IPL 2024: Ponting ‘embarrassed’ after DC’s flop show against KKR
Ponting was hugely critical of the side’s performance in the match, especially with the ball and on the field.
Fast bowler Lockie Ferguson on Sunday starred for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in Super Over at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
In what was the third instance when a match was decided by super over, Ferguson bowled out Hyderabad by taking both their wickets, while giving away just two runs. KKR chased the target in fouls.
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Earlier, batting first, KKR captain Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik, who batted in the deciderf for their team, had combined to score 58 runs in the last five overs to take ensure the commendable total of 163/5 on the board.
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Ferguson earlier brought KKR back into the game after the powerplay with figures of 3/15 in four overs. He broke the opening partnership of 68 runs between his New Zealand team mate Kane Williamson and Jonny Bairstow by dismissing the former while he was on 29. He then bowled out Priyam Garg and Manish Pandey, the latter with an inch perfect yorker aimed at ther base of the off stump.
SRH captain David Warner, who came at no.4 instead of his usual opening position, struggled to get going for most of the innings but smashed three consecutive fours in the last over to swing the momentum SRH’s way. A single off the last, which was called leg bye, ensured that SRH reach 163/6 and the game thus went into a Super Over. Warner was unbeaten on 47 off 33 balls.
Brief scores: KKR 163/5 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 36, Eoin Morgan 34; Thangarasu Natarajan 2/40) vs SRH 163/6 in 20 overs (David Warner 47 not out, Jonny Bairstow 36; Lockie Ferguson 3/15)
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