IPL 2024 - From Andre Russell's power, Harshit Rana-Mayank Agarwal stare contest to umpire injury - drama during KKR vs SRH clash

Match 3 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the iconic Eden Gardens had all the drama imaginable. It all began with KKR all-rounder Andre Russell unleashing his power in the first innings, especially when his side needed it the most.

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He reached a 20-ball fifty and at the end of the 20 overs, scored 64 runs off 25 balls, consisting of 3 fours and 7 maximums, taking KKR's score to 208 runs.

Coming in to chase, Mayank Agarwal and Abhishek Sharma started off well, hitting boundaries and trying to utilize the Powerplay to their advantage. 

However, the breakthrough came when Harshit Rana got the better of Agarwal. However, he gave a ferocious send-off to Mayank Agarwal after taking his wicket, which received mixed reactions. Seeing this, the SRH opener also looked at him angrily, while Harshit did not stop staring at him despite the wild eye contact.

If this was not enough, even the umpire got injured in this game. The game came to a halt after the umpire was hit on his shin and he was on the ground.

As for the clash, 18 overs were done, and SRH managed to score 170 runs after losing 5 wickets. Sunrisers Hyderabad needs 39 runs in 12 balls with Heinrich Klaasen and Shahbaz Ahmed at the crease. For KKR, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, and Andre Russell all picked one wicket each.

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Earlier, other KKR batters Sunil Narine (2), Venkatesh Iyer (7), Shreyas Iyer (0), and Nitish Rana (9) all fell in quick succession. Ramandeep Singh played a good cameo of 35 off 17 balls while Rinku Singh contributed with 23. For SRH, T Natarajan picked up three wickets, while Mayank Markande had two to his name, and skipper Pat Cummins claimed one.

Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.