How Varun spun his chakra to help KKR snatch win from jaws of defeat
Updated On: 06 May, 2023 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | N Jagannath Das
Kolkata Knight Riders’s mystery spinner Chakravarthy reveals his heart was pounding while bowling the final over with Sunrisers needing just nine runs to win; SRH head coach Lara insists his team threw it away to end up losing by five runs
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Varun Chakravarthy celebrates KKR’s victory with wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz as SRH’s Mayank Markande looks on at Hyderabad on Thursday. Pic/PTI
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) could be one of the worst teams while chasing a target, big or small. And it was no different story on Thursday. Needing 172 and requiring just nine runs off the last over, SRH choked and suffered a five-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here. This was SRH’s sixth loss, and their hopes of a playoff spot seem to have taken yet another serious tumble.
For eighth-placed KKR, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy (4-0-20-1) held his nerve to emerge as the hero, conceding just two runs besides one leg bye in that final over, even dismissing the aggressive Abdul Samad, as the Kolkata side earned their fourth win in 10 matches. SRH finished on 166-8.
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