KKR in final after 14th straight win
Hobart Hurricanes opted to bat on a flat surface in Hyderabad, but they suffered an early blow when Andre Russell took a diving catch off his own bowling to dismiss Dom Michael•BCCI
Ben Dunk counterattacked with a 29-ball 39 to finally get Hurricanes going...•BCCI
However, Shoaib Malik, Hurricanes' leading run scorer, slammed four sixes to power his way to 66 not out off 46 balls, as the team looted 49 runs from the last four overs to make 140 for 6•BCCI
Manish Pandey, who was bowled off a no-ball, made full use of the reprieve by reviving Knight Riders' innings with a handy 40•BCCI
Yusuf Pathan trapped Aiden Blizzard lbw in the next over, though replays showed a big inside edge•BCCI
...But he misread Kuldeep Yadav's turn and snapped to Gautam Gambhir at point•BCCI
Knight Riders began the chase slowly. Gautam Gambhir used 11 deliveries to make 4 before flicking Doug Bollinger to midwicket•BCCI
Pandey added 63 for the third wicket in the company of Jacques Kallis, who raised a 27th T20 fifty•BCCI
As they have done so often in this tournament, Knight Riders' spinners once again suffocated the flow of runs in the middle overs. Piyush Chawla bowled Jonathan Wells with a quicker delivery, and Hurricanes fell to 91 for 5•BCCI
Robin Uthappa struck three fours before losing his middle stump to Xavier Doherty, as the Hurricanes bowlers began a strong defence•BCCI
Pandey fell in the 16th over, but Yusuf Pathan and Kallis went into the final over needing just six. Victory was secured with the very first ball, as Ben Hilfenhaus spilled a catch at deep backward square leg over the boundary to give Knight Riders their 14th consecutive win, and seal a place in their first final
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