Disappointed KKR fas took to Twitter to wish their team the best for next season and thanked the team for the performance while social media was flooded with memes on KKR missing out again.
IPL 2020 Playoff: Net Run-Rate, Sunrisers Hyderabad Knock Out SRK's Kolkata Knight Riders Once Again - In 2019 both teams had faced a similar predicament with SRH eventually piping KKR on superior run-rate.
It was a must-win match for SRH and the Hyderabad based side rode on a 151-run opening partnership of David Warner and Wriddihman Saha to win the match and secure a playoff berth.
Chasing a meagre target of 150, Captain Warner (85 runs off 58 balls) and Saha's (58 not out off 45) 151-run opening partnership helped them reach the target in just 17.1 overs.
After CSK's campaign ended early in the IPL 2020, Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has announced his retirement. The 39-year-old posted a video on social media confirming the same. The reports of him retiring, had already started surfacing on Tuesday. Earlier, a CSK insider told the Times of India, "Watson was very emotional when he told the CSK dressing room after the last game that he would retire. He said that it was a great privilege for him to play for the franchise."
SRH need to win to qualify - it is as simple as that! If they beat MI they will secure a playoff berth courtesy their high positive net run rate. If they lose they bow out of the tournament.
Mumbai Indians (MI) will clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the last group-stage match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Sharjah on the 3rd of November. A win for SRH will take them through to the playoffs while a loss will eliminate them from the race.