IPL 2020 Match 8, SunRisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders: As it happened

One of these two former champions will surely open their account in the points table when the two face each other in the eighth match of the lucrative T20 tournament.

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Shubman Gill and Eoin Morgan stitched a crucial partnership of 92 runs to help Kolkata Knight Riders seal a comfortable seven-wicket win over SunRisers Hyderabad in their second clash of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

Opted to bat first, SRH opener Manish Pandey not only notched up a half-century off 35 balls, but also shared a crucial stand of 62 runs with Wriddhiman Saha to help his side post a decent total of 142 for four on the scoreboard.

For KKR, Pat Cummins, Varun and Andre Russell bagged a wicket each. (Also See: SRH vs KKR, IPL 2020 Match 8: In Pics)

Chasing the target, the Kolkata-based franchise lost Sunil Narine and skipper for a duck, while Nitish Rana's cameo of 13-ball 26 runs came to an end after he was caught by Saha behind the wicket off T Natarajan delivery.

Opener Shubhman Gill then hammered a blistering half-century of 70 runs, including five boundaries and two sixes, besides also sharing a crucial unbeaten stand with Eoin Morgan (42) to take KKR past the mark in just 18 overs.

Here are the highlights:

26 September 2020

23:35 IST

KKR beat SRH by 7 wickets! KKR 145/3 (18 overs)

22:56 IST

Kolkata Knight Riders now need just 12 runs off 18 balls. Shubhman Gill and Eoin Morgan continue to stand strong at the crease at their respective scores of 68 and 31.Morgan flicked the last delivery of the 16th over from Rashid Khan between deep midwicket and deep square for four runs before Shubhman pumped the first ball of the next over straight over the bowler for a maximum. KKR 131/3 (17 overs)

22:47 IST

Eoin Morgan (24) and Shubhman Gill (57) have brought up a half-century partnership for the fourth wicket as Kolkata Knight Riders have reduced their chase against Sunisers Hyderabad to 30 runs required from 30 balls. The England batsman punched the last ball of the 15th over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar over the cover for a maximum.KKR 113/3 (15 overs)

22:39 IST

FIFTY! Shubhman Gill has brought up a half-century off 42 balls. He reached the mark  when he picked up four runs by slicing the third ball of the 13th over past point off the front foot. KKR 97/3 (13 overs)

22:31 IST

Shubhman Gill (40) is approaching a half-century, while Eoin Morgan is currently batting at 12 as the duo has reduced KKR's chase to 63 runs needing off 54 balls. The pair added 13 runs off last two overs, including a boundary by Gill off Rashid's delivery. KKR 80/3 (11 overs)

22:22 IST

12 runs off the last two overs. Eoin Morgan (8) played a reverse ramp and well clear of short third man on the fourth ball of the ninth over to pick up four runs.KKR now need 76 runs off 66 balls. KKR 67/3 (9 overs)

22:12 IST

WICKET!! Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Dinesh Karthik fell for a duck after being caught leg before wicket on the second delivery of the seventh over from Rashid Khan. The Kolkata-based franchise has now lost three wickets inside seven overs in their chase of 143 runs.KKR 55/3 (7 overs)

22:03 IST

WICKET!! Nitish Rana's cameo comes to an end after he is caught by Wriddhiman Saha behind the wicket on the fourth ball of the fifth over by T Natarajan. KKR 43/2 (5 overs)

21:49 IST

Excellent last two overs for KKR as they added 26 runs in it.Nitish Rana  () punched the first ball of the fourth over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar towards point for four runs before he smashed the third ball between extra cover and mid-off for a boundary. Rana then hammered Khaleel Ahmed for back-to-back three boundaries in the next over. KKR 38/1 (4 overs)

21:47 IST

WICKET!!! Khaleel Ahmed gave an early breakthrough to SRH as Sunil narine fell for a duck after being caught by skipper David Warner at mid-off on the second ball of the second over. KKR 12/1 (2 overs)

21:36 IST

Shubhman Gill and Sunil Narine have walked down the crease to begin KKR's chase. Bhuvneshwar Kumar opens the attack for SRH.

21:07 IST

WICKET!!! Soon after bringing up his half-century off 35 balls, Manish Pandey (51) awkwardlyhanded a high full toss back to bowler Andre Russell on the fourth ball of the 18th over.SRH 127/3 (18 overs)

20:56 IST

SunRisers Hyderabad have crossed the 100-run mark against Kolkata Knight Riders, with Manish Pandey and Wriddhiman Saha batting at the crease at their respective scores of 44 and 20. SRH achieved the mark when Pandey edged the first ball of the 16th over to midwicket for a single.In the same over, Saha stepped out on the last delivery and hammered the ball past deep midwicket for a maximum. SRH 110/2 (16 overs)

20:50 IST

Manish Pandey continues to stand strong at the crease at 37 and is looking to stitch a crucial partnership with Wriddhiman Saha (13) following the departure of David Warner as SunRisers Hyderabad are approaching a 100-run mark against KKR. SRH 93/2 (14 overs)

20:37 IST

Kamlesh Nagarkoti gave away seven runs to SunRisers Hyderabad before Varun Chakravarthy conceded eight runs in his third over, including a boundary which came off the under edge of Manish Pandey's bat on the fifth delivery. SRH 76/2 (12 overs)

20:15 IST

WICKET!! Shortly after bringing up fifty runs for SunRisers Hyderabad on the scoreboard, skipper David Warner was caught for 36 runs after handing a return catch to Varun Chakravarthy on the first delivery of the 10th over. Earlier, Manish Pandey (18) cleared the wide long-on boundary on the second ball of the ninth over from Kuldeep Yadav to bring up 50 runs for SRH with a maximum. SRH 59/2 (9.1 overs)

20:05 IST

David Warner and Manish Pandey are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of 34 and 10 as SunRisers Hyderabad are inching closer to the 50-run mark against the Dinesh Karthik-led side.The SRH had earlier ended the Powerplay at 40 for the loss of one wicket. SRH 49/1 (8 overs)

19:58 IST

Good last two overs for SunRisers Hyderabad as they added 16 runs in it. Manish Pandey got off the mark by a front foot pull over midwicket on the fourth ball of the fifth over from Shivam Mavi for a maximum. Skipper David Warner (27), on the other hand, is currently looking good at the crease. SRH 40/1 (6 overs)

19:57 IST

Manish Pandey is the new batsman in for SRH !

19:52 IST

WICKET!! Pat Cummins gave an early breakthrough to Kolkata Knight Riders by bowling out SRH opener Jonny Bairstow cheaply for five runs on the final ball of the fourth over. The England wicketkeeper-batsman had also survived a dismissal on the fifth delivery.SRH  24/1 (4 overs)

19:41 IST

Openers David Warner (6) and Jonny Bairstow (2) have made a slow start to SunRisers Hyderabad's innings as they added eight runs in the first two overs. Warner got off the mark by crunching the first ball of Sunil Narine's over to long-off's right to pick up two runs, while Bairstow flicked the last ball of the first over to mid on's right to open the account with a single. SRH 8/0 (2 overs)

19:33 IST

Skipper David Warner and birthday boy Jonny Bairstow have walked down the crease to begin SRH innings. Sunil Narine opens the attack for KKR. 

19:21 IST

KKR have made two changes in their Playing XI. Nagarkoti and Varun come in for Nikhil Naik and Sandeep Warrier. 

19:11 IST

SunRisers Hyderabad have made three changes in their Playing XI. Mohammad Nabi has been brought in place of Mitchell Marsh.Wriddhiman Saha and Khaleel Ahmed replace Vijay Shankar and Sandeep Sharma.

19:10 IST

Lineups:

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik (capt, wk), Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Varun CV, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti

SunRisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Jonny Bairstow (wk), David Warner (capt), Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Mohammad Nabi, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan

19:03 IST

SunRisers Hyderabad win the toss, opt to bat first against KKR!

18:57 IST

The toss for the match will take place shortly!

18:55 IST

The players of the SunRisers Hyderabad have arrived at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium for the match.

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