“Mom is still in the hospital…”: KKR star, after entering IPL 2024 final, says he left her to join the team

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) wicketkeeper-batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz said his mother is still recovering in the hospital. Gurbaz scored 23 runs in 14 balls at a strike rate of 164.29 during KKR’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Qualifier 1 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Gurbaz said that he came back from Afghanistan because KKR needed him as a replacement for Philip Salt in the playing eleven. The 22-year-old player said that his mother is happy with his performance in the tournament.

“My mom is still recovering in the hospital, I talk to her every day. But I knew my KKR family needed me here after Phil Salt left. So I came back from Afghanistan, and I My mother is happy to be here,” said Gurbaz. “Happy for me too.”

“My mom is still recovering in the hospital, I talk to her every day. But I knew my KKR family needed me here after Phil Salt left. So I came back from Afghanistan, and I I am happy to be here, my mother is happy for me too.

– Rahmanullah Gurbaz (After KKR beat SRH to enter…) pic.twitter.com/57YGVfhiTX

– KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 21 May 2024

Earlier, the right-handed hitter had not featured in any games for KKR this season due to the success of Salt and Sunil Narine at the top of the opening order and the game against the Hyderabad-based franchise was his first in the playoffs. IPL 2024.

Recaping the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad chose to bat first. After being reduced to 39/4 after an incredible powerplay spell from Mitchell Starc, Rahul Tripathi (55 off 35 balls with seven fours and a six) and Heinrich Klaasen (32 off 21 balls with three fours and a six) There was a partnership of 62 runs between. A six) helped SRH cross the 100-run mark. But Sunrisers’ wickets kept falling as the bowlers were successful in maintaining pressure on KKR. A late cameo from captain Mitchell Starc (30 off 24 balls with two fours and two sixes) took SRH to a respectable score of 159 runs in 19.3 overs.

Starc was the best bowler for KKR, taking three wickets for 34 runs in four overs and once again made an impact in big matches. Varun Chakraborty also took two wickets for 26 runs in four overs. Vaibhav Arora, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Vaibhav Arora got one wicket each.

Chasing the target of 160 runs, a 44-run partnership between openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (23 from 14 balls, with two fours and two sixes) and Sunil Narine (21 from 16 balls, with the help of four fours) helped Provided a good platform to KKR. , Aggressive half-centuries from captain Shreyas Iyer (58* in 24 balls with the help of five fours and four sixes) and Venkatesh Iyer (51* in 28 balls with the help of five fours and four sixes) made fun of SRH’s bowling and run-chase. . Won the game by eight wickets with 38 balls remaining.

With this win, KKR have made it straight to the final while SRH have another chance in the title clash and will face the winner of the eliminator match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Qualifier 2. I will play. Happening on Wednesday.

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