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IPL 2017, SRH vs KKR, Eliminator Highlights: Kolkata win by 7 wickets, reach qualifiers to meet Mumbai!

IPL 2017 Eliminator: Gautam Gambhir's sensible knock takes Kolkata Knight Riders into qualifiers as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets (DLS) method

01:32 IST KKR beat SRH by 7 wickets (DLS method).

01:29 IST The defending champions of the IPL 2017 get knocked out of the tournament. It was Gambhir’s sensible knock which led the way, owner Shah Rukh Khan is delighted with the win. They have sealed a date with Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier of the IPL 2017.

01:28 IST Gambhir takes a single off the first ball of Bipul Sharma’s over. Jaggi takes the winning runs, end of the eliminator. KKR reach qualifiers, will play Mumbai in the final!

KKR need 2 runs from the last over.

01:26 IST Rashid continues, Gambhir steps out and goes inside out, picks up a couple of runs quite easily. He gets beaten by the googly on the next ball. Gambhir goes on the backfoot, takes a single towards point, just 4 runs needed now. Jaggi on strike, he takes a comfortable single towards covers. Gambhir takes another quick single. Last ball of the over, Jaggi on strike, lands just short of the mid on fielder, a dot ball to finish off the over. KKR 46/3. 

KK need 7 from 12 balls. 

01:22 IST Sidharth Kaul comes to bowl, Jaggi takes a single off the first ball. Kaul is having a chat with Warner, devising strategies for Gambhir. FOUR! That went flying off the bat, goes over the third man for a boundary, that was too square for him to cut off. KKR are on their way to victory, it seems. SIX! Gambhir hits that one towards fine leg, that should be the final nail in the coffin. That was a mere glance from Gambhir that traveled the distance. Just 10 runs needed off 15 balls now. Gambhir takes a single off the next ball, had already told Jaggi to take a single. Smart cricket from the KKR skipper. He flicks the ball towards square leg, does what the captain asked him to. Gambhir takes another quick single, retains strike. KKR 41/3. 

KKR need 21 from 18 balls. 

01:15 IST Rashid Khan comes to bowl, Gambhir takes a single off the first ball, he is the man with a plan in this inning. Jaggi takes a single towards midwicket. Gambhir goes inside out, drives the ball towards deep cover, Shankar puts in a dive and saves the boundary, a couple of runs there.A googly from Rashid, Gambhir was dumbstruck on that one, a dot ball. WIDE! that one went down the legside, a freebie to KKR. WIDE! Rashid is finding it hard to grip the ball, another extra to KKR. A googly to follow from Rashid, squared up Gambhir. A dot ball to end the over. KKR 27/3. 

KKR need 27 from 24 balls. 

01:10 IST Ishank Jaggi comes to bat but he is offstrike, Gambhir takes a quick single off the next ball. KKR need a mini-partnership now, this pitch is not that easy to hit maximums. Jaggi on strike, he defends the first ball towards short cover. Jaggi plays the next one behind square leg, takes a single. SIX! Top edge off the bat goes for a maximum, over the wicketkeeper’s head, KKR have got the boundary that they needed from the over. They need to stick there now, till the end. Slowe ball from Jordan, Gambhir takes a single, retains strike. KKR 21/3. 

01:06 IST WICKET! Uthappa c Dhawan b Jordan 1(2)

01:05 IST Chris Jordan comes to bowl, Uthappa on strike. WIDE! That one was wide, a freebie for KKR. In the air and gone, WICKET! KKR 12/3.

KKR need 37 from 30 balls.

01:03 IST SRH are back in the game with two quick early wickets. Gautam Gambhir comes to bat, he defends the first ball, wants a run but sent back. FOUR! Gambhir slices the last ball of the over, a boundary off the last ball. KKR 11/2. 

01:01 IST WICKET! Pathan runout (Bhuvneshwar) 0(1)

00:59 IST WICKET! Chris Lynn c Naman Ojha b Bhuvneshwar 6(2)

00;59 IST Bhuvneshwar bowls, Uthappa on strike, he takes a single off the first ball, gets Lynn on strike. SIX! Lynn goes big, slices that one over point for a maximum, good start for KKR. An appeal off the next ball, Ojha is appealing straight away, Umpires are discussing it. Is that out? Third Umpire to look into it, the soft signal is out. It seems like out to me. Will the third Umpire give him out? Yes, he does. WICKET! KKR 7/1. 

00:54 IST Robin Uthappa and Chris Lynn come to bat, they will open the batting. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to open the bowling.

00:50 IST KKR need 48 from 6 overs, play to resume soon. Two over of powerplays in KKR’s inning

00:44 IST Good news, Umpires are to inspect the pitch again after slight drizzle.

00:24 IST Entire SRH team is out there to check the pitch, expect the play to resume soon. Umpires to reinspect the pitch 00:35 IST. 

00:00 IST The drizzle is back at Chinnaswamy Stadium, we are bound to lose a few overs now, it will be a rain-curtailed match officially.

23:46 IST Groundsmen are back at work, trying to dry the wet outfield.

23:33 IST The slight drizzle has ended, we should expect play to resume once again.

23:28 IST Rain has decided to play spoilsport again, KKR’s inning delayed once again.

23:15 IST The slight drizzle is back at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, will there be more delay in the second innings?

23:07 IST Good news folks! There will be a full 20-over game at M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru. The play will resume at 23:25 IST. It’s official!

22:54 IST The rain has been reduced to a negligible drizzle.

22:48 IST A full 20-over game looks likely at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Exciting news is a rain-curtailed match is expected.

22:43 IST Good news, supper soppers out. Bad news, drizzle continues at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

22:34 IST KKR fans will be hoping for a match otherwise SRH will be through to the qualifier 2.

22:25 IST The cut-off time for a 5-over match is 00:58 IST and for a 5-over match is 01:20 AM IST. Let’s hope it does not come to that, the supper soppers are out.

22:19 IST The cut-off time is out, overs will not be deducted if the game starts at 23:52 IST.

22:15 IST Good news from the middle, after rain stops the play is expected to commence within 15 to 20 minutes.

22:12 IST If the game is reduced to 5 overs KKR will have to chase 41 in 5 overs.

22:08 IST Even if the rain stops late and the groundsmen manage to dry the outfield, a 5-over inning is on cards.

22:06 IST If this match gets washed out SRH are expected to make it to the qualifier 2. There is no reserve day for the eliminator.

22:00 IST Still no signs of stoppage, ‘Rain Gods’ have not shown mercy yet. The eliminator is in danger.

21:50 IST KKR would be comfortable chasing the target, especially after the rain as the ball would be tough to get a grip on and the outfield will be wet. It is going to be tough for Rashid Khan to spin the ball on M Chinnaswamy stadium. It’s a heavy downpour at Bengaluru, if it stays that way, we might witness a rain-curtailed match. Almost an hour delay expected.

21:46 IST Will Sunil Narine once again open alongside Chris Lynn or Gautam Gambhir will take the opportunity to open the innings? Stay tuned to find out!

21:39 IST Rain plays spoilsport at Bengaluru, M Chinnaswamy, will it affect the eliminator? KKR need 129 to win. 

21:36 IST Boult to bowl the last over, swing and a miss on the first ball, Ojha could not hit that one. He hits the next ball towards deep cover, picks up a couple of runs. WIDE! That was way short for Ojha to hit, he would have to bowl that one again. A quick single off the next ball, Ojha puts in a dive to make his ground, Bipul Sharma on strike. In the air and dropped, it was a bit short of Nile, a single taken by Bipul. Ojha pulls the ball, Jaggi puts in a dive to save that one, a couple of runs taken. A wicket off the last ball. SRH 128/7. 

21:31 IST Bipul Sharma comes to bat, he takes a single on the second ball he faces. One more single from the over. SRH 121/6. 

21:29 IST WICKET! Jordan c and b Coulter-Nile 0(1)

SRK, KKR, SRH vs KKR, IPL 2017

Meanwhile, a fan clicking a selfie with SRK. Photo Courtesy: iplt20.com

21:26 IST WICKET! Vijay Shankar c Suryakumar Yadav b Coulter-Nile 22(17)

21:25 IST Boult back into the attack, Shankar on strike, FOUR! He punches it down the ground for a boundary, that was a clean hit. A single taken on the last ball towards long on. SIX! A slower ball from Boult, Ojha rocks back into the crease and hits it over long on for a maximum, this is turning out to be a good over fro SRH. Ojha pulls the ball towards square leg as Boult comes round the wicket, gets Shankar on strike. Shankar takes a single off the next ball towards long off. A dot ball to end the over. SRH 118/4. 

21:20 IST Ojha on strike, Narine is back into the attack, he is struggling to get bat on bowl, three dot balls to start with. Ojha hits the next one towards backward point, gets a single. Shankar on strike, edged and safe, a single taken. Another dot ball to end the over. SRH 105/4. 

21:18 IST Naman Ojha comes to bat, he takes a single off the first ball. Shankar back on strike, a dot ball. WIDE! That was down the leg side, Uthappa misses it, a couple of runs taken as well. Another dot ball to end the over. SRH 103/4. 

21:12 IST WICKET! Yuvraj c Chawla b U Yadav 9(9)

21:12 IST Umesh continues, Shankar takes a single towards gully. Next ball, swing and a miss! Yuvraj flashes his blade but did not get bat on it, a dot ball. In the air and taken, Yuvraj departs, WICKET! SRH 99/4. 

21:09 IST Chawla continues, Shankar goes on the back foot and pushes the ball towards covers, takes a single. Yuvraj on strike, FOUR! That was hammered down the ground, another boundary for him. Yuvraj mishits the next time, gets just a single towards midwicket. The next one went straight, Shankar beaten, a dot ball. SIX! That’s out of the stadium, he is turning out to be the ‘find of the season’ for SRH. He takes a single towards covers, he is sensible enough to retain strike. SRH 98/3. 

21:05 IST Narine comes back into the attack, a dot ball to start with. Shankar tries to play the next one fine, a dot ball as Gambhir puts in a dive and gets hold of it. FOUR! Shankar goes big, takes the aerial route, hits the ball over deep midwicket for a boundary. He takes a single off the next ball, good batting approach from him. The ball moves away from Yuvraj, beaten bu the spin, a dot ball. Crazy field setting, three fielders in catching position, a dot ball to end the over. SRH 85/3. 

21:01 IST Vijay Shankar comes to bat, he scored a fifty in the previous game, takes a single off the first ball, gets off the mark. Yuvraj Singh takes strike and the crowd lets out a loud cheer. A dot ball as he mistimes the first ball. FOUR! Yuvraj drives the ball through covers, first boundary from him, that was timed with perfection. Yuvraj beaten by Chawla on the last ball of the over. SRH 80/3. 

20:57 IST WICKET! Warner b Chawla 37(35)

20:57 IST Warner on strike, he faces a dot ball, trying to stabilise innings after Williamson’s wicket. Next ball, BOWLED! That one went straight through to the gate. SRH 76/2. 

20:56 IST WICKET! Williamson c Suryakumar Yadav b Coulter-Nile 24(26)

20:56 IST Williamson on strike, Coulter-Nile continues, he shuffles across and flicks the ball towards deep midwicket for a single. Nile beats Warner on the next ball, a dot one. An inside edge off the next ball, just a single off that one. Williamson takes a single as well, that one struck his pads. A single taken on the next ball. In the air and taken, WICKET! SRH 75/2. 

20:51 IST Narine back into the attack, Warner pulls the ball towards midwicket, runs hard and picks up a couple of runs. Next ball, beats Warner, a dot ball. He flicks the next ball for a single towards square leg. Williamson takes a single towards point. Warner tries the switch hit but did not get it right, a dot ball. SIX! That’s into the top tier, another good over for SRH. SRH 71/1. 

20:47 IST Nathan Coulter-Nile continues, a single taken off the first ball by Warner, Williamson on strike. FOUR! Williamson moves across and flicks the ball towards midwicket, for a boundary, once bounce and over the rope. SIX! This time he hits a maximum, uses his wrists again, moves across and sends the ball over square leg boundary. A quick single off the next ball. Warner plays the full toss towards midwicket, a dot ball. Warner mistimes the pull, just a single off the last ball. SRH 61/1. 

20:41 IST Piyush Chawla comes to bowl, Warner goes on the backfoot, a dot ball. SIX! First maximum of the innings, Warner pounces on the short ball and hits it into the crowd, what a shot that is. He takes a single off the next ball. Williamson comes down the track, a dot ball, he is seriously struggling to score. He takes a single off the next ball, direct hit, is Warner out? No, he survives, SRH 48/1. 

20:35 IST Nathan Coulter-Nile makes a comeback in the side, Williamson on strike, he takes a single off the first ball. Warner on strike, he guides the ball towards short fine leg, gets a quick single. Williamson makes room for himself but could not hit it, a dot ball from Coulter-Nile. A bouncer to follow, another dot ball as Williamson struggles to connect. Another dot ball, Williamson is struggling to find the gaps, let alone boundaries. A dot ball to end the over, SRH 39/1. 

Shikhar Dhawan, SRH, SRH vs KKR, son

Meanwhile, Shikhdr Dhawan’s son cheers for his father Photo Courtesy: iplt20.com

20:31 IST Yusuf Pathan comes to bowl, a short ball to start with, Williamson takes a single towards midwicket. Warner drives the next one towards covers, gets fielded inside the circle, a dot ball. He takes a single towards long on. FOUR! Williamson makes room for himself and caresses it over offside, first boundary for him. A dot ball to follow, a mild appeal for lbw appeal. A single taken on the last ball of the over towards long on. SRH 37/1. 

20:27 IST Sunil Narine comes to bowl, Warner takes a single off the first ball. Williamson on strike, the ball hits his pads, a dot ball. Warner goes on the backfoot, tries to hit the ball past point, gets fielded inside the circle, another dot ball. He pushes the ball towards long on, takes a comfortable single. Warner checks his shot at the last moment, takes a single towards covers. A single to end the over, SRH 30/1. 

20:23 IST Warner on strike, he takes a quick single, Kane Williamson reaches the crease just in time. He is making a comeback in the eliminator. He plays the ball towards short cover, a dot ball. Another dot ball, Williamson is taking his time to adjust. Williamson gets off the strike on the last ball. SRH 27/1. 

20:20 IST WICKET! Dhawan c Uthappa b U Yadav 11(13)

20:20 IST Umesh continues, Dhawan pulls the ball towards deep mid on, a dot ball. Dhawan hits the ball, in the air, that is miles up in the air, Uthappa takes the catch. WICKET! SRH 25/1. 

20:18 IST Boult continues, Dhawan takes a single off the first ball towards the short third man. Warner manages to get bat on the ball drifting to his pads, gets a single. Dhawan pushes the ball towards mid on, takes a single. Warner gets on the back foot and hits the ball towards mid off, a dot ball. A quick single off the next ball. A single to end the over. SRH 25/0. 

20:14 IST Umesh continues, Dhawan tries to hit the ball down the ground, mistimes it, a single off the first ball. Warner makes room for himself, could just get a single towards extra cover. Next ball, slight mix up from Warner-Dhawan, a dot ball. Short ball from Umesh, beats Dhawan, another dot ball, good pace from Umesh. Next ball, FOUR! This time Dhawan was quick on the pull shot, hits the ball towards deep square leg for a boundary. He takes a single off the next ball, retains strike. SRH 20/0. 

20:10 IST Trent Boult joins Umesh in the opening stand, Warner on strike. Swing and a miss! Boult is getting swing from the conditions, that one squared up Warner. Another dot ball to Warner, the swing is working for Boult. Warner takes a single off the next ball towards square leg. Dhawan on strike, he guides the ball towards the third man, takes a single. Warner hits the next one straight to mid off, another dot ball. FOUR! This time Warner uses his forehand to generate power, hits it down the ground for a boundary. SRH 13/0. 

20:03 IST Umesh opens the bowling, Warner survives the first ball as it took extra bounce from the pitch. An appeal from the wicketkeeper but the Umpire says no. Next ball, bounce for Umesh, Warner dabs it down for a single, gets Dhawan on strike. Extra bounce once again, Dhawan plays it towards short cover, a dot ball. Dhawan takes a quick single off the next ball. FOUR! Warner makes room for himself, and uses the pace of the ball to hit that one over point for a boundary. A single taken off the last ball, reatins strike. SRH 7/0. 

19:58 IST David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan come out to bat in the eliminator, Umesh Yadav to open the bowling.

19:56 IST Will Sunil Narine open the bowling attack against David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan? Stay tuned to find out!

KKR XI: Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Gautam Gambhir(c), Robin Uthappa(wk), Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishank Jaggi, Piyush Chawla, Umesh Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult

SRH XI: David Warner(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Yuvraj Singh, Vijay Shankar, Naman Ojha(wk), Chris Jordan, Bipul Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul

19:31 IST KKR win toss, elect to bowl first!

19:30 IST TOSS TIME! 

19:28 IST Yuvraj Singh is more likely to play in the eliminator.

19:25 IST According to inUth’s  facebook pool KKR is expected to win against SRH in the eliminator.

19:20 IST RCB pitch has not been the batsman paradise it used to be, the teams will be looking to bowl first after winning the toss.

Welcome to inUth’s ldigital coverage of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017’s eliminator between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. This is a cliche do-or-die situation for both the teams as the one who loses will get knocked out of the tournament. SRH are in high spirits after qualifying for the finals with a bang against Gujarat Lions (GL) whereas KKR have seemed to hit a rough patch recently.

Head -to-head SRH vs KKR

Despite the recent performances, KKR have had a good record against SRH and on paper, it looks like they might just get through the eliminator tonight. KKR have won 7 of the 11 games they have played against SRH till now. Even SRH coach Toom Moody said that they are not concerned about the records and will look to dominate KKR in the eliminator.

Will Yuvraj Singh play?

Yuvraj’s availability to play in the eliminator has been an issue. He has been in good form this season and SRH need a responsible and experienced batsman in the middle order who can perform if the top order fails to deliver. Yuvraj did not play in the previous match as well due to his finger-injury. It will be interesting to see whether he risks his fitness ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. In the previous match, Vijay Shankar stepped up to the task and provided the match-winning partnership alongside David Warner.

Will Narine-Lynn duo get another chance?

Narine’s form in the top order was short-lived as after hitting the fastest half-century he could not fire up the order. Chris Lynn has been consistent after making a comeback post injury. But, Narine’s wicket puts too much pressure on the middle order. Gautam Gambhir might make a decision to bat in the opening slot and keep Narine for later.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Gautam Gambhir(c), Robin Uthappa(wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Colin de Grandhomme, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Trent Boult, Ankit Rajpoot, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Darren Bravo, Rishi Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Rovman Powell, Ishank Jaggi, Sayan Ghosh, Ramsingh Sanjay Yadav, Sheldon Jackson, Shakib Al Hasan, Piyush Chawla, Suryakumar Yadav

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Mohammad Nabi, Naman Ojha(wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, Mohammed Siraj, Tanmay Agarwal, Ben Laughlin, Pravin Tambe, Eklavya Dwivedi, Chris Jordan, Barinder Sran, Mustafizur Rahman, Abhimanyu Mithun, Ben Cutting, Yuvraj Singh, Bipul Sharma, Kane Williamson, Ricky Bhui

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