Captain Gautam Gambhir leading from the front, Kolkata Knight Riders registered an easy win over Delhi Daredevils. Chasing a low target of 99, Knight Riders sealed the match with nine wickets and 35 balls to spare.
KOLKATA; Two time IPL champions
Kolkata Knight Riders began the IPL 2016 Campaign in great style after
registering an easy nine wicket win over visitors Delhi Daredevils. Chasing a low
target of 99, Knight Riders sealed the match with nine wickets and 35 balls to
spare. Score: Delhi Daredevils – 98/10 (17.4 overs), Kolkata Knight Riders –
99/1 (14.1 overs).
Earlier winning the toss, Captain
Gautam Gambhir opted to bowl first. Backing up the captain’s decision, KKR
bowlers bowled in line and length to restrict the opposition at 98. For KKR,
Gambhir scored an unbeaten 38, Uthappa scored 35 and Pandey scored 15.
For Kolkata Knight Riders, Hogg
and Russell picked three wickets each while Hastings and Chawla, who picked two
wickets each, shared the rest. Hastings picked two wickets for mere six runs in
his 2.4 over long spell in which he bowled 13 dot balls.
Invited to bat first, De Kock and
Agarwal gave a brisling start to Delhi Daredevils. The opening pair added 24
runs in 2.2 overs before De Kock (17 from ten, 1x4, 1x6) was dismissed by
Russell. Punishing Umesh Yadav for a six and a four in consecutive deliveries,
De Kock glimpsed good form but proved to be short lived.
De Kock top scored the innings in
which only four batsmen could reach double digit including him. The other three
include Samson (15), Morris (11) and Pawan Negi (11). Russell’s double strike
in his second over seemed too good for the visitors to bear. Once Daredevils
lost their first wicket for 24, they lost their wickets in regular intervals.
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