Salt flavours emphatic victory for KKR over Delhi Capitals
Philip Salt once again headlined an emphatic victory for the Kolkata Knight Riders with 68 from only 33 balls as they beat the Delhi Capitals by seven wickets with 21 balls to spare in their IPL match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday.
Delhi suffered a dismal batting performance as they limped to a modest 153-9 after choosing to bat first and KKR, led by Salt, attacked the target with gusto to move into second place on the log, four points behind the Rajasthan Royals.
What a way to wrap up a solid all-round show 💥
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A commanding performance by Kolkata Knight Riders at home 💜
And that win helps them consolidate their position in the points table 🤝
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KKR legspinner Varun Chakravarty revelled on a surface offering appreciable but not extravagant turn as he returned an excellent 3-16 in his four overs, including the key wickets of captain Rishabh Pant (27) and Tristan Stubbs (4) who top edged a sweep to cover and edged to the ‘keeper respectively.
Varun Chakaravarthy's sparkling spell helps him bag the Player of the Match Award ✨🏆
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Fellow spinner Sunil Narine was no less effective, bowling Axar Patel (15) in his return of 1-24.
Opening bowler Vaibhav Arora (2-29) claimed two wickets in the Power Play to set Delhi back immediately.
Opener Prithvi Shaw (13) was caught down the legside in the second over and Jake Fraser-McGurk (12) whipped a Mitchell Starc (3-0-43-1) delivery straight to the sole fielder on the legside boundary.
Arora bowled Shai Hope (6) and it was symbolic of Delhi’s plight that spinner Kuldeep Yadav top-scored with a doughty 35 from 26 balls with five fours and a six.
The run chase was never in doubt with Salt belting seven fours and five sixes and the Iyers, captain Shreyas (33*) and Venkatesh (26*), ending the contest with ease.
4th IPL FIFTY for Phil Salt in this season! 💜
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He brings it up in style with a stylish six 🔥
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The home team were at the head of a remarkable five-team logjam on 10 points but now have sole possession of second place on 12 points – and with the best net run-rate in the tournament.
Delhi remain in the logjam in third place but have played one game more than their rivals for a place in the playoffs.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt (wkt), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (captain/wkt), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar Salam, Lizaad Williams, Khaleel Ahmed
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