WATCH: KKR's Harshit Rana Gives Death Stare to Mayank Agarwal, Sends Off SRH with a Flying Kiss – News18

Incredible scenes were on display at the Eden Gardens on Saturday night when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) hosted the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match no. 3. The first innings of the encounter saw all-rounder Andre Russell setting the venue ablaze with his phenomenal knock which included 7 sixes and 3 boundaries. Following his assault with the bat, it was the bowlers who turned up the heat and Harshit Rana led the charge.

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SRH were off to a blistering start in the chase of 209 with a 60-run opening stand between Mayank Agarwal and Abhishek Sharma. They took the trio of Mitchell Starc, Rana and Varun Chakravarthy together, bringing up a fifty partnership in just the fifth over. The Knight Riders rallied back with the prized wicket of Agarwal who was striking at 152.38.

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Rana, who was denied Agarwal’s wicket in the second over due to a DRS, returned just before the conclusion of the Powerplay to draw first blood for KKR. He got rid of the SRH opener with a 128.1kph bouncer and gave a stare before sending him off with a flying kiss.

Earlier, Russell unleashed his fury with an unbeaten 25-ball 64 after Phil Salt’s solid fifty as KKR overcame a sedate start to post an imposing 208 for 7 in 20 overs.

Salt, who went unsold at the auction only to be named as a replacement for Jason Roy, got to his third IPL fifty in just 38 balls before being dismissed by Mayank Markande (3/39) while trying to accelerate. The Englishman made 54 off 40.

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Russell teed off against Markande when he launched the SRH leg-spinner deep into the stands — three sixes in five balls. Rinku Singh, at the other end, made a 15-ball 23 as the duo put together 81 runs from 33 balls as KKR scored 85 runs in the last five overs.

(With Agency Inputs)