QUALIFIER 2, SRH VS KKR: CSK TO FACE THIS TEAM IN IPL 2018 FINAL

Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 13 runs in the second qualifier of the IPL on Friday.

Sunrisers Hyderabad openers got off to a steady start as they scored 45 runs without losing any wicket in the powerplay. KKR spinner Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Shikar Dhawan - 34 (24) and the SRH captain Kane Williamson - 3 (3) in the same over (8). SRH struggled to make runs in the middle overs as KKR bowlers kept chipping away with some crucial wickets. SRH's Rashid Khan - 34 (10) played an important cameo by the end to take his team to 174/7 from their 20 overs.

Chasing 175 to win, KKR openers gave a brilliant start scoring 67/1 from the power play of 6 overs. Things took a turn when SRH's Rashid Khan came into the attack. Wickets started to tumble as Rashid picked up three crucial wickets in the middle overs. Chris Lynn top-scored for KKR by scoring 48 off just 31 balls at the top. Young Shubman Gill - 30 (20) battled hard to take his team over the line but failed at the end as he had no support at the other end. KKR ended up scoring 161/9 from their 20 overs falling short by 13 runs. By winning the second qualifier, SRH advanced to the final and will play CSK on Sunday.