IPL 2020: Match 35, SRH vs KKR – Kolkata Knight Riders Player Ratings

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) were involved in an absolute humdinger on Sunday, October 18 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. In the end, the match went into the Super Over, after both the teams tied on 164 runs.

In the one-over eliminator, the Orange Army lost both their wickets, scoring only two runs. The Knight Riders had it easy from there onwards. After winning the toss and electing to field first, the Sunrisers didn’t allow the Knights to run away but lost their way during the end.

In the run-chase, SRH hammered 58 for no loss in the mandatory powerplay and were cantering to victory. But then, they stumbled and eventually allowed KKR to make a comeback. For Eoin Morgan and Co, they tightened their spot in the top four of the table.

Here are the KKR Player Ratings for the SRH vs KKR match: –

Shubman Gill- 6.5/10

Shubman Gill found the boundary a few times to start his knock. He tried to be aggressive, but couldn’t play at a run-a-ball. In the 37 balls he faced, the youngster churned out 36 runs. The right-hander played until the 12th over after which Rashid Khan cut short his stay in the middle.

Rahul Tripathi- 7/10

Rahul Tripathi started in a promising manner for the Knights. He smashed two fours and a six, looking ominous, to say the least. To his dismay, fast bowler T Natarajan castled him to end his stay. The right-handed Tripathi scored 23 runs off 16 balls and he played at a decent strike-rate of 143.75.

Nitish Rana- 7/10

Nitish Rana had a bit of a slump in form in the last few matches. However, he was looking pretty dangerous in his knock. The southpaw scored 29 runs off 20 balls with the help of three fours and one six at a strike-rate of 145. Nitish fell prey to medium-pacer Vijay Shankar in the 13th over.

Andre Russell- 3/10

Andre Russell had a rough day, both with bat and ball. He strained hard for 11 balls in which he smashed one four. But then he got out after scoring only nine runs. He fell prey to Natarajan. In the two overs he bowled, Dre Russ leaked 29 runs and almost let SRH score 17 runs in the 20th over.

Eoin Morgan- 8/10

Eoin Morgan looked in a very good rhythm and he got out in the last ball of the Knights’ innings. The southpaw batted at number five and scored 34 runs off 23 balls. His knock was laced with three fours and one six. The veteran also was pretty active and impressed with his captaincy prowess.

Dinesh Karthik- 8.5/10

Dinesh Karthik looked promising during his stay in the middle with the bat in hand. The former KKR captain came to bat with five overs left and he managed to press the accelerator with some power shots. The Tamil Nadu-born scored 29 runs off 14 deliveries with the help of two fours and two sixes.

Pat Cummins- 8/10

Pat Cummins was economical as he gave away 28 runs in his quota of four overs. The batters didn’t go hammer and tongs while facing him. The fast bowler also accounted for Vijay Shankar’s wicket at a crucial stage of the contest. He also bowled 13 dot balls, showing his accuracy in line and lengths.

Lockie Ferguson- 9.5/10

Lockie Ferguson was stupendous in his maiden outing in the ongoing IPL. The pacer gave 15 runs and bowled at an economy of 3.75 with 13 dots. He nipped out Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, and Manish Pandey. In the Super Over, he rattled the woodworks of David Warner and Abdul Samad.

Kuldeep Yadav- 8/10

Kuldeep Yadav made his comeback into KKR’s playing eleven and though he didn’t get a wicket, he didn’t leak runs either. In his three overs, the left-arm spinner gave only 18 runs. In his spell, Kuldeep didn’t concede a single boundary. He bowled five dot balls as well, keeping the batters in check.

Shivam Mavi- 6.5/10

Shivam Mavi had a topsy-turvy day with the ball in hand. The young fast bowler didn’t complete his quota of overs. The seamer conceded 34 runs in the three overs he bowled with six dot balls. Nevertheless, he picked up the wicket of Abdul Samad, who scored 23 runs off 15 deliveries.

Varun Chakravarthy- 7/10

Varun Chakravarthy has churned out decent economy rates in the ongoing IPL and he was impressive yet again. He was attacked by the SRH batters, but he held his nerves. The spinner castled a dangerous-looking Jonny Bairstow. In his four overs, Varun gave away 32 runs with seven dot balls.