Delhi Capitals lost to KKR by an overwhelming 106 runs, marking their third defeat of the IPL 2024 season.
The bowlers for Delhi Capitals were completely taken aback by Kolkata Knight Riders’ 272/7 total from their 20 overs. This happened precisely seven days after SRH had established the record and was the second-highest team total in IPL history.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Sunil Narine both hit fifty-score runs to derail the Delhi Bowlers. After that, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh swung their willows to assist KKR in reaching the enormous score on the scoreboard.
Delhi Capitals: five overs and fifty runs
Vaibhav Arora and Mitchell Starc absolutely destroyed the Delhi Capitals top order. Arora received Prithvi Shaw and Abhishek Porel, while Starc defeated Mitchell Marsh and David Warner.
Powerplay 1: Mandatory -51/4, Overs 0.1 to 6.
Tristan Stubbs and Rishabh Pant made sure the squad didn’t lose any more games. Since the game was essentially a loss, the audience gave no response at all.
50 runs in 31 balls between Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs
With a fifty-run partnership between Pant and Stubbs for the fifth wicket, the Delhi Capitals had optimism. Shreyas Iyer made a simple catch off Varun Chakravarthy to assist the DC duo in reaching the landmark.
Delhi Capitals, 83/4 (9 Overs), is the first strategic time-out.
Despite Pant and Stubbs becoming entangled, the bowlers for Kolkata Knight Riders maintained control of the situation. DC still required 190 runs at this point in the innings from the 66 balls that were remained.
Delhi Capitals: 11.1 overs and 100 runs
With a scoop sweep hit against Venkatesh Iyer, Rishabh Pant helped the Delhi Capitals score 100 runs. KKR had already scored more than 150 runs at that point in the innings.
Rishabh Pant’s half-century (from 23 balls)
Days after reaching his first fifty in the 2024 Indian Premier League, Rishabh Pant performed admirably once more. The 26-year-old recorded his second consecutive fifty of the season with his 17th fifty.
Tristan Stubbs’ half-century (off 28 balls)
Tristan Stubbs, a young South African celebrity, didn’t give up until he became fifty. The pundits were taken aback by the right-handed batter’s few outstanding hits.
Delhi Capitals: 14.2 overs and 150 runs
Tristan Stubbs performed admirably to get 54 runs despite wickets dropping often. The Proteas hitter was dismissed by Starc as he made a simple catch, giving Varun Chakravarthy his third wicket.
Delhi Capitals 159/8 after the second strategic time-out (15.1 overs)
Sumit Kumar was dismissed by Sunil Narine for seven runs, sending the Delhi Capitals reeling. It was felt that the second time-out was more of a formality than an absolute necessity.
Delhi Capitals: 166 all out after 17.2 overs at the end of the game
The Delhi Capitals’ suffering came to an end when Anrich Nortje was dismissed for four wickets. The Delhi Capitals will next take on the Mumbai Indians after suffering a 4 run defeat in their third game of the season.
