KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 Qualifier 1: KKR has become the first finalist of IPL 2024. On Tuesday, during the match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, it defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad. KKR had a hold on the match from the first over and then loosened its grip only after winning. While there were many heroes in KKR's victory, there were also many villains in Hyderabad's defeat. Let's take a look at who was the hero of KKR, and who played the role of villain for Hyderabad…
Villains of Hyderabad's defeat
travis head
What could have been a bigger match than this for Hyderabad? Despite knowing this, Travis Head's approach appeared quite casual. There is no need to tell the head what Mitchell Starc is. If he wanted, he could have let the first over pass smoothly and then started the attack. But he played that ball in a very simple manner. Earlier, Arshdeep had also dismissed Travis in a similar manner, but still he did not work against the left arm bowler. Not only this, he dropped a very easy catch while fielding. Perhaps it was not so little that he gave away a lot of runs even in bowling.
Nitish Reddy
Today Nitish Reddy had a big responsibility. When wickets had fallen so often, they should have played a little more cautiously. Especially in front of Mitchell Starc who was spitting fire. But Nitish tried to adopt a forcefully aggressive style and the result was out. Till now Nitish had been playing the role of anchor for Hyderabad. He should have stuck to the same strategy even today. But he lost his patience and caused a big loss to the team.
Abdul Samad
If you want to learn how to waste opportunities that come your way, look at Abdul Samad. He has been with Hyderabad for a long time, but there has been no change in his thinking and approach. Samad got out by playing a completely irresponsible shot, whereas there was no need for that shot at that time. If Abdul Samad had stayed till the last over, there would have been at least 25 to 30 more runs on the scorecard. But Samad did not consider it necessary.
Rahul Tripathi
Don't be surprised to see Rahul Tripathi's name in the villain list. Even though Rahul Tripathi has scored the most runs, he is responsible for the poor condition of Hyderabad. His biggest mistake is runout. Rahul had reached the field in the very first over. Was fully aware of the situation. He was at the non-striker end, from where it was easy to see where the ball was going. Despite this, he ran for runs on Samad's shot. If he started running, he would keep running, but he stopped in the middle of the pitch. After this, due to Rahul's mistake, Klaasen also missed the catch.
pat cummins
Finally the name of Captain Pat Cummins comes. It would not be wrong to say that in this match, Captain Cummins became a victim of overconfidence in the muscle power of his batsmen. Yes, it was in this very ground that Cummins had seen Rohit Sharma lose the 2023 World Cup after winning the toss. Then how did they commit such a mistake? Had you not analyzed earlier that dew would come in the second innings and batting would become easier? Apart from this, he also completely failed in bowling. From his style it did not appear that any Australian was captaining this match.
KKR's five stars
mitchell starc
Mitchell Starc was trolled a lot at the beginning of IPL 2024. He gave away a lot of runs in his initial matches. On this it was said that KKR's money was wasted. Actually, KKR had signed Starc by spending huge amount in this IPL. But against Hyderabad, Starc gave every penny to KKR.
Varun Chakravarthy
The time when Varun Chakraborty took the wicket of Heinrich Klaasen was very important. If Heinrich Klaasen had stopped from there then Hyderabad's score was certain to cross 200. Klaasen was accompanied by Abdul Samad at the other end and the attitude of both was completely aggressive. But Varun left Hyderabad in trouble by trapping Klaasen in his spin web.
Rehmanullah Gurbaz
The reason for keeping Rahmanullah Gurbaz in this list is his approach. He remained out of the team for almost the entire season. He could not find a place due to Phil Salt being a superhit player. Despite this, the way he showed enthusiasm in today's match was surprising. Seeing his style, it never seemed that he did not get enough opportunities this season. Apart from this, he also started the batting in the same style as Phil Salt.
Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer had decided as soon as he came on the field that he would not have to bear the pressure. As soon as he arrived, he started hitting shots aggressively. Without caring who was bowling in front of him, Iyer hit shots all around the ground and scored heavily. It was the result of his aggressive batting that despite losing two wickets at 67, KKR did not come under pressure.
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas has proved to be a hero for KKR not only in this match but the entire season. His batting in today's match was amazing. He also showed brilliant colors in his captaincy and despite knowing how deadly Hyderabad's batsmen are, he gave complete freedom to his bowlers. Shreyas played an inning of 58 runs off 24 balls which was enough to show that even if the target was 200, KKR would have achieved it.