Cricket

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Indian Premier League

Kolkata Knight Riders

1
1.823

10:00

14.03.2025, 10:00
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25

Sunrisers Hyderabad

2
2.036
Romario Shepherd muscled away a 10-ball 39 to lift Mumbai Indians. Source: BCCI

In the 20th over, Romario Shepherd hit Anrich Nortje for four consecutive sixes followed by a four and another six

Shepherd finally gets going with a four! Nortje delivers a slower back of a length ball, which Shepherd flat bats past the bowler, past the stumps, and into the fence between long-on and long-off.

He follows it up with two consecutive sixes, the first one a flat and hard deposit over long-on and the second one a powerful wallop. A length ball was delivered on the middle stump, and the batsman hopped across to send it soaring over deep square leg for six runs.

In the next delivery, an off-cutter was dug into the pitch outside off, and the batsman backed away to generate all the pace and thrash the ball over deep cover for four runs. The following delivery was fuller and on pace on the stumps, resulting in four more runs. Shepherd hits the ball straight back past the bowler with great force, leaving no chance for long-on to get across.

The last over resulted in thirty-two runs, making for an exciting finish for Mumbai. He generated impressive bat speed and power, finishing on 39 off 10 balls with a remarkable six. The ball was fuller on middle and leg, and Shepherd cleared his back leg to flick it powerfully over long-on.

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