SRH vs KKR Live Score IPL 2023: KKR seal five-run thrilling win in Hyderabad

SRH vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023, Match 47 Updates: A very bold decision by Nitish Rana to hand the ball to Varun Chakravarthy to defend nine runs in the final over. The threat for KKR was Abdul Samad and went for the big shot but it seemed like the visitors were prepared for that as Anukul Roy caught him near the deep-mid wicket boundary. Chakravarthy conceded just three runs from the last for KKR to clinch a spectacular win in a nail-biting game. The 70-run partnership between Heinrich Klaasen (36) and Aiden Markram (41) went in vain as KKR young bowlers managed to chip in with regular wickets. Follow SRH vs KKR Live Score in IPL 2023 at Sportskeeda.

So, that is it from myself, Karthik Raj and my co-commentator, Aryasekhar Chakraborty as we wrap up the coverage of this fixture. Do stay tuned to Sportskeeda with IPL, Pak vs NZ, ECS all lined up tomorrow too. Until next time, it is a warm good-bye from us!

Varun Chakaravarthy: My heart-beat was almost touching 200. (About the impact of the rain) Definitely, the ball was slipping a lot. My best bet was the longer side. (Whether Sunil Narine and Varun plan to not show emotions) Nothing like that, it is very important to stay in the process. If the emotions set in, you might get carried away. (Regarding changes from the previous season) Last year, I was only bowling 85 kmph. I realized that once my revolutions go down, my pace also goes down. So, worked on that.

Live Score

Kolkata Knight Riders

171/9 (20)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

166/8 (20)

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 runs.

Varun Chakaravarthy has been named as the 'Player of the Match'

Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders captain): We didn't bowl well during the middle overs. Shardul and Vaibhav's gamble turned the game for us. (Who was the bigger scalp amongst Markram and Klaasen) Both the moments were turning points. Thought initially Shardul could bowl the final over but I still had doubts about using a fast bowler. Then turned to the best bowler at that moment which was Varun. All of them, Sunny (Sunil Narine), Varun and Suyash are main spinners. I see who is bowling well at that particular moment and back the best one

Time for the Post-match Presentation!

Shardul Thakur: That is what is expected out of me. The stage was set and I needed to get a wicket or two. Well captain had a fielding should I bowl Varun Chakravarthy. As a bowler I have to give confidence to the captain so I asked him t go with whatever intuition he had. We had to execute the length balls here to be fine. If you see previous games something used to happen we used to lose matches from winning postiion.s A few injuries here and there so the win was very important. I thought maybe i this sort of a pitch and I wanted to go for a slow off-cutter. When I went to bat I quickly understood that it's stopping and coming.

strong>Aiden Markram (Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper): Yeah it is Ravi. We played good cricket for the large part of the game but couldn’t quite step on in the crunch situations. The partnerships could have dragged a bit longer. The guys threw themselves on the field. We managed to set up some partnership bt it wasn’t enough to get us over the line. It’s a tough one

you can learn from it pretty much your execution. The guys have played enough cricket to make out when to do what. Hopefully its a situation that brings us the best out of us. To not get the two points is not ideal. Four out of four and we need to come out well.

MATCH OVER!

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 runs!

Kolkata Knight Riders 171-9 (20)
Sunrisers Hyderabad 166-8 (20)

Aiden Markram 41 (40) | Heinrich Klaasen 36 (20)

Shardul thakur 3-0-23-2 | Vaibhav Arora 3-0-32-2

That must be very disappointing for SRH given they have almost dragged a loss out of nowhere. They should have possibly won the game with an over to spare! After restricting KKR to 171-9, SRH got off to a brisk start with Mayank Agarwal taking the attack to the KKR seamers. However, Harshit Rana got rid of Agarwal with a fantastic short ball in the third over.

In the very next over, Shardul Thakur also got the better of Abhishek Sharma as KKR struck back-to-back. Rahul Tripathi still tried to counter-attack but Andre Russell had the last laugh as the batter scooped a slower delivery straight down the throat of fine-leg. The situation got even better for KKR in the seventh over as Anukul Roy trapped Harry Brook in front with SRH making good use of the DRS. This is when Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen joined forced to build a key partnership. While Markram tried to bat steadily, Klaasen stepped on the gas by striking a couple of sixes off Anukul's bowling in the 11th over.

SRH built on it with two more good overs as the asking rate came down to just eight runs per over. Nitish Rana needed a wicket and he turned to Shardul with the pacer getting Klaasen to hole out to deep mid-wicket. The over still turned out to be expensive as Markram and Abdul Samad managed a boundary each! SRH required only 27 off 20 balls when Markram tried to go big but he only found the safe hands of Rinku Singh at long-off as Vaibhav Arora gave a crucial breakthrough. Varun CV followed it up with an economical over while Rahmanullah Gurbaz plucked out an unbelievable one-handed catch to get rid of Marco Jansen in the penultimate over. However, once again, SRH managed to produce a couple of boundaries with the equation coming down to 9 required off the last 6 balls.

Nitish looked like he would go with Shardul for the key final over but he changed his mind and handed the ball over to Varun CV. The mystery spinner struck off the third delivery as Samad miscued the pull shot to deep mid-wicket as KKR grew in confidence. Varun kept his composure and ensured that the duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mayank Markande couldn't find the fence as KKR managed to sneak a thrilling five-run win!

End of over 20 (3 runs), Sunrisers Hyderabad 166/8

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5(5)
Mayank Markande 1(2)
Varun Chakravarthy 20/1

19.6 Varun Chakravarthy to Bhuvneshwar Kumar

KKR has snatched it from the jaws of defeat. Varun with a back of a length delivery again, Bhuvi swipes across the line and doesn't connect. They have come from behind and have registered a famous victory. What a final over from Varun Chakravarthy.

6 needed off 1 ball!

19.5 Varun Chakravarthy to Mayank Markande

that was a tossed up delivery on a length around middle, Markande tries to hit this down the ground but ends up slicing it from the outside half and falls well short of the long-on fielder. Just a single taken.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz' intensity has also worked well with his keeping. He has been flawless in the last few overs

19.4 Varun Chakravarthy to Mayank Markande

Markande misses the attempted ramp towards the fine leg region. Gets inside the line of the ball to ramp it but doesn't get any contact. Gurbaz has whipped off the bails and have asked for a stumping. Did Markande lift his feet there?

Third umpire will check for ultra-edge first. Clearly huge gap between bat and pad, no bat involved. Off to side o angle for stumping. It seems like Markande has just managed to make his ground when the balls lights up. Markande survives but still 7 required off 2.

Mayank Markande, RHB, is into the middle

Abdul Samad holes out! What a massive moment for KKR! It will be Mayank Markande on strike too!

19.3 Varun Chakravarthy to Abdul Sama

WICKET! Chakravarthy strikes and Samad has to take the long walk back to the pavilion. This game is still open though but it gets very difficult for SRH. Again into the surface from Varun asking Samad to swipe across the line, gets it from the inside half of the bat and carries all the way to the deep square leg fielder. A great catch under pressure from Anukul Roy.

19.2 Varun Chakravarthy to Bhuvneshwar Kumar

just a single. On a length around the leg stump, trickles off Bhuvi's thigh pads towards the on side for a leg bye single.

Abdul Samad off strike now. Nitish Rana will need Varun CV to gather a few dot balls against Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Meanwhile, Gurbaz runs across and gives some suggestions to Varun

19.1 Varun Chakravarthy to Abdul Sama

that was a flatter and quicker around the body of Samad, thumped away straight to the long-on fielder and Samad has to be settled with a single.

Single taken and Abdul Samad will retain the strike for the final over. SRH need nine off the last six balls. Who will bowl the final over?

End of over 19 (12 runs), Sunrisers Hyderabad 163/7

Abdul Samad 20(16)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5(3)
Vaibhav Arora 32/2

18.6 Vaibhav Arora to Abdul Sama

that's a low full toss angling into Samad, sythed away down the ground towards the long-on region for a single.

Meanwhile, the rain has eased up to an extent here

18.5 Vaibhav Arora to Abdul Sama

that's a yorker-length delivery a shade outside off, goes under the bat of Samad. Can Vaibhav finish it off well?

Oh! Damn! What a time to bowl a no-ball! Everything is happening at Uppal! This should be SRH's game surely?

18.5 Vaibhav Arora to Abdul Sama

FOUR! That's beautiful batting from Samad but not the greatest of bowling from Vaibhav and to run salt to the wound, it's also a no ball. Samad moves across the off-stump as Vaibhav goes for the yorker. Slices this away down towards the vacant deep third man region.

18.4 Vaibhav Arora to Bhuvneshwar Kumar

that was on the fuller side around middle stump, squeezed away down the ground towards the long-off region and takes a single.

18.3 Vaibhav Arora to Bhuvneshwar Kumar

dot ball. Back of a length delivery just a tad outside off, nudged away straight to the short third man fielder, Bhuvi was looking for a single but Samad sends him back.

18.2 Vaibhav Arora to Bhuvneshwar Kumar

FOUR! That's a beautiful shot from Bhuvneshwar. That was a gentle length delivery a tad outside off, Bhuvneshwar gets his front leg forward and drives it a bit uppishly down towards the vacant deep extra cover region.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, RHB, is into the middle

What a moment for Rahmanullah Gurbaz to pluck out a stunning one-handed catch. The fielding in this game continues to make us go 'WOW'

18.1 Vaibhav Arora to Marco Jansen

WICKET! That's a brilliant catch by Gurbaz. That was a quickish full-length delivery outside off, that swung back in a bit, Janse tries to pump it down the ground, ends up getting an inside edge, exceptional reflex from Gurbaz as he dives to his left and clings onto a stunner. The game is not done yet folks. KKR fights on.

Marco Jansen c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Vaibhav Arora 1 (4b, 0*4 0*6)

18.1 Vaibhav Arora to Marco Jansen

that's a good slower ball from Vaibhav but that has been given a wide. Nitish Rana has challenged the decision. That was just going over the head of Jansen by the look of things, third umpire asking for side on angle, umpire wants to check whether there was an edge there. Clear gap, no bat involved. The wide call remains as it was just over the head of Jansen.

End of over 18 (5 runs), Sunrisers Hyderabad 151/6

Abdul Samad 15(13)
Marco Jansen 1(3)
Varun Chakravarthy 18/0

17.6 Varun Chakravarthy to Abdul Sama

that was on a length around middle stump, squared up Samad as he gets a leading edge, falls just short of the backward point fielder and Jansen would have ben short of his crease had there been a better throw.

The pressure is evident on everyone now! Marco Jansen could have been run-out but Varun CV couldn't collect the throw. Nevertheless, what a cracking over from Varun. Just five off it means SRH need 21 off the last 12 balls

17.5 Varun Chakravarthy to Abdul Sama

this time flatter trajectory, on a length towards his body and Samad only manages to push it towards the off side.

The rain has got heavier now. Will be drama if the umpires take the players off the field

17.4 Varun Chakravarthy to Abdul Sama

slowish on a length just a tad outside off, Samad makes some space and tries to carve it away towards point, gets beaten.

17.3 Varun Chakravarthy to Abdul Sama

a bit slower on a length a shade outside off, punched away in the gap towards the deep extra cover region, right into the pocket and excellent running between the wickets, returns for a couple.

17.2 Varun Chakravarthy to Marco Jansen

again on a length turning away from Jansen, he again goes for the reverse sweep, gets beaten but the keeper fumbles allowing Jansen to rotate the strike.

Markram's inability to accelerate and no changepoint in his inning may prove to be too costly for SRH#IPL2023
— Aries (@ariescric) May 4, 2023

17.1 Varun Chakravarthy to Marco Jansen

Jansen goes for the reverse sweep, doesn't make contact but it trickles away off his thigh pads towards the short fine leg region, manages to scamper through for a couple. Gurbaz was screaming Rinku Rinku.

This match could still go either way with Aiden Markram getting out. Just eight runs and a wicket off the over. Will Russel bowl or will Rana back his spinners? Interesting three overs ahead!

End of over 17 (8 runs), Sunrisers Hyderabad 146/6

Marco Jansen 1(1)
Abdul Samad 13(9)
Vaibhav Arora 20/1

16.6 Vaibhav Arora to Marco Jansen

back of a length delivery outside off, width on offer and Jansen flays it away down towards the deep cover-point region for a single.

Marco Jansen, RHB, is into the middle

Once again, a surprising move to others has worked for Nitish Rana. Vaibhav Arora is normally not seen as a death overs option but he has got the big wicket of Aiden Markram

16.5 Vaibhav Arora to Aiden Markram

WICKET! Could there be another twist in the tale here? That was a slower short of a length delivery a tad outside off, Markram tries to muscle it down the ground but the length doesn't allow to get the timing he was after. More from the splice of the bat and a comfortable catch for the long-off fielder.

Aiden Markram c Rinku Singh b Vaibhav Arora 41 (40b, 4*4 0*6)