IPL 2023: Harry Brook’s century powers SRH to second straight win after high-scoring affair vs KKR

Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana gave KKR some hope in the run-chase but SRH had enough on the board to win by 23 runs.

Apr 15, 2023 - 01:30

IPL 2023: Harry Brook’s century powers SRH to second straight win after high-scoring affair vs KKR

Harry Brook’s scored the first century of the Indian Premier League season as Sunrisers Hyderabad registered their second straight win, defeating Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.

Brook’s 55-ball 100* powered SRH to 228/4, with useful contributions from captain Aiden Markram and Abhishek Sharma. Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana gave KKR some hope in the run-chase but SRH had enough on the board to win by 23 runs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was particularly impressive for SRH, with figures of 1/29 in a high-scoring match while leg-spinner Mayank Markande also shone with 2/27. Marco Jansen had pegged KKR back with two wickets in one early on, but KKR’s middle order once again rallied. But this time there was no miracle recovery for the Kolkata franchise.

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SRH batters to have scored a century in the IPL:

David Warner x 2
Jonny Bairstow
Harry Brook https://t.co/rtyybM17Im— The Field (@thefield_in) April 14, 2023

England sensation Brook hit 12 fours and three sixes in 55-ball 100 after Rana won the toss and decided to field first.

The young opener was supported by powerful hitting by Hyderabad captain Aiden Markram (50) and Abhishek Sharma (32) who stitched two key half-century partnerships with Brook.

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