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KKR lose Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan in quick succession vs SRH in IPL 9 Eliminator

Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan were dismissed in quick succession, as the former IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) stuttered in their chase.

Gautam Gambhir fell for 28 © AFP
Gautam Gambhir fell for 28 © AFP

Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan were dismissed in quick succession, as the former IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) stuttered in their chase of 163 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were 81 for 4 in 12 overs, requiring another 82 runs to win off 8 overs with 6 wickets in hand. While Gambhir was dismissed for run-a-ball 28, Pathan could manage only 2 off the 6 balls he faced. The wicket of Pathan was a big blow in particular, as he has been in terrific form, lifting his team out from trenches and guiding them to wins in past few matches in IPL 2016. At the crease were Manish Pandey and Suryakumar Yadav. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), IPL 2016 Eliminator, at New Delhi

Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) were propelled to 162 for 8 in their allotted 20 overs. Yuvraj Singh top scored with a fluent 44 off 30 balls, which was studded with 8 boundaries and 1 six. Moises Henriques scored 31 off 21 balls with 2 sixes and 1 four, whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain David Warner managed 28 off as many balls. Live Cricket Blog & Updates: SRH vs KKR, IPL 2016, Eliminator at Delhi

Kuldeep Yadav was expensive, as he gave away 35 runs off his 4 overs but managed to scalp 3 crucial wickets. KKR’s lanky fast bowlers Morne Morkel and Jason Holder bagged 2 wickets each for 31 and 33 runs respectively off their 4 overs each.

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