Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was over the moon as his co-owned IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by seven wickets in the 8th game of Indian Premier League 2020 at Abu Dhabi on Saturday (September 26).
See Also: ‘Win against SRH will help us get some momentum and confidence’, says Eoin Morgan
After losing the toss, KKR put up a disciplined effort with Pat Cummins (1-19) brilliantly leading the bowling attack to restrict SRH to a modest 142/4 in 20 overs. Varun Chakravarthy (1-25), Shivam Mavi (0-15), Kamlesh Nagarkoti (0-17) and Sunil Narine (0-31) also did well with the ball.
In reply, Knight Riders rode on opener Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 62-ball 70 and Eoin Morgan’s 29-ball 42* to overhaul the target with two overs to spare. Batting at No. 3, left-hander Nitish Raina also played a valuable cameo of 13-ball 26.
After the match, Shah Rukh took to Twitter and especially lauded the young guns of his team.
“Was happy that all the kids in the team got a good match and ended up on the winning side. @RealShubmanGill @NitishRana_27 @ShivamMavi23 #Nagarkoti ( be healthy) welcome #Varun and the big guys of @KKRiders u r awesome for looking after them,” he tweeted.
It was KKR’s first victory in this year’s IPL after a 49-run thrashing in the opening game against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI).
KKR will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their next game on September 30 in Dubai.
