Match Report - Kolkata Knight Riders Beat SunRisers Hyderabad By 10 Runs In IPL 2021

Nitish Rana (Image Source: IPL20 Website)

Opener Nitish Rana, who recently recovered from coronavirus, hit an explosive 80 as Kolkata Knight Riders recorded their 100th win in the Indian Premier League on Sunday. Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata defended their total of 187 for six against David Warner's Sunrisers Hyderabad to win by 10 runs in Chennai.

Brief Scores

• Kolkata Knight Riders - 187/6 (Nitish Rana - 80; Rashid Khan - 2/24)
• Sunrisers Hyderabad - 177/5 (Manish Pandey - 61*; Prasidh Krishna - 2/35)

The 14th edition of the IPL, which was last year held in the United Arab Emirates, is being played behind closed doors with India witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases.

Rana tested positive for the virus last month ahead of the Twenty20 tournament but remained asymptomatic and joined the team well before their opener.

Morgan said Rana was happy after getting out of quarantine and seemed to be in pretty good nick.

"He was delighted to be out of quarantine and have negative tests," Morgan told reporters.

"His game was in really good touch and we witnessed that today on a wicket that probably wasn't as good as he made it look to bat on and moreover we are delighted for him."

Rana, a left-hand batsman, put on key partnerships including a blazing second-wicket stand of 93 with Rahul Tripathi, who smashed 53, after being put into bat first.

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