Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated
Delhi Capitals (DC) in a low-scoring contest at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Chasing a paltry target of 128, KKR started well, with
Shubman Gill and
Venkatesh Iyer adding 28 runs for the opening wicket. Iyer was sent back by
Lalit Yadav for 14, but Gill stayed and kept on scoring runs.
Gill looked well set on 30, but a brilliant over by
Kagiso Rabada ended his innings.
Rahul Tripathi (9) and
Eoin Morgan (0) lost their wickets in quick successions, and it looked that DC would make a come back. However,
Sunil Narine, who shined with the ball, played a quick fire knock of 21 to make sure KKR crosses the finish line easily.
Nitish Rana remained unbeaten on 36 off 27 balls as the Knight Riders won the game by three wickets.
Earlier, Delhi posted 127/9 on the board in their allotted 20 overs.
Steve Smith, who replaced
Prithvi Shaw in the final XI, played a crucial knock of 39 runs at the top. Captain
Rishabh Pant contributed well with 39 off 36 and took his team’s total beyond 120.
Opener
Shikhar Dhawan also chipped in with a valuable 24 off 20 balls.
Shreyas Iyer (1), Shimron Hetmyer (4) and
Lalit (0) all failed to score vital runs for their side.
For KKR, Narine bowled brilliantly and picked up two wickets for just 18 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
Lockie Ferguson (2/10) and
Venkatesh Iyer (2/29) also bagged two wickets each.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Huge result for
#KKR . They have turned the heat on their mid-table challengers. It makes the
#MIvsPK a virtual must-win game for the two teams
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
September 28, 2021
A gutsy show by our batsmen sees us over the line in a low-scoring thriller in Sharjah! ??
#KKRvDC #KKR #AmiKKR #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/WpPMYIuyag — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
September 28, 2021
Sunil Narine’s day! Last few games making a strong case for KKR to retain him. Current value at 12.50 cr, Russell at 8.50 cr.
#DCvsKKR #IPL2021 — Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK)
September 28, 2021
#KKR in
#IPL2021:
First 7 matches – 2 wins & 5 lose.
Next 4 matches – 3 wins & 1 lose.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
September 28, 2021
Congrats
#KKR Not quite good enough today with the bat but
#DelhiCapitals but tried well with the ball.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh)
September 28, 2021
Sunil Narine has to be KKR's biggest match winner till date and one of the greatest IPL player.
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan)
September 28, 2021
KKR have beaten DC by 3 wickets! A good innings from Nitish Rana of 36*
#DCvKKR — ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
September 28, 2021
Sunil Narine against Kagiso Rabada – 2,6,4,6,1. He Smashed 19 runs in 5 Balls.
#KKRvDC — CricketMAN2 (@man4_cricket)
September 28, 2021
Whenever KKR Is In Difficult Situation…
Sunil Narine –
#KKRvsDC pic.twitter.com/rD8ySihhH2 — Jethalal (@Jethiya_lal)
September 28, 2021
#IPL2021 #KKRvsDC Other batters struggling to score runs
Le Sunil Narine:
pic.twitter.com/MMi1vayaEt — Rahul Parida?? (@RahulParida__)
September 28, 2021
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