IPL 2024: KKR Beat SRH In a Thriller

The Kolkata Knight Riders brushed past the Sunrisers Hyderabad last night at the Eden Gardens. The game was a thriller, being decided on the very last ball of the match. KKR were put to bat first and made a huge total of 208 runs. Phil Salt was prolific on his KKR debut and Andre Russell did what he does best - score a 20-ball half century and finishing with 7 sixes.

SRH started well with the bat and were also helped by a below-par fielding effort from KKR. Their innings soon lost steam after the loss of a couple wickets. 60 runs were needed in the last 3 overs. Heinrich Klassen played a gem of a knock, yanking SRH back into the game with his innings of 63 off 29 balls.

13 runs were needed on the last over. Young pacer Harshit Rana was tasked with bowling the last over. Klassen hit the first ball for a huge six over mid-wicket. Harshit changed his plans, and bowled pace-off for the rest of the over. Klaseen perished trying to finish the game with a boundary. 5 were needed off the last delivery and captain Pat Cummins failed to get bat on ball.

Harshit Rana proved to be the hero for KKR. It was the closest game of the IPL 2024 yet.