In the IPL 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was gradually growing up as a title contender but they failed at Qualifier 2 when they lost against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). After their heartbreaking defeat, KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan posted a strong supportive message for the team.
In last night, KKR played the Qualifier 2 game against the Qualifier 1 losing team SRH at Eden Gardens (Kolkata) where they suffered a 14-run defeat after SRH cricketer Rashid Khan’s all-round performances.
KKR captain Dinesh Karthik decided to field first after winning the toss. Despite a good start, the next batsmen failed to make further continue progress in SRH innings. However, Rashid Khan’s superb blistering knock rescued the team at the end and SRH managed to put a good total on the board as they scored 174/7 in 20 overs.
In reply, KKR had a powerful start as they scored 67/1 at the end of the powerplay. But soon, they suffered a huge batting collapse and that restricted them to 160/9 at the end of 20 overs. Rashid Khan once again played a major role to break the KKR innings.
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The Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was not present on the ground. But after KKR’s defeat, he came up with a strong message where he wrote that the players should be proud of themselves for the good performances.
The King Khan of Bollywood posted on his social media accounts, “Well was not to be. Will have to cancel my flight but KKR well done. U did yourself proud. All of u so so well done. Love you & yes I am smiling. Thks for the entertainment & so many moments of glory. V r an awesome team! @kkriders”
Meanwhile, SRH advanced to the final of IPL 2018 and will meet against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) on Sunday night. While CSK has won two IPL trophies in 2010 and 2011, SRH has won their only IPL trophies in 2016.
