Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), two teams that haven’t had the best tournaments thus far, are scheduled to meet in Match 47 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
According to the IPL plan, the impending game will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Arena in Hyderabad on Thursday, May 4.
KKR have lost five of their last six games after a decent start to the season.
KKR has a superior 15-9 record over SRH in head-to-head statistics. Throughout the 24 games played between the two groups, there were various examples when people moved forward for certain striking exhibitions.
In light of this, let’s take a look at three of the best batting performances from KKR and SRH matches.
#3 Gautam Gambhir – 90* off 60 vs. SRH, IPL 2016
In the eighth match of the IPL 2016 against SRH in Hyderabad, the former KKR veteran Gautam Gambhir led from the front with a stroke-filled 90* off 60 balls. His 90 strikeouts remain the most by a KKR batter against SRH in IPL history.
In spite of the fact that KKR required simply 143 to secure the experience, Gambhir guaranteed SRH were never in the chase as they attempted to safeguard the aggregate.
The left-hander crushed upwards of 13 fours and a single six in the thing was an overwhelming batting execution. KKR got off to a strong start in the chase thanks to Gambhir and Robin Uthappa (38) adding 92 runs for the first wicket in 12.3 overs. With ten balls remaining, the team won comfortably to return home with a score of eight wickets.
The triumph was set up by KKR pacers Umesh Yadav (3 for 28) and Morne Morkel (2 for 35). Eoin Morgan scored the most points for SRH with 51, but he didn’t get much help. When Gambhir got into his notch, SRH’s bowling likewise neglected to have an effect.
#2 Harry Brook – 100* off 55 runs vs. KKR, IPL 2023
SRH’s most notable signing, Harry Brook, scored the first hundred of IPL 2023 earlier this season in a match against KKR.
Brook made his intentions clear from the very first over, scoring three boundaries off Umesh Yadav while opening the batting alongside Mayank Agarwal. After that, he launched an assault against each and every pacer, and then he patiently negotiated with the KKR spinners.
The Englishman resumed his hard hitting against the pacers in the second half of the innings. In the final over, he scored his second T20 century with 12 fours and 3 sixes off 55 balls.
The Sunrisers reached 228/4, the highest total in KKR-SRH matches, thanks to this stunning knock. In addition, it was the highest score by a visiting team at Eden Gardens (until CSK’s 235/4 a week later broke the record).
Brook received his first IPL ‘Man of the Match’ award, and SRH won the match by 23 runs despite a late scare from Nitish Rana (75) and Rinku Singh (58*).
#1 David Warner vs. KKR, IPL 2017, 126 runs off 59 balls
David Warner was one of the most fearsome batsmen in T20 cricket when he was playing for SRH. Over the course of his career with SRH in the IPL, the former skipper put together some incredible runs. In the 37th match of the IPL 2017, in Hyderabad, one such effort was made against KKR.
SRH was asked to bat first after KKR won the toss. As Warner sent the bowlers on a leather hunt, it was a decision they would regret. The left-hander hit 10 fours and as many as eight lusty maximums as he batted in superb touch, soaring to 126 in just 59 balls.
Warner hustled to his fifty off 25 balls and raised his hundred off 43 balls. He pounded KKR spinners Kuldeep Yadav (0 for 43) and Narine (0 for 37 in three overs) all over the park, and he was extremely successful against them.
The level of Warner’s strength on the day can be gaged by the way that Shikhar Dhawan contributed just 29 off 30 in a first-wicket organization of 139 in quite a while. When Chris Woakes caught Warner off a slower ball, his knock was over.
In response, KKR fell 48 runs short, going 161 for 7 on the scoreboard.