Sunil Narine led the cost with a scintillating 85, showcasing his batting prowess with seven boundaries and 7 sixes in his 39-ball blitz.Teenager Angkrish Raghuvanshi impressed in his IPL debut innings with a fluent 54 off 27 balls, complementing Narine’s explosive innings as they shared a formidable 104-run partnership off simply 48 balls.
Because it occurred: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
With contributions from Andre Russell (41 off 19 balls) and Rinku Singh (26 off 8 balls), Kolkata Knight Riders posted an imposing complete of 272/7, simply 5 runs in need of the very best complete in IPL historical past.
In response, Delhi Capitals faltered underneath the strain of the mammoth goal, crumbling to 166 all out in 17.2 overs. Regardless of skipper Rishabh Pant‘s valiant 55 and Tristan Stubbs‘ gritty 54, the Capitals by no means regarded like they have been within the sport as they suffered their third lack of the season.
Kolkata’s dominance continued with the ball as pacer Vaibhav Arora and Australian quick bowler Mitchel Starc dismantled Delhi’s prime order within the powerplay, dismissing key batsmen together with Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, and David Warner.
Delhi’s bowlers endured a forgettable outing, conceding the very best complete within the staff’s historical past, as Kolkata Knight Riders hammered 18 sixes and 28 fours. Narine and Raghuvanshi set the tone early on, capitalizing on poor bowling from Delhi to amass 88 runs within the powerplay.
Though Delhi managed to dismiss Narine and Raghuvanshi in fast succession, Russell’s onslaught with the bat additional compounded their woes. The Capitals’ bowlers struggled to comprise the Knight Riders’ aggressive batting show, in the end succumbing to a crushing defeat.
(With inputs from PTI)
