As it happened | IPL 2019, Match 38: Hyderabad defeat Kolkata by 9 wickets

David Warner and Jonny Bairstow shine as Hyderabad defeat Kolkata by 9 wickets. 

Hyderabad are 142/1 after 14 overs. 

They now need 18 runs in 36 balls.

David Warner departs!

After playing a splendid innings he lost his wicket to Yarra Prithviraj. 

It's is Prithviraj's first wicket. 

Warner scored 67 runs off 38 balls. 

Next bastman is Kane Williamson. 

Just after Warner, Jonny Bairstow completes his half-century. 

He is playing at 50* runs off 28 balls. 

David Warner has completed his half-century and it's his 6th half-century of the season. 

He completed his 50 in 29 balls. 

His innings so far includes, two 4s and four 6s. 

Hyderabad have completed 100 runs in their 160-run chase against Kolkata. 

They are 102/0 after 9 overs. 

The first powerplay is dominated by Hyderabad. 

They have started off well and Kolkata failed to take any wicket. 

Bairstow and Warner have kept the momentum going. They have put the pressure on the opponents and shared the job by rotating the strike. 

Both the batsmen are in terrific form. 

After 6 overs, Hyderabad are 72/0. 

The openers, Bairstow and Warner, have settled in and build a strong partnership. 

After 5 overs, Hyderabad are 52/0. 

To open Hyderabad's innings, Jonny Bairstow and David Warner are at the crease. 

Harry Gurney to bowl the first over. 

Last over and one more wicket is gone. 

Piyush Chawla out after scoring four runs off eight balls. 

Next batsman is KC Cariappa. 

Bhuvneshwar gets the most crucial wicket. 

Andre Russell departs after scoring 15 runs. 

Bhuvi to Russell, catch out by Rashid Khan. 

Nect batsman is Yarra Prithviraj. 

Chris Lynn out!

Khaleel Ahmed to Lynn, catch out by Kane Williamson. 

Lynn scored 51 runs off 47 runs. 

Next batsman is Piyush Chawla. 

After 17 overs, Kolkata are 133/6. 

Another wicket

Rinku Singh departs after scoring 30 runs off 25 balls. 

Sandeep Sharma to Rinku Singh, catch out by Rashid Khan. 

Next batsman is Andre Russell. 

Kolkata are 126/5 after 16 overs. 

One more wicket!

The skipper Dinesh Karthik losses his wicket. 

Shahbaz Nadeem to Karthik, run out. 

Karthik scored six runs off four balls. 

next batsman is Rinku Singh. 

Kolkata are 75/4 after 9 overs. 

Another wicket.

Nitish Rana walks back to pavilion after losing his wicket to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 

Rana scored 11 runs off 11 balls. 

Next batsman is Dinesh Karthik. 

Hyderabad are going good with their strategies... keep taking wickets, keep building pressure and let any partnership to build. 

The first powerplay was balanced as Kolkata scored runs and Hyderabad took two crucial wickets. 

The gram from here will be interesting now. 

Kolkata are 53/2 after 5 overs. 

Need a partnership at this moment to post a good total. 

One more wicket.

Shubman Gill departs!

Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, catch out by Vijay Shankar. 

Gill scored three runs off four balls. 

Next batsman is Nitish Rana. 

Sunil Narine out!

Khaleel Ahmed to Narine, bowled. 

Big relief to the Hyderabad team as Narine had started his brutal assualt. 

Narine scored 25 runs off 8 balls. 

Next batsman is Shubman Gill. 

After one overs, Kolkata are at a score of 10 runs for no loss. 

Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine are at the crease to open Kolkata's innings and Bhuvneshwar Kumar launches Hyderabad's bowling attack. 

...and the match begins.

What the captains are saying:

Kane Williamson: Everyone wants to win but we had a good last game. So we will look to get on a roll from that. The guys at the top are going brilliantly well. But it is a fresh start, new game and it is important to adapt.

Dinesh Karthik: Now that we have lost the toss, we have to make the most of it when we bat first. We have made three changes to the team. Those players will bring breathe of fresh air to the team. As a captain you have to stand up in the big games and this is a big game for us.

Toss:

Hyderabad win toss, opt to bowl first. 

Playing XI: 

Hyderabad: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(w), Kane Williamson(c), Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, K Khaleel Ahmed 

Kolkata: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Piyush Chawla, KC Cariappa, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj

Stats and Facts:

Hyderabad’s opening partnerships this season read: 118, 110, 185, 64, 33, 7, 72 and 66. 

While that's also concerna as the team has been over-reliance on openers David Warner and Jonny Bairstow, who will be leaving at the end of the week to join England's World Cup.

The team winning the toss has lost each of the last ten IPL matches played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. 

Head-to-head records:

Overall both the team have played a total of 16 matches and Kolkata lead the tally winning 10. 

Hyderabad on the other hand have won six. 

What to expect from the match:

A top-heavy Hyderabad will look to tame an Andre Russell-reliant Kolkata in a high pressure clash. 

Both teams have eight points though Hyderabad have played one match less.

The hosts snapped their three-match losing streak with a win over table leaders Chennai and Kolkata now need to do the same having lost their last four games.

The race to play-offs is heating up and both sides know the value of a win today.

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