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Updated : Apr 03, 2024, 11:31 PM IST
Delhi Capitals will face Kolkata Knight Riders at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam for the sixteenth match of IPL 2024, with the game scheduled for 7:30 PM IST.
Delhi Capitals are currently in seventh place on the points table, having won just one out of three matches this season. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders hold the second spot, winning both of their matches so far.
Kolkata achieved a significant victory, extending their winning streak and claiming the top spot on the points table with three consecutive wins. In a challenging chase of 273 runs, Delhi faltered and were all out for 166 in just 17.2 overs.
Varun Chakravarthy strikes again, this time catching Shreyas Iyer off guard as he successfully takes the catch with Pant mistiming his shot after reaching his half-century. Axar Patel then comes to the crease only to be dismissed for a duck, signaling the imminent end of Delhi's chase.
Rishabh Pant greeted Venkatesh Iyer with a boundary followed by a massive six over the extra cover region. The Delhi captain showcased his skill by crouching down and flicking Iyer over deep fine leg for a maximum. A full toss was effortlessly dispatched through the backward point boundary, highlighting the subpar bowling. Pant reached his fifty in just 23 balls, his first against KKR, with a boundary behind square. He finished the over with another boundary to the backward point region.
Warner is out! This is a significant wicket for Kolkata, and it appears that the game is firmly in KKR's grasp. The Australian batsman, after hitting a maximum, unfortunately got a thick inside edge, causing the ball to deflect onto the stumps.
Mitchell Starc opened the bowling as David Warner and Prithvi Shaw commenced the run chase. Shaw expertly utilized the pace of Starc, deftly guiding a short ball to the third man boundary before elegantly dispatching two consecutive boundaries square of the wicket.
Ishant Sharma delivered a stunning yorker to dismiss the big-hitter after a brilliant 19-ball 41, showcasing his experience on the field. He then proceeded to take out Ramandeep, helping Delhi regain control with some late strikes. Venkatesh Iyer added to the excitement by scoring a boundary.
Rasikh Salam has stepped in to replace Ishant Sharma, but Sunil Narine continues to dominate the game. He showcased his skill with a brilliant shot through the cover-point region for a boundary, followed by a massive six over deep mid-wicket. Narine then added another boundary through mid-off before reaching his fifty in style, taking only 21 balls to do so.
Anrich Nortje delivers a powerful strike, causing Salt to miss out on a golden opportunity when he was dropped by Warner at deep backward square leg. However, luck was not on Salt's side as he mistimed his next shot, resulting in Stubbs making a fantastic catch at mid-off on the very next ball.
Ishant Sharma is receiving treatment for bowling short, as Narine hits him for two sixes. The first was a length delivery that was sent over mid-off, followed by a beautiful pull shot over deep square leg. The boundaries keep coming as Narine guides Ishant through backward point for another boundary, and then executes a brilliant shot over wide long-off to bring up fifty runs for KKR.
The first runs from the bat were scored by Narine, who got off the mark with a single hit to the deep. Salt also made his mark by hitting a boundary, clearing the in-field, and then finding another boundary through the square of the wicket.
Khaleel Ahmed came close to taking a wicket on his very first ball as he bowled a short delivery, causing the batsman to edge the ball. The ball grazed the fingertips of wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who leaped in an attempt to catch it, but unfortunately, the ball evaded his grasp and raced away to the boundary.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Rasikh Dar Salam, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
Shreyas Iyer: We'll bat first. The wicket looks like a belter, no drastic change in the wicket when compared to the last game. It's been quite a journey, was a with Delhi and now with KKR, I'm comfortable with this switch. Anything can happen on a given day, it's important to stick to the process. We've Sunil (Narine) coming in and going after the bowlers in the first 6 overs, so his role is very clear and the rest know what's expected of them. One change - Angrish Raghuvanshi comes in
Rishabh Pant: We would have batted first as well, could get a bit slower. It was nice to be back with the group, but I'm not thinking too far ahead. Thew bowlers did a great job, the fast bowlers, and we'd like them to do it once again. Not thinking about the team combination for the first two games, but we've had people working hard in the nets. We just need to keep doing the right things - one change, Mukesh is injured and he's replaced by Sumit.
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In their IPL encounters, Delhi and KKR have faced each other 32 times. Delhi emerged victorious in 15 matches, while KKR remained unbeaten in 16 encounters. One match ended without a result. Delhi's highest score against KKR is 228 runs, while KKR's highest against Delhi is 210 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Sakib Hussain, Srikar Bharat, Dushmantha Chameera, Allah Ghazanfar, Nitish Rana
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Mitchell Marsh, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Rasikh Dar Salam, Sumit Kumar, Kumar Kushagra, Praveen Dubey, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Ricky Bhui, Kuldeep Yadav, Jhye Richardson, Shai Hope, Lalit Yadav, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Swastik Chikara