The Kolkata Knight Riders have played five matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE, excluding Shakib Al Hasan. Before and after each match, there was a discussion as to why Kolkata is not taking Shakib. From whom they can get effective batting as well as great bowling.

Finally, Kolkata dropped Shakib in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The world’s best all-rounder proved his ability with fielding and bowling in the first innings of the match. Shakib took a wicket in bowling besides one run out in direct throw in fielding. He has spent only 20 runs in 4 overs.

Kolkata’s other two spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakraborty were also brilliant in the innings of Shakib’s great performance. As a result, Hyderabad could not score more than 115 runs losing 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Kolkata’s target is 116 runs to keep the hopes of play-off alive.

After losing the toss, Kolkata dominated Hyderabad from the start. In the last over of the power play, Hyderabad skipper Ken Williamson took 16 runs off four fours. However, in the first 6 overs, their collection stood at only 35 runs, Riddhiman Saha (0) and Jason Roy (10) went back to the dressing room.

After taking two wickets for just 18 runs, Williamson was doing a good job of handling the pressure with Priyam Garg in the third wicket. Shakib broke the tie by attacking for the first time in the seventh over of the innings. Williamson wanted to take a quick single in the fifth ball of the over. Shakib rang the farewell bell with a direct throw.

Shakib bowled four overs in a row from the seventh to the 13th over of the innings. He could get the first wicket in his second over. But he could not catch Priyam Garg’s return catch with one hand. As a result, he had to be wicketless in the first two overs.

The wait is over in the personal third over. Abhishek Sharma left the wicket and went to play. But Shakib sat on the armor. Dinesh Karthik made his debut, easy stamping. Shakib digested the only boundary of the spell in his last over. In all, he scored only 20 runs in 4 overs.
Narin and Varun did not miss the day of Shakib’s performance. Although he did not get any wicket, Narine spent only 12 runs in four overs. Another spinner Varun took 2 wickets for 26 runs in four overs. Besides, two fast bowlers Shivam Mavi and Tim Southee also took two wickets each.

Williamson has scored the highest 26 runs for Hyderabad. Besides, Abdul Samad scored 25 runs and Priyam Garg scored 21 runs. Out of this, only Jason Roy has touched two figures. That is why Hyderabad could not score more than 115 runs.