DC VS KKR, IPL 2024: Sunil Narine Leads KKR To A Massive 106-Run Win Over DC
After the match, KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer said that they thought 220 would be a good total, but 270 was just the icing on the cake.
In a fairly one-sided encounter at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, the Kolkata Knight Riders registered a very dominant win by defeating the Delhi Capitals by a colossal margin of 106 runs in the 16th match of the 2024 IPL season.
Sunil Narine had a fantastic outing, as he was hitting every bowler out of the ground. He scored a massive 85 runs off of just 39 balls, with a strike rate of over 217. He excelled with the ball too, as he only gave up 29 runs in 4 overs and took 1 wicket, making him one of the most economical bowlers for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Other standout performances from the bat came from Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Andre Russell, as KKR posted a humongous total of 272 for seven in their allotted 20 overs. Raghuvanshi, a young talent at just 18 years old, showed his worth with a scintillating knock of 54 runs off 27 deliveries, giving Narine much-needed support after the fall of Phil Salt's wicket. Andre Russell's cameo of 41 runs off 19 balls further pushed KKR to such an enormous total.
Three is not a crowd when it comes to back-to-back wins ???? pic.twitter.com/uMq8gSVQoQ — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 3, 2024
The Delhi Capitals, in response, could only score 166 runs in 17.2 overs and get all out. Despite audacious efforts from Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs, the Delhi Capitals were no match for the determined KKR bowling unit. Rishabh Pant showed his class with the bat once again, scoring 55 runs off 25 bowls. Tristan Stubbs also did his bit with a well-made half-century.
KKR's bowlers were just unplayable for some of the DC's batsmen. Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakaravarthy picked up three crucial wickets each and at regular intervals as well, which was one of the reasons that KKR could win so comfortably at the end.
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Kolkata Knight Riders got their third consecutive victory in the IPL 2024 with this win over Delhi Capitals, taking them to the top of the points table with six points from three games. The dominant nature of their victory also massively boosted their net run rate, making their incredible start to the season even better.
After the match, KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer said that they thought 220 would be a good total, but 270 was just the icing on the cake. He said Sunil Narine's job in this team is to go out there and free his arms, and that he's very happy with his performance. Sunil Narine also won the player of the match, and it will be interesting to see his and KKR's fates in the 2024 edition of the TATA IPL.
