The 40th match of the IPL 2021 which was played between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Sharjah saw the Eoin Morgan-led side get back to their winning ways by beating the Rishabh Pant-led side by 3 wickets in a low scoring encounter.
Morgan won the toss and asked DC to bat first. On what was a tough pitch to bat on, DC managed 127/9 with both Steve Smith and Rishabh Pant making 39 runs apiece and Shikhar Dhawan making 24.
For KKR, Lockie Ferguson, Sunil Narine, and Venkatesh Iyer all picked two wickets each with the New Zealand pacer standing out with figures of 2/10, despite bowling only 2 overs due to injury.
In reply, Shubman Gill (30), Nitish Rana (36*), and a stunning cameo of 21 runs in 10 balls by Sunil Narine handed KKR an easy win as they reached the target with 10 balls to spare and 3 wickets in hand. Avesh Khan was the pick of DC bowlers with figures of 3/13.
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With this win, KKR solidified their position at no.4 with 10 points from 11 matches, while DC remained at the second spot on the IPL 2021 points table.
The cricket fraternity lauded the KKR team’s performance on Twitter and we have some of the best tweets for you.
Here they are:
