Zoom News : Apr 28, 2022, 11:22 PM
In the 41st match of PL 2022, Delhi Capitals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 wickets. DC had a target of 147 runs, which the team achieved by losing 6 wickets in the 18th over. David Warner (42) was the top scorer, while Rovman Powell remained unbeaten on 33 off 16 balls. He hit 1 four and 3 sixes in his innings.
This is Delhi's fourth win in 8 matches. The team has also faced defeat in 4 matches. At the same time, this was the sixth defeat of KKR in 9 matches. The team has won only 3 matches so far.
Earlier, batting after losing the toss, KKR scored 146 for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Nitish Rana played the highest innings of 57 runs. At the same time, captain Shreyas Iyer scored 42 runs. Kuldeep Yadav took 4 and Mustafizur Rahman took 3 wickets for DC.
3 wickets came in Umesh's accountUmesh Yadav bowled amazingly in the match, taking 4 wickets in 4 overs. He dismissed David Warner (42) and captain Rishabh Pant (2), apart from dismissing Prithvi Shaw for a golden duck. Umesh has taken 14 wickets in 9 matches of the tournament.
150 wickets in Naren's IPLWith one wicket in the match, Sunil Narine became the 9th player to take 150 wickets in the IPL. He achieved this feat by dismissing Lalit Yadav (22). Narine also became the first foreign spinner to take 150 wickets in the history of this tournament. In the match, he took 1 wicket for 19 runs in 4 overs.
Warner and Lalit's partnershipDelhi's innings looked in trouble after losing the first two wickets for just 17 runs. However, David Warner and Lalit Yadav added 65 runs in 49 balls for the third wicket to bring the team back into the match. This partnership was broken by Umesh Yadav by dismissing Warner. Warner scored 42 runs in 26 balls. His catch was caught by Sunil Narine at fine leg.
DC lost the wicket on the very first ballChasing the target, Delhi started poorly. Prithvi Shaw was dismissed on the very first ball without opening an account. Prithvi's wicket came in the account of Umesh Yadav and he caught Shaw off his ball. Mitchell Marsh (13), who returned to the field after beating Kovid in the very next over, lost his wicket. Marsh's wicket came in Harshit Rana's account and was caught by Venkatesh at deep square leg.
KKR stacks against MustafizurIn the last over of KKR's innings, Mustafizur Rahman conceded only 2 runs and managed to take 3 wickets. He dismissed Rinku Singh (23) on the second ball of the over. Rinku's catch is caught by Powell at long off. Nitish Rana (57), who scored a half-century off the fourth ball, gave his catch to Sakaria at deep point. On the fifth ball, Rahman clean bowled Tim Southee (0). He took 3 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs in the match.
Nice innings of NitishIn difficult situations, Nitish Rana played a good role play in the middle order for Kolkata. He completed his 15th half century of his career in IPL in 30 balls while batting brilliantly. He was dismissed for 57 off 34 balls by Mustafizur Rahman. Rana hit 3 fours and 4 sixes in his innings.
Iyer and Rana pairAfter losing the initial 4 wickets for just 35, Kolkata's innings looked in trouble. However, Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana put on 48 runs in 34 balls for the 5th wicket to keep the team in the match. Kuldeep Yadav broke this partnership by dismissing Shreyas. Shreyas scored 42 runs off 37 balls and was caught by keeper Pant behind the wicket.
Kuldeep rockedKuldeep Yadav came to bowl in the 8th over of KKR's innings and took 2 wickets in 2 consecutive balls in his very first over. On the second ball of the over, Yadav dismissed Baba Inderjit (6). His catch was caught by Powell at long on and on the next ball Kuldeep dismissed Sunil Narine (0) LBW. Kuldeep had a chance for a hat-trick, but he could not complete it.
After this, Kuldeep again took two wickets in his third over. He dismissed Shreyas Iyer (42) on the first ball of 13.1 overs and Andre Russell (0) on the fourth ball. Shreyas was caught by Pant, while Russell was stumped by Pant.
Both KKR openers out in power playBatting first after losing the toss, KKR got off to a bad start. Aaron Finch (3) in the second over and Venkatesh Iyer (6) in the fifth over got out after scoring runs. Venkatesh was caught by Axar Patel on his own ball. The team's score in the power play was 29/2. During this, only 1 four was seen from the team.
Finch could not take advantage of life donationThe second ball of the match went to Finch's pad, but Delhi did not take a review. Replays showed that the ball went straight to the middle. It was on the line of the stumps and there was no connection of the ball with the bat. Finch was out, but DC missed the opportunity. On the second ball of the next over, Rovman Powell dropped Aaron's simple catch and Finch got a second life. However, on the very next ball, Sakaria clean bowled Aaron Finch (3).
Playing XI of both the teamsDelhi has made two changes in the playing-11. Mitchell Marsh and Chetan Sakaria return in place of Khaleel Ahmed and Sarfaraz Khan. At the same time, KKR made 3 changes to replace Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakraborty and Sam Billings with Aaron Finch, Harshit Rana and Baba Inderjit.
DC: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Rovman Powell, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakaria.
KKR: Aaron Finch, Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Baba Inderjit (w), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana.
This is Delhi's fourth win in 8 matches. The team has also faced defeat in 4 matches. At the same time, this was the sixth defeat of KKR in 9 matches. The team has won only 3 matches so far.
Earlier, batting after losing the toss, KKR scored 146 for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Nitish Rana played the highest innings of 57 runs. At the same time, captain Shreyas Iyer scored 42 runs. Kuldeep Yadav took 4 and Mustafizur Rahman took 3 wickets for DC.
3 wickets came in Umesh's accountUmesh Yadav bowled amazingly in the match, taking 4 wickets in 4 overs. He dismissed David Warner (42) and captain Rishabh Pant (2), apart from dismissing Prithvi Shaw for a golden duck. Umesh has taken 14 wickets in 9 matches of the tournament.
150 wickets in Naren's IPLWith one wicket in the match, Sunil Narine became the 9th player to take 150 wickets in the IPL. He achieved this feat by dismissing Lalit Yadav (22). Narine also became the first foreign spinner to take 150 wickets in the history of this tournament. In the match, he took 1 wicket for 19 runs in 4 overs.
Warner and Lalit's partnershipDelhi's innings looked in trouble after losing the first two wickets for just 17 runs. However, David Warner and Lalit Yadav added 65 runs in 49 balls for the third wicket to bring the team back into the match. This partnership was broken by Umesh Yadav by dismissing Warner. Warner scored 42 runs in 26 balls. His catch was caught by Sunil Narine at fine leg.
DC lost the wicket on the very first ballChasing the target, Delhi started poorly. Prithvi Shaw was dismissed on the very first ball without opening an account. Prithvi's wicket came in the account of Umesh Yadav and he caught Shaw off his ball. Mitchell Marsh (13), who returned to the field after beating Kovid in the very next over, lost his wicket. Marsh's wicket came in Harshit Rana's account and was caught by Venkatesh at deep square leg.
- Prithvi Shaw got out for zero for the fourth time in the IPL.
- This is Harshit Rana's first match in IPL.
- Till the power play, Delhi's score was 47/2.
KKR stacks against MustafizurIn the last over of KKR's innings, Mustafizur Rahman conceded only 2 runs and managed to take 3 wickets. He dismissed Rinku Singh (23) on the second ball of the over. Rinku's catch is caught by Powell at long off. Nitish Rana (57), who scored a half-century off the fourth ball, gave his catch to Sakaria at deep point. On the fifth ball, Rahman clean bowled Tim Southee (0). He took 3 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs in the match.
Nice innings of NitishIn difficult situations, Nitish Rana played a good role play in the middle order for Kolkata. He completed his 15th half century of his career in IPL in 30 balls while batting brilliantly. He was dismissed for 57 off 34 balls by Mustafizur Rahman. Rana hit 3 fours and 4 sixes in his innings.
- This was Nitish's second and fourth fifty against Delhi in IPL 2022.
- Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh added 64 runs in 35 balls for the sixth wicket.
- Rinku Singh scored 23 runs in 16 balls.
- In the last 5 overs, KKR scored 57 runs for the loss of 3 wickets.
Iyer and Rana pairAfter losing the initial 4 wickets for just 35, Kolkata's innings looked in trouble. However, Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana put on 48 runs in 34 balls for the 5th wicket to keep the team in the match. Kuldeep Yadav broke this partnership by dismissing Shreyas. Shreyas scored 42 runs off 37 balls and was caught by keeper Pant behind the wicket.
Kuldeep rockedKuldeep Yadav came to bowl in the 8th over of KKR's innings and took 2 wickets in 2 consecutive balls in his very first over. On the second ball of the over, Yadav dismissed Baba Inderjit (6). His catch was caught by Powell at long on and on the next ball Kuldeep dismissed Sunil Narine (0) LBW. Kuldeep had a chance for a hat-trick, but he could not complete it.
After this, Kuldeep again took two wickets in his third over. He dismissed Shreyas Iyer (42) on the first ball of 13.1 overs and Andre Russell (0) on the fourth ball. Shreyas was caught by Pant, while Russell was stumped by Pant.
- This is Baba Inderjit's first match in IPL.
- Sunil Narine got out for a duck for the second time in IPL 2022.
- In IPL, Naren returned to the pavilion for the 11th time without opening an account.
- Andre Russell was dismissed for the fourth time in the IPL.
Both KKR openers out in power playBatting first after losing the toss, KKR got off to a bad start. Aaron Finch (3) in the second over and Venkatesh Iyer (6) in the fifth over got out after scoring runs. Venkatesh was caught by Axar Patel on his own ball. The team's score in the power play was 29/2. During this, only 1 four was seen from the team.
- KKR's run rate in the power play was just 4.83.
- With the dismissal of Venkatesh, Axar completed his 150 wickets in the T20 format.
- Sakaria took his first wicket for Delhi Capitals by dismissing Finch.
Finch could not take advantage of life donationThe second ball of the match went to Finch's pad, but Delhi did not take a review. Replays showed that the ball went straight to the middle. It was on the line of the stumps and there was no connection of the ball with the bat. Finch was out, but DC missed the opportunity. On the second ball of the next over, Rovman Powell dropped Aaron's simple catch and Finch got a second life. However, on the very next ball, Sakaria clean bowled Aaron Finch (3).
Playing XI of both the teamsDelhi has made two changes in the playing-11. Mitchell Marsh and Chetan Sakaria return in place of Khaleel Ahmed and Sarfaraz Khan. At the same time, KKR made 3 changes to replace Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakraborty and Sam Billings with Aaron Finch, Harshit Rana and Baba Inderjit.
DC: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Rovman Powell, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakaria.
KKR: Aaron Finch, Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Baba Inderjit (w), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana.