Kolkata Knight Riders were powered by a Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi performance to beat SunRisers Hyderabad in Chennai on Sunday.
Sumedhh takes a look at what impressed him about Kolkata + Previews what could be a major run-feast between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings!
Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi scored fluent half-centuries to help Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) demolish Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 10 runs in the third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, in Chennai. KKR put up a daunting total of 187/6 and restricted SRH to 177/5 to start their campaign with a victory.
IPL 2021 Match 3, Rana, Tripathi shines as KKR defeats SRH by 10 runs
In IPL 2020, Punjab and Rajasthan had secured six wins each out of 14 matches. Punjab finished at sixth place and Rajasthan at eighth. However, while RR were being outplayed, several of Punjab’s defeats were in close encounters. However, both sides have made substantial changes ahead of IPL 2021 and come in with new stars.
IPL 2021 Match 4, RR vs PBKS: Preview, predictions, likely XIs