 22-run win in the Eliminator Tuesday.

Put into bat at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla, Hyderabad rode on Yuvraj Singh's 30-ball 44 to manage a respectable 162 for eight before restricting Kolkata to 140 for 8 wickets in 20 overs.

Medium-pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagged three wickets as Australia's Henriques (2-17) and Hyderabad's star import from Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman (0-28) provided the adequate support.

Rahman was unable to get a wicket but his economical spell was instrumental in taking the David Warner-led side over the line.

Earlier the Hyderabad top-order fell to the guile of chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav, who got Man of the Match Henriques (31) and Warner (28) on consecutive deliveries.

Yuvraj then got the rebuilding act going with Deepak Hooda to stitch a 49-run fourth wicket partnership as the duo combined the right dose of caution and aggression.

The left-handed Yuvraj, who has represented India in 293 one-day internationals, struck eight fours and a six before being bowled by West Indies pacer Jason Holder.

Holder along with Morne Morkel shared two wickets apiece as the bowling duo complimented destroyer-in-chief Yadav (3-35).

Chasing what seemed a par score at the neutral venue, Kolkata lost a couple of early wickets but skipper Gautam Gambhir (28) kept chipping away.

Gambhir's wicket in the 10th over proved to be crucial as Henriques soon got dangerman Yusuf Pathan (2) back in the dug out with KKR in a tight spot.

Manish Pandey (36) and Suryakumar Yadav's 46-run fifth-wicket stand did raise hopes for a KKR recovery but Hyderabad bowlers kept getting wickets.

Hyderabad will now meet Gujarat Lions in Qualifier 2 in New Delhi on Friday to decide Royal Challengers Bangalore's opponent in the title clash Sunday.

Sunrisers Hyderabad produced an outstanding performance on the field to defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by 22 runs in the IPL Eliminator on Wednesday.

They will meet Gujarat Lions in Qualifier 2 on Friday for a place in the final.

Chasing a target of 163, KKR lost wickets at regular intervals to a combination of superb bowling backed up by smart fielding.

Gambhir (28), Pandey (36) and Yadav (23) kept alive their hopes but they left themselves too much in the end to finish on 140-8.

Henriques capped a fine all-round display to claim two for 17 while Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned excellent figures of 4-0-19-3.

Earlier, Yuvraj Singh stroked 44 off 30 balls with eight boundaries and a six to lift Sunrisers Hyderabad to 162-8 after being put into bat.

Warner (28) and Henriques (31) departed in quick succession after a 59-run stand for the second wicket, throwing SRH into disarray.

Yadav wreaked havoc to finish with three for 35 but not before Yuvraj's launched a superb rearguard action while the tail wagged.

Morkel and Holder claimed two wickets apiece.

Naman Ojha c Uthappa b Holder 7 (9b)
 
Yuvraj Singh b Holder 44 (30b 8x4 1x6)

Ben Cutting st Uthappa b Kuldeep Yadav 0 (1b)

Deepak Hooda run out 21 (13b 2x6)

After a partnership of 59, Yadav strikes a double blow. SRH 71-3, 9.5 overs.

David Warner b Kuldeep Yadav 28 (28b 3x4)

Moises Henriques c & b Kuldeep Yadav 31 (21b 1x4 2x6)

Morkel draws first blood as Dhawan attempts to cut only to find his bails disturbed. SRH 12-1, 2 overs.

Shikhar Dhawan b Morkel 10 (10b 2x4)

Gambhir has won the toss and Kolkata Knight Riders have invited Sunrisers Hyderabad to bat.

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders face in the first Eliminator – the second of the IPL Playoffs - at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi on Wednesday.

Both have eight wins apiece with SRH edging KKR to third place on a better net run rate.

This is a do-or-die contest with the winner taking Gujarat Lions for a place in the May 29 final.

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