IPL 2019 highlights: Bairstow, Warner lead Sunrisers to 9-wicket victory

Chasing a target of 160, Warner struck 67 off 38 balls hitting 3 fours and five sixes while Bairstow punished KKR attack with seven boundaries and four Sixes in his unbeaten knock of 80 off 43 balls

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KKR playing 11

C Lynn, S Narine, R Singh, N Rana, S Gill, D Karthik, A Russell, P Chawla, KC Cariappa, H Gurney, P Raj

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Officials in today's match

Umpires: Nitin Menon, Nigel Llong, Ian Gould, K Srinath

Referee: Andy Pycroft

3:35 PM

Here's what both captains said after the toss

Kane Williamson: First day game here so a little change of tack. Everybody wants to win, and it's important for us to build on the performance in our last game. Fresh start, new game, but at the end of the day, it's just about us executing our skills well.

Dinesh Karthik:  Now that we have lost the toss, we have to make the most of it when we bat first. We have made three changes to the team. Those players will bring breathe of fresh air to the team. As a captain, you have to stand up in the big games.

3:32 PM

KKR make 3 changes in playing 11

Rinku Singh playing today

3:31 PM

Toss Alert: Kolkata to bat first

Kane Williamson flips the coin and Dinesh Karthik calls tails but it is head. SRH win toss and elect to bowl

3:29 PM

Toss to take place in a minute, stay tuned

3:27 PM

Key batsmen for SRH

Barring Warner's 400 runs and Bairstow's 304 runs, the next best is World Cup bound Vijay Shankar's 132 runs. The basic problem has been the middle-order where Manish Pandey (54 in six games), Deepak Hooda (47 in six games) and Yusuf Pathan (32 in six games) have been miserable.

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WATCH: Here's Shubman Gill message for SRH's Abhishek Sharma

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Key bowlers for SRH

Sunrisers Hyderabad have an excellent bowling line-up but they failed to click in unison which resulted in their three successive loses. However they came back to winnings ways against CSK. Khaleel Ahmed made a difference with his pace and give different dimension to SRH bowling. Even though, Bhuvneshwar Kumar failed to give initial breakthrough in power plays while Sandeep Sharma also looked rusty in seven matches so far. Rashid Khan did take some crucial wickets in middle-overs.

3:08 PM

WATCH: Nitish Rana during practice session

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Key bowlers for KKR

The main concern for KKR is their bowling as they had over dependence on spin trio, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, who failed to take wicket in the middle overs. They lack a quality pacer at top and death overs even though Prasidh Krishna did well but not get enough support from other end. 

2:55 PM

Key batsmen for KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders have an over dependence on Andre Russell but Nitish Rana hold his nerves against RCB have eased some pressure off Russell. Robin Uthappa wil look to overcome dismal performance against RCB and put a spirited show today.

2:45 PM

Here are the playing 11 probables of both the teams

SRH playing 11: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Kane Williamson (capt), Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed

KKR playing 11: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik (capt & wk), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav/KC Cariappa, Prasidh Krishna, Harry Gurney

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Here are the form guide of both the teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: beat Super Kings by six wickets, lost to Capitals by 39 runs, lost to Kings XI by six wickets
 
Kolkata Knight Riders: lost to Royal Challengers by ten runs, lost to Super Kings by five wickets, lost to Capitals by seven wickets

2:27 PM

Russell questions KKR decision to send him lower down the order

Describing their narrow loss to RCB as a sweet and sour feeling, KKR impact player Andre Russell has questioned his team's decision to send him lower down the order.
 
Chasing an imposing 214, KKR did not have the perfect start with 33/3 inside five overs and Robin Uthappa further complicated the equation consuming 20 deliveries for his nine runs.
 
So when Russell came into bat, 135 runs were needed off 49 balls but the West Indies big-hitter kept them in the hunt right till the last over, smashing nine sixes and two fours in a 25-ball 65.
 
"To lose by 10 runs, it's just two hits away. In the middle period, if we scored a bit faster we would definitely get the runs with even balls the spare," a disappointed Russell said at the post-match news conference.
 
Nitish Rana (85 not out off 46 balls) also plundered a barrage of boundaries in the death overs but it was too much in the end as KKR suffered their fourth defeat on the trot.
 
"Well batted to Nitish, but this is something that we definitely are disappointed and that's why I have a sweet-and-sour feeling."
 
Asked whether he should have batted at No 4, Russell made a 'no-comment' gesture putting his finger on the lips but went on to explain that the team should have been "more flexible".
 
"I believe that (I should have batted at No 4)... Honestly, I think sometimes you have to flexible as a team. Looking at the make-up of our team, I would not mind going to bat at No 4.
 
"When I am at the crease, Virat Kohli is going to bowl his best bowlers to get me out. And those best bowlers will have less overs remaining in the back end.
 
"So even if I score 60 off 25 balls, and give the team that the early pump then bowlers like Dale Steyn will have only one over left at the death, or they may bowl out...
 
"I think me going to bat early would definitely be a good thing for KKR. But with our make-up of the team, that's a good answer," Russell, who has scripted some near-possible wins for his team this season, said.