KKR rode on Varun Chakravarthy’s brilliant three-wicket haul to restrict DC to an 153 before overhauling the modest target to post its sixth win.
Phil Salt’s dangerous half-century made a difference Kolkata Knight Riders return to winning ways as the have recorded an decided seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the Indian Head Alliance at the Eden Gardens here on Monday.
KKR rode on Varun Chakravarthy’s brilliant three-wicket pull to confine DC to an 153 some time recently redesiging the humble target to post its 6th win.
Salt, let off on 15, took charge of the chase. He executed his clinical clean hitting, ravaging seven fours and five sixes, fundamentally through cut, drag and drives, in his wonderful 33-ball 68. Salt, who collected 18 runs off the 6th over, come to his fourth 50 by pounding Khaleel Ahmed for a shocking six. He included 79 with Sunil Narine in 6.1 overs to put the domestic side in a commanding position.
Axar Patel claimed both the openers. Narine was caught in the profound, whereas Salt was played on. Rinku Singh fell cheaply, but the Iyers, Shreyas and Venkatesh, guaranteed victory.
Earlier, KKR bowlers struck at standard interims to mark DC’s progress.
On their return, KKR’s pacers Mitchell Starc and Vaibhav Arora scalped three wickets between them indeed as the visitors ravaged 66 runs in the PowerPlay.
Arora postured questions to the DC lineup and took two wickets — Prithvi Shaw caught behind and Shai Trust bowled by a peach of a delivery.
Meanwhile, Starc got freed of the perilous Jake Fraser-McGurk, who pulled one to Venkatesh Iyer at profound square-leg.
Harshit Rana accounted for Abishek Porel.
The cunning Varun and the precise Narine combined well and delighted in the slight turn on offer.
Varun started by taking the crucial wicket of Rishabh Pant (27) and included two more to deny DC any scope of revival.
Pant (27), who was dropped once by Harshit off Varun, may not capitalise on the ‘life’ he got on 18. The southpaw miscued another one to Shreyas at extra-cover.
Tristan Stubbs and affect player Kumar Kushagra were intelligently caught by Salt, whereas Narine foxed Axar.
Kuldeep Yadav (35 not out) used a respite to enlist his most noteworthy score and contribute a few profitable runs but it eventually went in unsuccessful. Know More Latest IPL Cricket News…
