KKR defeated DC in their IPL 2024 match©AFP
Kolkata Knight Riders took a big step towards securing their spot in the IPL 2024 playoffs with a seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals on Monday. Phil Salt made a blinder to end the chase after brilliant bowling performances from Varun Chakaravarthy and Vaibhav Arora. The win means KKR have 12 points from 9 matches with a Net Run Rate of 1096 – the best in the competition so far. They are second in the IPL 2024 points table and on the other hand, Delhi Capitals are sixth with 10 points from 11 matches with an NRR of -0.442.
Kolkata Knight Riders managed a comfortable seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals.
Opting to bat first, Delhi Capitals were stopped at 153/9 by KKR’s disciplined bowlers. The home team completed the chase of 154 with 21 balls to spare.
While batting, KKR raced to 79 without loss in the power play with Phil Salt (68 off 33 balls) taking the DC bowling attack to the cleaners.
Earlier, Delhi Capitals scored 67 runs in the power play while losing three wickets. However, the visitors simply gave in after captain Rishabh Pant (27 off 20 balls) was dismissed.
Batting at number nine, spinner Kuldeep Yadav scored with an unbeaten 35 off 26 balls. Among the KKR bowlers, spinner Varun Chakaravarthy finished with excellent figures of 3/16 in four overs, while the return of Vaibhav Arora also impressed, an unplayable delivery that earned him the wicket of Shai Hope.
“Considering the last few matches, 200 was an even score. After the powerplay the pitch started helping the spinners, it became tacky. Salt is always there, gives us his contributions and it is a joy to see him coming and doing all this,” KKR captain Shreyas Iyer said in the post-match presentation.
(With PTI inputs)
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