Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Qualifier 1 of the 17th season of IPL was played on Tuesday, May 21 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, in which Kolkata Knight Riders won against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets. With this victory, Shreyas Iyer and Company were successful in securing their place in the finals.

The intent with which the Hyderabad team played in the league stage was not seen in Qualifier 1, due to which the entire team collapsed for 159 runs and Kolkata easily achieved the target of 160 by losing 2 wickets in 13.4 overs. have done. Although there are many main reasons for this shameful defeat of Hyderabad, but in this article we will mention those 3 players who were the biggest culprits of this defeat.

These 3 players are the biggest culprits for the defeat of Sunrisers Hyderabad

3. Nitish Reddy

Right-handed all-rounder Nitish Reddy disappointed in this match in both batting and bowling. When Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma flopped, Reddy needed to handle the innings along with Rahul Tripathi, but he disappointed everyone and went out after scoring 9 runs. In bowling, Reddy bowled one over in which he conceded 13 runs. Due to this, he did not get to bowl again.

2. Travis Head

Travis Head's form has been excellent so far in the tournament and he is also at number one in terms of scoring the most runs for his team. However, Head flopped badly in Qualifier 1 and could not even open his account. Mitchell Starc showed him the way to the pavilion by bowling him on the second ball of the very first over. After Head's dismissal, there was a flurry of wickets and KKR bowlers became dominant. At the same time, while fielding, Head also dropped the catch of Shreyas Iyer.

1. Pat Cummins

SRH captain Pat Cummins was the biggest culprit for the team's defeat. It is generally seen in IPL that teams prefer chasing scores. But in this big match, Cummins won the toss and chose to bat first. Apart from this, they did not field Washington Sundar as an impact player. At the same time, Glenn Phillips was also not given a place in the playing XI, who would have been a better option than Vijayakanth due to his all-round ability.