In the 10th game of the IPL 2018, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) claimed a five-wicket victory against the hosts Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens (Kolkata). SRH decided to bowl first after winning the toss. KKR only managed to score 138/8 in 20 overs, which was chased down by the visiting team in 19 overs after losing five wickets.

Now, we will briefly talk about the hits and flops players of the match.

Hits

Shakib Al Hassan (SRH) – Showed the great all-around skills. While he had the bowling figure of 4-0-21-2, he also scored 27 runs off 21 balls with the bat in important time. His dual efforts secured a comfortable victory for the visiting side.

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Kane Williamson (SRH) – The visiting skipper batted very well as he scored 50 runs off 44 balls in the crucial moment. Though he couldn’t finish the game his dismissal didn’t create any further problem for his team as he took them already in the safe zone.

Sunil Narine (KKR) – Though ended for the losing side, his bowling brought the hope back for the home team. The off-spinner had the superb bowling figure of 4-0-17-2. By dismissing both SRH openers in the powerplay, Narine provided a good chance for KKR but other bowlers couldn’t use that opportunity successfully.

Flops

Dinesh Karthik (KKR) – Though the KKR skipper added an important 29 runs with the bat while most of his team members failed to reach the 20-run mark, his captaincy level was not up to the mark. Especially, his using the young cricketers were neither attractive nor effective in the match. Also, his other important decisions were not used for the team.

Andre Russell (KKR) – KKR all-rounder Andre Russell had the poor day in both roles. After scoring only 9 runs with the bat, he had an expensive bowling figure of 3-0-39-0.