Venkatesh Iyer (51 not out off 28 balls) and Shreyas Iyer (58 not out off 24 balls) smashed respective half-centuries to help KKR successfully chase down a below-par 160-run target set by Sunrisers Hyderabad in just 13.4 overs
SRH will lock horns with the winner of Eliminator in Qualifier 2. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are set to face Rajasthan Royals in Eliminator on Wednesday. The loser will be knocked out of the league and the winner will fight the Pat Cummins-led for the coveted seat in the final in the second qualifier on Friday.
Chasing a below-par target of 160 runs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine got off to a flying start by scoring 16 runs from the first over of SRH skipper Pat Cummins. T Natarajan dismissed Gurbaz in the fourth over after he scored 23 runs off 14 balls, including two sixes and two fours.
Venkatesh Iyer replaced Gurbaz at the crease and he started with a boundary on the first delivery. Then he hit back-to-back fours to Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the next over to get the momentum going. Unfortunately, Narine lost his wicket to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth just after the powerplay.
Venkatesh Iyer completed his half-century with a maximum on Nitish Reddy's last delivery of the 13th over. With 18 runs needed in seven overs, Pat Cummins handed the ball to Travis Head. Shreyas smashed him for three sixes and a four in the first four deliveries to finish the match in just 13.4 overs.
(With inputs from agencies)
