Kolkata Knight Riders is on a roll in IPL 2021 in UAE, as it beat Delhi Capitals by three wickets, handing the latter its first defeat in the gulf this season. Meanwhile, a couple of records were scripted.
It was another classic show by former champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), as it outlasted Delhi Capitals (DC) by three wickets in Match 41 of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. As KKR stays in contention for playoffs, a couple of records were scripted that we take a look at.
DC scripts a couple of unwanteds
DC failed to hit a single six in its innings. It was only the second time in IPL that it had done so while batting full 20 overs. Also, it was the first time that Sharjah did not witness an IPL six in an innings.
Rishabh Pant breaks a couple
Pant scored 39 runs today. As a result, he became the all-time highest run-scorer for the side in the tournament. However, he was run out for the seventh time in the competition, the most for DC.
Match summary
Winning the toss, KKR skipper Eoin Morgan opted to bowl, as DC could manage a below-par total of 127/9, with Steven Smith and Rishabh Pant being the top scorers, scoring 39 each, while it was a consolidated bowling effort from KKR. In reply, KKR had hurdles, but the pair of Shubman Gill (30) and Nitish Rana (36) ensured that the side saw it through and eventually did so by three wickets.
Brief scores: DC 127/9 (Smith- 39, Pant- 39; Ferguson- 2/10) vs KKR 130/7 in 18.2 overs (Gill- 30, Rana- 36*; Avesh- 3/13) by three wickets.