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Venkatesh Iyer once again stood tall in the crucial match for Kolkata Knight Riders and helped them reach the IPL final for the fourth time. His side outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets. Venkatesh played a scintillating knock of unbeaten 51 runs off 28 balls as KKR chased down the moderate 160-run target with 38 balls to spare, completely stamping their authority over the 2016 champions.
The left-handed batter smashed the SRH bowlers for fun and displayed his six-hitting prowess by hitting 4 maximums as KKR were always at the top of the game despite losing their openers Sunil Narine (21) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (23) early. Earlier, Mitchell Starc produced a stunning opening burst of three wickets in the powerplay to break the back of SRH’s dangerous batting. They were eventually shot out for a mere 159 in 19.3 overs as the chase turned out to be a cakewalk for KKR with half-centuries from the Iyer duo.
After the match, Venkatesh was in a fun mood as he displayed his ‘mamba side’ before the interview with broadcasters. The stylish batter was standing, giving a side pose, and the camera started rolling as broadcaster Harsha Bhogle was stunned by his antics.
Source – TOI
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