Delhi Capitals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 wickets. David Warner and Ishant Sharma played a crucial role to help their side register the first win of the season.
Delhi Capitals win their first match this season in a slow chase against Knight Riders. KKR batting upset in Delhi field. The bowlers tried to turn around after the batting failure. However, Delhi had the last laugh in the low-scoring match. Delhi Capitals got their first win in the current IPL by defeating the Knights. Kolkata Knight Riders are in the eighth place in the loss points list.
Delhi cricketers were in trouble before coming down to play Thursday's match. Several tools were stolen from them. There was also the disappointment of losing five matches in a row. But a few days before the night match, Delhi's Director of Cricket Sourav Gangopadhyay gave a special talk to the players. It was like magic. Delhi Capitals won the first match in the tournament.
Thursday's match started an hour late due to rain. Apple CEO Tim Cook, Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor and a host of stars were in the audience. On this day Liton Das made his IPL debut in the purple jersey. He got out with only 4 runs off 4 balls. Start there. The night batters practically surrendered in front of the Delhi bowlers. From Captain Rana to the surprising Rinku-bat, everyone failed on this day.
Jason Roy played an effective inning of 43 runs to open. In the end, Andre Russell caught his old form again. In the 20th over, he hit three consecutive sixes and remained unbeaten on 38 runs. KKR scored 127 runs in twenty overs based on his strong innings. Former knights Ishant Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each. Mukesh Kumar and Akshar Patel were also victims.
The bowlers fought for 128 runs. Delhi captain David Warner batted from the power play. But the night spinners put Delhi under pressure by taking consecutive wickets. A tight match until the last over. Delhi won the match with Akshar's hand.
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