Kolkata | Sunrisers Hyderabad registered victory by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by 23 runs in the 19th match of IPL 2023 played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata with the brilliant century of Harry Brooks. Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and invited Sunrisers Hyderabad to bat first. Sunrisers Hyderabad scored a mammoth score of 228 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs, Harry Brooks scored an unbeaten 100 off 55 balls and Captain Aiden Markram scored 50 runs off 26 balls. Abhishek Sharma, who came to bat in the middle overs, played an inning of 32 runs in 17 balls. Andre Russell bowled brilliantly and dismissed 3 players for 21 runs. Chasing a big score of 228 runs, Kolkata Knight Riders lost 3 wickets for just 20 runs, although captain Nitish Rana (75) runs and Rinku Singh unbeaten (58) runs tried hard to win the match for Kolkata Knight Riders but in the end Kolkata Knight Riders Had to face defeat by 23 runs. Harry Brookes was awarded man of the match for his brilliant unbeaten century.
Brief Scores :
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 4/228 over 20, Harry Brook 100 not out, Aiden Markram 50, Abhishek Sharma 32, Andre Russell 3/21
Kolkata Right Riders: 7/205 over 20, Nitish Rana 75, Rinku Singh 58, Narayan Jagadeesan 36, Mayank Markande 2/27, Marco Jansen 2/37