IPL 2020: Kolkata bag first two points of the season, defeat Hyderabad by 7 wickets

Earning ir first two points of season, Kolkata defeated Hyderab by 7 wickets on Saturday at Abu Dhabi. Dinesh Karthik & Co. put up complete all-round performance as players stepped up with ball and bat as well. Shubman Gill played an instrumental innings of 70 runs off 62 deliveries as he anchored Kolkata innings and guided m over line. English skipper Eoin Morgan supported Gill as he held or end strong and scored 42 off 29. 

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Chasing a total of 143, Kolkata were in a spot of bor as y lost early wickets. Danger slogger Sunil Narine was dismissed in second over by Khaleel Ahmed while Nitesh Rana was also sent back after a short cameo. Skipper Dinesh Karthik n took onus upon himself to, but his stay at crease was short-lived courtesy of Rashid Khan's brilliant delivery to trap him plumb. It was n Gill & Morgan who anchored entire innings stitching a partnership of 67 runs for fourth wicket. 

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Kolkata restrict Hyderab 

Kolkata put on a completely dominating performance with ball as y restricted Hyderab for 142 off first 20 overs. While Cummins got rid of in-form Bairstow early in innings, skipper David Warner kept going and looked dangerous. Young spinner Varun Chakravarthy n baffled Hyderab skipper with a dream delivery. n Manish Pandey and Wriddhiman Saha continued to build innings for Orange Army.

However, with boundaries drying up and innings end approaching Manish Pandey attempted to big and was eventually caught and bowled by Andre Russell. Pandey top-scored for Hyderab as he brought up his half-century before getting dismissed. 

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