Tags: Indian T20 League 2023,
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, twenty eighth Match at Delhi, Apr 20, 2023,
Delhi XI,
Kolkata XI,
David Andrew Warner
Printed on: Apr 21, 2023
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Delhi Capitals (DC) acquired the higher of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 4 wickets in match quantity 28 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday, April 20. Delhi bowled first after successful the toss and held Kolkata to 127. Then they chased down the goal in 19.2 overs to register their first win of IPL 2023.
Delhi’s bowlers shared the spoils as Ishant Sharma (2/19), Anrich Nortje (2/20), Axar Patel (2/13) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/15) all claimed two wickets every. Litton Das (4) was the primary wicket to ball, caught at sq. leg off Mukesh Kumar’s bowling. Venkatesh Iyer (0) then nicked Nortje to slide, whereas Rana (4) was caught at mid-on off Ishant’s bowling.
Axar joined the act by dismissing Mandeep Singh (12) and Rinku Singh (6). Sunil Narine registered one other low rating. He fell for 4, making an attempt to tackle Ishant. Jason Roy top-scored 43 off 39 balls. He was dismissed when he top-edged a sweep off Kuldeep. The left-arm spinner Kuldeep additionally trapped Anukul Roy leg earlier than for a first-ball duck. Andre Russell (38 not out off 31) then hit Mukesh Kumar for 3 successive sixes within the final over to raise KKR previous 125.
Chasing a small goal, David Warner’s 57 off 41 gave the impression to be taking Delhi house to a cushty victory. Nevertheless, KKR bowlers struck at frequent intervals to maintain the workforce within the hunt. Prithvi Shaw was bowled by Varun Chakravarthy for 13, whereas Mitchell Marsh (2) was caught off Rana’s bowling. Phil Salt (5) gave a return catch to Anukul. Warner was the fourth wicket to fall with the rating at 93 as he utterly missed his reverse sweep.
Manish Pandey scored 21 earlier than falling to Anukul, caught at long-on. Aman Hakim Khan was then bowled Rana for 0. Axar (19 not out), nevertheless, held his nerve to information Delhi previous the end line.
Talking after successful the Participant of the Match, Ishant Sharma stated, “I used to be simply ready for my probability. I wished to win a sport for the workforce at any time when I’ll get an opportunity.”
On his bowling plans, he added, “Is dependent upon what sort of plans you will have. Matter of time while you wish to execute your plans. There isn’t any fortunate allure within the workforce. We’d wish to win each sport from right here on, qualify and hopefully win the event.”
–By A Cricket Correspondent
