New Delhi: Delhi Capitals beat KKR by 6 wickets in the last over thanks to thrifty bowling by KKR bowlers after Delhi bowlers led by Ishant Sharma, playing his first match of the current season, restricted Kolkata Knight Riders to 127 runs in a rain-affected Indian Premier League match played here today. was
Captain David Warner once again scored a half-century on behalf of Delhi Capitals who fell short of the target and raised hopes of victory. Warner kept his end until three wickets fell from the opposite end. Delhi were 35 runs away from victory when he was dismissed for 93 runs. 12 runs were scored in the last two overs, including 5 runs in the 19th over and 7 runs were scored in the final over, which Akshar Patel bowled in three balls to give Delhi a 4 wicket win.
In the match which started an hour late due to rain, Delhi Capitals bowlers bowled impressively after Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field. Liton Das, who came to play the first match in the IPL for KKR, got out early and after the pavilion gathered, KKR’s streak of wickets continued and he lost 6 wickets of the top order on the score of 70 runs. Jason Roy, who was in the opening, got out as the 7th wicket after scoring 43 runs. Apart from that, Andre Russell played an innings of 38 runs and Mandeep Singh scored 12 runs. Apart from this, no other batsman even reached double figures. On behalf of Delhi Capitals, Ishant picked up 2 wickets for just 19 runs in 4 overs. While Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Enrique Norcia also lost 2 wickets each.