Yusuf blitz knocks Sunrisers out

May 24, 2014

Sunrisers Hyderabad faced a tall ask to stay in the tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders were hunting a top-two finish and so chose to bowl•BCCI

Shikhar Dhawan struck a laborious 29 off 31 but edges and extras helped Sunrisers keep pace. They were 69 for 2 after eight overs•BCCI

Gautam Gambhir contributed 28 to an opening partnership of 43 before chopping the ball onto his stumps in the fifth over •BCCI

Yusuf Pathan arrived with 106 needed off 47 to push his side to second place. He was dropped on nought, but then smashed the next 21 balls to the tune of 72 runs •BCCI

Morne Morkel provided early success as he got rid of David Warner in the first over•BCCI

Spin helped Knight Riders come back. Shakib Al Hasan had S Anirudha stumped with a ripper. His and Sunil Narine's eight overs cost only 44 runs•BCCI

Robin Uthappa made his ninth consecutive 40-plus score•BCCI

Knight Riders knocked Sunrisers out, pushed Chennai Super Kings to down to third and booked a home qualifier against Kings XI Punjab in one whirlwind innings•BCCI

Darren Sammy had to fight through a leg injury. His 29 off 19 pushed Sunrisers to 160•BCCI

Karn Sharma carried Sunrisers' hopes as he picked up 4 for 38 •BCCI