IPL 2023: Brook ton helps Sunrisers beat Knight Riders by 23 runs; Rana, Rinku fifties in vain

Englishman Harry Brook proved his price as a harmful batter as he scored IPL 2023’s first hundred (100 n.o., 55b, 12×4, 3×6) to information Sunrisers Hyderabad to a 23–run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders on the Eden Gardens on Friday.

Inserted, SRH amassed 228 for 4, this season’s highest complete, and restricted KKR to 205 for seven, regardless of Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh’s valiant half-centuries, for its second straight win.

The 24-year-old Brook excelled together with his timing and placement. Mixing correct cricketing pictures with well-executed improvisation, Brook punished new ball bowlers Umesh Yadav and Lockie Ferguson.

Andre Russell offered KKR some aid by scalping Mayank Agarwal and Rahul Tripathi within the fifth over.

But Brook and captain Aiden Markram (50, 26b, 2×4, 5×6), who performed some breathtaking pictures, plundered runs so as to add 72.

Brook, who was let off on 45 and used DRS to outlive a caught-behind choice on 61, continued with unwavering focus. He spectacularly hit Ferguson for 5 fours within the fifteenth over.

Left-hander Abhishek Sharma (32, 17b, 3×4, 2×6) confirmed his firepower to collect 72 with Brook, who achieved his private landmark within the remaining over.

In reply, KKR misplaced Rahmanullah Gurbaz to Bhuvneshwar within the first over and Venkatesh Iyer and Sunil Narine to Marco Jansen within the fourth.

Nitish Rana refused to surrender and swung his bat to clobber Umran Malik for 28 runs, together with 4 fours and two sixes, within the sixth over. The KKR skipper collected 62 with N.Jagadeesan (36, 21b, 5×4, 1×6), who made an essential contribution.

Russell, who took three wickets however struggled to finish three overs attributable to health points, fell cheaply to the correct Markande to depart KKR at 96 for 5.

Rana (75, 41b, 5×4, 6×6), who performed most of his pictures on onside and bought a reprieve on 68, and final match’s hero Rinku, who employed DRS to outlive on 15 and was dropped on 47, collected 69 earlier than the previous holed out on the off-side off T.Natarajan.

Rinku (58 n.o, 31b, 4×4, 4×6) sparkled by reaching the ropes on each side however discovered the goal too tall.