IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane said that this match against Sunrisers Hyderabad was important for him. He said that we also wanted to bowl first on this pitch but had to bat after losing the toss. He said that we did not even think that we would score 200, we thought that the total total of 170-180 would be good.
In this match on Thursday, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 200 runs while batting first. Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh scored important runs in the death overs. Iyer played an important role in scoring 200 runs in 29 balls by playing a scoring innings of 60 runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad, known for their explosive batting, collapsed for 120 runs and KKR won the match by 80 runs. Captain Ajinkya Rahane also praised the bowlers.
We learned a lot from mistakes- Ajinkya Rahane
KKR captain said after the match, “This match was very important for our team, and it was really very important to win by such a difference. We wanted to bowl first on this wicket. When we lost two wickets, there was a discussion that we have to be strong from here. Is.”
Rahane further said, “When Rinku and Venkatesh were batting, it was important to score 50-60 runs in 30 balls. All this happened because we normally carried forward the game till 15 overs. Initially, we thought that 170-180 on this wicket would actually score, but Rinku Singh and Venkatesh Iyer could score additional runs with the partnership of Rinku Singh and Venkatesh Iyer. Could not bowl, but Sunil Naren and Varun Chakraborty bowled well, the credit goes to Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana. “
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Vaibhav Arora becomes player of the match
Vaibhav Arora was chosen as the best player of the match, he took 3 important wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs spell. Vaibhav was bought by KKR for Rs 1.80 crore in the auction. Varun Chakraborty also took 3 wickets, he conceded 22 runs in 4 overs.