SCOREBOARD
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
Abhishek Sharma c Ferguson b Topley 34 ( 22b, 2x4, 2x6), Travis Head c du Plessis b Ferguson 102 ( 41b, 9x4, 8x6), Heinrich Klaasen c Vyshak b Ferguson 67 ( 31b, 2x4, 7x6), Aiden Markram (not out) 32 ( 17b, 2x4, 2x6), Abdul Samad (not out) 37 ( 10b, 4x4, 3x6); Extras (lb-2, nb-1, w-12): 15; Total (for three wkts. in 20 overs): 287.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-108 (Abhishek, 8.1 overs), 2-165 (Head, 12.3), 3-231 (Klaasen, 16.6).
RCB BOWLING
Jacks 3-0-32-0, Topley 4-0-68-1, Dayal 4-0-51-0, Ferguson 4-0-52-2, Vyshak 4-0-64-0, Lomror 1-0-18-0. Toss: RCB. down the order.
Powell and Hetmyer can play vital cameos
On Tuesday night, at one of cricket’s most iconic grounds, two teams in top form come face to face. It should be a fascinating battle in the IPL between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens.
Royals are sitting atop the table with five wins from six games while Knight Riders, which has four wins from five, must be keenly eyeing that spot.
After crushing Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets with plenty to spare at the same venue, the host is indeed looking formidable.
RR landed in this historic metropolis after winning its last match, though it was a much closer encounter against Punjab Kings.
Sanju Samsmon’s men had won that match without two of their most experienced stars, Jos Buttler and R. Ashwin. The team’s star of the season, Riyan Parag, had a relatively quiet game too, but Shimron Hetmyer steered the side home with a 10ball 27 not out. Such has been
Royals’ batting depth.
While Parag and Samson are among the leading runscorers, Yuzvendra Chahal has worn the purple cap for much of the season.
The wristspinner though has to bowl against an explosive batting lineup which has the likes of Phil Salt, fresh from his 47ball unbeaten 89 against LSG, Andre Russell, skipper Shreyas Iyer and Sunil Narine.
Narine has also been effective with the ball. Mitchell Starc must be raring to go too, after his threewicket haul — two of them came in the final over — on Sunday.