KKR outplayed DC in all facets of the game.
Opting to bat first, the Knight Riders racked up a mammoth 272/7 on the board – the second highest total in IPL history.
Sunil Narine was the top scorer with 85 off 39 balls (7 fours and 7 sixes), while Angkrish Raghuvanshi smashed a dazzling half-century (54 off 27 balls). Andre Russell (41 off 19 balls) and Rinku Singh (26 off 8 balls) also returned with brilliant cameos.
In reply, DC’s innings folded for 166 in 17.2 overs. While skipper Rishabh Pant (55 off 25) and Tristan Stubbs (54 off 32) slammed quickfire half-centuries, they didn’t get enough support from the other end. David Warner was the next best scorer with 18 off 13 balls.
Vaibhav Arora (3-27) and Varun Chakaravarthy (3-33) starred with the ball for KKR, picking up three wickets each in their stipulated four overs. Mitchell Starc (2/25 in three overs), Sunil Narine (1/29 in four overs) and Andre Russell (1/14 in 1.2 overs) shared the remaining four scalps among them.
For their clinical performance with both bat and ball, the KKR side received rich praise from the cricket fraternity on social media.
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