Indian Premier League 2020 Match 35, SunRisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders: As it happened

The two sides will look to get their campaigns back on track after both lost consecutive games respectively

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of match number 35 of IPL 2020 between SunRisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders that is all set to begin shortly (October 18) from the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

KKR have beaten SRH in a Super Over thriller.

Earlier, SRH won the toss and opted to bowl first. KKR posted a solid 163/5.

We are beyond the halfway mark in IPL 2020 and the teams have no time left now but to come out all guns blazing in every single game henceforth.

Kolkata Knight Riders occupy the fourth position in the points table with 8 points while SunRisers Hyderabad sit at the sixth spot, having racked up 6 points. 

Both sides have failed to catch the eye so far in the tournament and have looked dismal at times against strong oppositions.

They both have failed to justify their pre-tournament tag as contenders in this edition. 

The two sides have had similar runs so far with their recent forms a serious cause for worry. 

SRH and KKR have lost three of their past five games respectively and are coming into the game on the back of some dismal performances. 

KKR caught everyone by surprise, right on the eve of their last game, when it was announced that Eoin Morgan will be taking over the captaincy from Dinesh Karthik. 

The move though didn’t pay off as KKR were beaten comprehensively by Mumbai Indians. The form of their big-stars like Andre Russell , Karthik ,Cummins amongst others has flattered to deceive so far. 

SRH have really missed a power-hitter in their ranks with their side failing to launch the big hits in the death while their bowling is still doing a fine job.  They have lost their last two games on the trot and would look to give their all in the remaining games if they want any stake in the playoffs

The match as it happened: 

18 October 2020

20:02 IST

Kolkata Knight Riders have beaten SunRisers Hyderabad in the Super Over. With just 3 needed from 6 balls, Rashid Khan bowls brilliantly but on the fourth ball, a leg bye brings up the victory for KKR. KKR: 3/0 (Super Over)

19:45 IST

Rashid Khan will bowl the Super Over for SRH. Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik will bat for KKR. 

19:44 IST

Lockie Ferguson has picked-up 5 wickets in the match (Although, only three from the regular 20 overs will be counted). 

19:41 IST

WOW!! Lockie Ferguson wraps up the SRH innings in just three balls. On the very first ball, he bowled out Warner while on the third ball, Samad is dismissed on a slower full ball. SRH: 2/2 (Super Over)

19:40 IST

Lockie Ferguson to bowl for KKR in the super over against Warner and Samad

19:38 IST

SunRisers Hyderabad have levelled Kolkata Knight Riders total. With 18 needed of the final over, SRH rack up 17 runs against a hobbling Andre Russell. SRH: 163/6 (20 Overs)

19:23 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Abdul Samad is dismissed by Shivam Mavi on the last ball of the 19th over. Ferguson takes a brilliant catch in the deep. Takes the ball, goes over the fence, loops the ball to Shubman Gill and then safely comes back in to celebrate. 18 needed fom 6 now. SRH: 146/6 (19 Overs)

19:09 IST

While Warner is stuttering, the young Abdul Samad is off the blocks with two boundaries. 10 runs come of the 17th over bowled by Chakravarthy. 37 needed from 18 balls. SRH: 127/5 (17 Overs)

18:56 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Vijay Shankar is dimissed by Pat Cummins. It was a short ball outside off which was pulled by Shankar but the ball rose up quicker than he expected and takes a thick leading edge, straight into the hands of Shubman Gill at backward point. SRH: 109/5 (15.2 Overs)

18:47 IST

Warner and Shankar are now at the crease and they are the last recognised batting pair for SRH. They need to take the game as deep as possible. Kuldeep Yadav is bowling well from one end. The asking rate has gone over 10 and SRH need the big hits now. 64 needed from 36 balls. SRH: 100/4 (14 Overs)

18:38 IST

What a game Ferguson is having. Strikes for the third time and Manish Pandey departs for 6.

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18:35 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! WOW! He bowls out Manish Pandey with a 148 kph yorker. Pandey had no answers to the inswinging yorker and it was too fast for him. What an inclusion Ferguson is turning out to be. SRH: 85/4 (12 Overs)

18:27 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Jonny Bairstow is gone. Tried to go big against Chakravarthy but is caught by Russell at long-off. SRH are collapsing here. They have lost two well-set batsmen. Manish Pandey and David Warner are now at the crease. SRH: 74/3 (10 Overs)

18:23 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Lockie Ferguson now removes Priyam Garg. The Kiwi bowler changes things up and bowls a slower one which Garg didn't read and his stumps are disturbed. The Kiwi bowler is doing the damage in his first game of IPL 2020. SRH: 70/2 (9 Overs)

18:10 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Williamson is dismissed on the very first ball after the timeout. It's his compatriot Lockie Ferguson who picks a wicket on his first ball of IPL 2020. It was a short and wide ball and Williamson is unfortunate to miss out on it. He tries the upper cut, doesn't middle it and the ball goes straight to Nitish Rana at third man. SRH: 60/1 (7 Overs)

18:06 IST

The partnership has now crossed fifty. The experienced duo of Jonny Bairstow and Kane Williamson are taking the game away from KKR. They need a wicket quickly. They are going around 10 runs per overs, with atleast a couple of boundaries coming in each over. Mavi gives away 12 runs in his second over. SRH: 58/0 (6 Overs)

18:04 IST

A 50-run partnership comes up between #SRH openers, Kane and Bairstow.

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17:54 IST

Very good start from these two. Williamson and Bairstow are all over the KKR bowlers. Three fours come off Andre Russell's opening over while 10 came off Varun Chakravarthy's first over with the Englishman, Bairstow, hitting two fours. SRH: 35/0 (4 Overs)

17:45 IST

Steady start for SRH. Pat Cummins bowls a wonderful first over, giving away just 2 runs to which Bairstow doesn't have any answers. Williamson hits two fours against Shivam Mavi to make amends. SRH: 12/0 ( 2 Overs)

17:37 IST

Kane Williamson and Jonny Bairstow will open SunRisers Hyderabad innings against Kolkata Knight Riders' Pat Cummins. SRH: 0/0 (0 Overs)

Very surprising move from the SRH camp. David Warner is not opening the innings.

17:24 IST

KKR have posted a competitive total of 163/5 against SRH. 42 runs came of the final 3 overs which has taken KKR over the 160 mark - which is a very solid score on this difficult wicket at Abu Dhabi. Karthik finishes at 29 off 14 balls while Morgan scores a brilliant six and four off Thampi's final over to finish at 34 off 23 balls. KKR: 163/5 (20 Overs)

17:10 IST

Dinesh Karthik is on fire. He has raced away to 29 off just 14 balls and is leading the KKR fightback. Wonderful from the former KKR skipper. He hits a wonderful six and a four off Natarajan's second last over. KKR: 147/4 (19 Overs)

17:02 IST

KKR need the big hits now from the current and former captain of the side. Karthik and Morgan have failed to land the big shots so far. Morgan gets a thick inside edge and the ball flies for four against Thampi while Karthik places one perfectly for a seocond boundary from the over. KKR: 121/4 (17 Overs)

16:59 IST

WATCH - Priyam Garg's dual catch delights.

Athletic and energetic and eyes on the ball always. Outstanding couple of catches from Priyam Garg.https://t.co/LpF23Cv62a #Dream11IPL

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16:52 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Andre Russell is gone. He is dismissed by Natarjan after pulling one straight to the deep midwicket fence where Vijay Shankar didn't even have to move an inch. The big man flops again. KKR: 105/4 (15 Overs)

16:42 IST

A brilliant catch by Priyam Garg off Rashid Khan's bowling sees the back of Shubman Gill.

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16:38 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Another one bites the dust. Nitish Rana is dismissed by Vijay Shankar. Priyam Garg takes his second catch. The ball picked the tow end of Rana's bat and went straight up over midwicket where Garg completes the catch. Within a span of 4 balls, KKR have lost two set batsmen. KKR: 93/3 (13 Overs)

16:26 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Rashid Khan makes amends for his dropped catch earlier by removing Gill. It was a well directed google which Gill tried to play over long-off but Priyam Garg takes a fantastic running catch to dismiss the well-set Gill. KKR: 88/2 (12 Overs)

16:22 IST

Nitish Rana has been tasked to bump-up the run-rate. He is looking good now as he hits two scintillating fours against Rashid Khan. He needs to stay late till the innings if KKR want a good score. KKR: 77/1 (10 Overs)

16:15 IST

WATCH - Rashid drops Gill early.

It was curtains for Shubman Gill early in the innings. Rashid at deep square leg dropped a regulation catch. A life for Gill.https://t.co/jL1RxWLZBu #Dream11IPL

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Meanwhile, this was Rashid's dropped chance earlier on 

16:11 IST

SRH have done well to slow things down. Rashid Khan is now into the attack and will be eager to remove Gill after having dropped him earlier. He starts well by giving just 4 runs in his opening over. Only nine runs coming of the last two. KKR: 57/1 (8 Overs)

15:52 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Rahul Tripathi is bowled by Natarajan. He tried to go for a big pull, never got in line of the ball and his off-stump is disturbed. Still, a very good start for KKR. Tripathi made 23 off 16 balls. KKR: 48/1 (6 Overs)

15:48 IST

Rahul Tripathi is looking in fine touch today. We can never understand as to why the KKR management keep changing his position. He has raced away to 21 off 11 balls. He scored a wonderful straight six and then a hook for four in Natarajan's first over. KKR: 28/0 ( 4 Overs)

15:38 IST

Dropped!! Rashid Khan has dropped a sitter at deep square. Shubman Gill gets a lifeline. How costly will this prove to be ? It has been a steady start for KKR otherwise. Rahul Tripathi hits a handsome four in Sandeep Sharma's first over. KKR: 12/0 (2 Overs)

15:33 IST

Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi will open Kolkata Knight Riders' innings against SunRisers Hyderabad's Sandeep Sharma. KKR: 0/0 (0 Overs)

15:16 IST

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15:12 IST

Kolkata Knight Riders playing XI: Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (capt), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi

Two changes for KKR: Kuldeep Yadav comes in for Chris Green while Lockie Ferguson gets his first cap of the season, replacing Prasidh Krishna

15:09 IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad playing XI: David Warner (capt), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan

Two changes for SRH: Basil Thampi replaces Khaleel Ahmed while Abdul Samad comes in for Shahbaz Nadeem

15:08 IST

#SRH have won the toss and they will bowl first against #KKR.#SRHvKKR #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/zvGyv7oFXs

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15:06 IST

SunRisers Hyderabad have won the toss and will bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders