3 SRH players who flopped against KKR

Sunrisers Hyderabad clashed against Kolkata Knight Riders in an important encounter in Hyderabad. Electing to bat first, Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to a blistering start thanks to their openers Shrivats Goswami and Shikar Dhawan, who took the attack to the opposition right from the word go.

Sunrisers were scoring at more than 9 runs per over until the 13th over but regular loss of wickets and some tight bowling by KKR in the latter half of the innings ensured Sunrisers could only manage 172/9 in their 20 overs.

In reply, KKR got off to a blazing start thanks to their openers Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn. The pair added 52 runs for the first wicket in just 3.4 overs before Narine was holed out in the deep.

However, Chris Lynn (55) and Robin Uthappa (45) stitched together a match-winning partnership for the 2nd wicket that took the wind out of SRH. Skipper Dinesh Karthik stayed till the end and saw his team home to a comfortable 5 wicket win, which confirmed their birth in the playoffs.

In a game that had everything, let us look at 3 players from SRH who couldn’t step up to the occasion.

#3 Yusuf Pathan

The hard hitting right-hander has been woefully out of form and today was the ideal opportunity for Yusuf Pathan to get back into form in an inconsequential game for SRH.

Yusuf Pathan came out to bat at the fall of the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan in the 16th over and had plenty of time to adjust to the pitch conditions and the bowling but the batting all-rounder didn’t show any of such intent as he went after an over pitched delivery from Sunil Narine. He mistimed the shot that skied up and landed straight down the throat of the fielder at mid-on.

Yusuf Pathan was dismissed for 2 of 4 balls. He failed to capitalize on a wonderful opportunity ahead of the playoffs.