Sunil Narine top-scored with (85, 39b, 7×4, 7×6) because the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) tore aside Delhi Capitals’ (DC’s) bowling like cotton sweet to submit 272 for seven and went on to win by 106 runs on the Dr. YSR ACA-VDCA cricket stadium right here on Wednesday.
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders 2024 Scorecard
Narine batted in stark distinction to his opening accomplice, Phil Salt, as he swatted sixes and fours. Salt, alternatively, clubbed the ball laborious to offer his staff a brilliant begin.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi, in the meantime, was methodically violent in the direction of Delhi. He was Virat Kohli-like together with his cowl drive and pull to the deep midwicket boundary. But, as if in a match of mood, he reverse-hit Rasikh Salam for six. He hit two extra sixes off Sumit Kumar and Rasikh Salam to the deep midwicket boundary.
The 18-year-old started his innings with a pull and a punch past the purpose fielder for back-to-back fours off Anrich Nortje.
Whereas Salt hit two consecutive fours in Ishant Sharma’s first over – a loft over covers and a slash previous the brief third man, Narine hit three sixes and two fours in his second. He launched a six over lengthy off, pulled one to the deep sq. leg boundary, and sliced one to the additional cowl boundary. Thereafter, he punished each single bowler who bowled at him.
DC vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2024
Then, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh burned the Delhi home of hope right down to cinders.
Salt was lucky that his outdoors edge went via wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant’s palms for 4 on the primary ball of the match. The umpire mistakenly deemed it 4 byes.
He slashed at a supply that the left-armer Khaleel Ahmed bowled throughout him – the ball had nice carry. However the bounce on view for the primary few balls turned out to be an aberration. Similar to the swing Khaleel bought in Delhi’s earlier match versus Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK). On Wednesday, there was negligible swing in view for him.
For the remainder of the innings, KKR was in a world of funhouse mirrors and flawed logic.
Delhi, in response, misplaced 4 wickets within the Powerplay itself. From 51 for 4, Rishabh Pant took off. Pant (55, 25b, 4×4, 5×6) remarkably hit 4 fours and two sixes off a Venkatesh Iyer over that fetched Delhi 28 runs. He appeared like he was carrying a niggle.
Tristan Stubbs got here good for Delhi, scoring 54 off 32 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes. He hit two sixes every off spinners Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine.