KKR vs DC IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders have defeated Delhi Capitals. Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals suffered a crushing defeat by 7 wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders had a target of 154 runs. Kolkata Knight Riders, captained by Shreyas Iyer, achieved the target in 16.3 overs for just 3 wickets. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer returned unbeaten after scoring 33 runs off 23 balls. While Venkatesh Iyer remained unbeaten after scoring 26 runs off 23 balls. There was a partnership of 57 runs between the two for the fourth wicket.
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Axar was the most successful bowler for Delhi
Axar Patel was the most successful bowler for Delhi Capitals. Akshar Patel dismissed 2 batsmen of Kolkata Knight Riders. Apart from this, Lizard Williams took 1 wicket.
Phil Salt and Sunil Narine made the match one-sided…
Kolkata Knight Riders, who came to bat in response to Delhi Capitals’ 153 runs, had a great start. KKR openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine gave a stormy start. Especially, Phil Salt looked very aggressive. Phil Salt scored 68 runs in 33 balls. He hit 7 fours and 5 sixes in his innings. Sunil Narine was out after scoring 15 runs in 10 balls, but both the openers had done their job well by then. Phil Salt and Sunil added 79 runs in the first 6 overs.
However, KKR suffered the first blow at a score of 79 runs. After this, Phil Salt returned to the pavilion at a score of 96 runs. At the same time, Rinku Singh’s poor form continues. Rinku Singh was out after scoring 11 runs off 11 balls. Shreyas Iyer’s team suffered the third blow at a score of 99 runs.
Delhi sets a target of 154 runs for Kolkata
Delhi Capitals has given Kolkata Knight Riders a target of 154 runs to win. The team has scored 153 runs with the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Kuldeep Yadav scored an unbeaten 35 runs in 26 balls. Delhi batsmen could not do anything special in this match. Rishabh Pant scored 27 runs in 20 balls. Abhishek Porel was out after scoring 18 runs. Prithvi Shaw was out after scoring 13 runs.
Varun Chakraborty took 3 wickets for Kolkata. Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana took 2-2 wickets. Mitchell Starc and Sunil Narine got 1-1 wicket.
Thanks to Kuldeep Yadav, Delhi Capitals crossed the 150 run mark
Earlier, Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to bat. Delhi Capitals, who came to bat first, scored 153 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Actually, Delhi Capitals batsmen kept returning to the pavilion at regular intervals. At one time it seemed that this team would not be able to touch the figure of 150 runs. But Kuldeep Yadav scored 35 runs in 26 balls and took the score of Delhi Capitals to 153 runs.
The final XI of both the teams playing in the match is as follows:
Kolkata:
Philip Salt (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakraborty.
Delhi:
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Prithvi Shaw, Abhishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper and captain), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Lizard Williams, Rasikh Dar, Khaleel Ahmed
