Kolkata has washed its hopes of reaching the top of Delhi after the bowlers the batsmen did wonders

In IPL Phase-2, the first match of the day was played between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Where KKR chased down the target of 128 runs and won by 3 wickets. Kolkata won the match with 10 balls to spare. In the team's victory, Nitish Rana scored an unbeaten 36 off 27 balls, while Sunil Narine's bat also saw an innings of 21 runs in just 10 balls.

KKR's innings faltered

Chasing the target, Kolkata's first wicket fell in the form of Venkatesh Iyer (14). His wicket came in the account of Lalit Yadav. In the very next over, Rahul Tripathi (9), who opened his account with a six by Avesh Khan, was dismissed for a run. After this, Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana did the work of handling the innings. Gill was playing with one end, but then Kagiso Rabada got him out and gave Delhi a third success. On the very next ball, R Ashwin broke KKR's back by dismissing Captain Morgan for zero.

Ashwin looked very excited after the dismissal of Morgan. Kolkata's sixth wicket fell in the form of Dinesh Karthik (12). Avesh Khan was successful in taking 3 wickets for Delhi.

Ashwin got angry after getting out

Tim Southee took the wicket of R Ashwin in the last over of Delhi's innings. After getting out, Ashwin was seen on the field getting angry. On the field, he was seen saying something angrily to Southee and then to Captain Morgan.

Wickets lost after a good start

Shikhar Dhawan and Steve Smith added 35 runs for the first wicket. The wicket of Dhawan (24), who was seen in good rhythm, came in the account of Lockie Ferguson. The Orange Cap has once again reached the summit before being dismissed. So far Gabbar has scored 454 runs. After the wicket of Shikhar, the magic of Shreyas Iyer (1) was also not seen today and Sunil Narine clean bowled him and showed him the way to the pavilion.

Half the team returned to the pavilion on 89

Kolkata got the third breakthrough in the form of Steve Smith (39). Smith was clean bowled by Ferguson. After Smith's wicket, Delhi quickly lost the wickets of Shimron Hetmyer (4) and Lalit Yadav (0). On 89, KKR took five wickets. Kolkata got the sixth success in the form of Akshar Patel (0). Rishabh Pant scored 39 runs in 36 balls and he returned to the dressing room after being run out. He also became the highest run-scorer for Delhi Capitals before being dismissed. Delhi scored 127/9 in 20 overs. Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine and Lockie Ferguson took 2 wickets each for KKR.

10 points for KKR

With the victory in the match, KKR have got 10 points from 11 matches and the team remains in the fourth position. At the same time, the team of Delhi Capitals has almost confirmed its place in the playoffs with 16 points from 11 matches.

Venkatesh Iyer has proved to be a dark horse

Venkatesh Iyer has proved to be a dark horse for Kolkata in this leg. He has scored 41 not out, 53, 18 and 14 runs in four matches. KKR bowlers are also doing well. However, captain Oen Morgan's form is a cause for concern. Morgan averages 18.92 and strike rate 123.72 in T20 cricket since IPL 2020. There is not a single half-century in it.

Southee got a chance to debut

Andre Russell fell victim to a hamstring injury while fielding against Chennai. In such a situation, today Tim Southee has been included in his place. This is the first match for the Kiwi fast bowler for KKR. Southee has been added by KKR as a replacement for Pat Cummins.

both teams

KKR - Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Oen Morgan (c), Tim Southee, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier.

DC - Steve Smith, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Lalit Yadav, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Enrique Nortya, Avesh Khan.