After the brilliant performance of the bowlers led by Mitchell Starc (three wickets for 34 runs), the aggressive innings of captain Shreyas Iyer (58 not out in 24 balls) and Venkatesh Iyer (51 not out in 28 balls) helped Kolkata Knight Riders win the Indian Premier League ( In the first qualifier match of IPL on Tuesday, they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets with 38 balls remaining and secured their place in the final. Mitchell Starc was chosen player of the match for his excellent bowling.
Reports say that after bundling out Sunrisers' innings for 159 runs, KKR has booked its ticket to the finals in this league for the fourth time by scoring 164 runs for two wickets in just 13.4 overs. Not only this, Sunrisers will have to face the winner of the eliminator to be played on Wednesday between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday (24 May) to make it to the final to be played on 26 May.
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