IPL 10 DD vs KKR: Rishabh Pant's carnage helps Delhi post 168

Samarth Srivastava
Published on: 17 April 2017 12:21 PM GMT
IPL 10 DD vs KKR: Rishabh Pants carnage helps Delhi post 168
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IPL 10 DD vs KKR: Rishabh Pant's carnage helps Delhi post 168

New Delhi: Following the blitz of Rishabh Pant, Delhi Daredevils posted 168-run total against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premiere League match at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium here on Monday.

Rishabh Pant's quick-fire knock of 38 runs came off in just 16 deliveries with two fours and four biggies. Pant, the powerhouse of talent, hit 26 runs off Umesh Yadav's over.

Opting to bat, Delhi Daredevils got off to a good start with Sanju Samson (39) and Sam Billings (21) adding some quick runs in the powerplay overs. Billings was the first to go just after the end of six overs. Samson's 39-run knock was laced with seven fours.

Nair, in his 21-run knock, took 27 deliveries, leaving DD's run rate go low. He struggled throughout his short inning. Shreyas Iyer threw his wicket at 26. He got out by the combined efforts of de Grandhomme and wicket-keeper Robin Uthappa.

For KKR, Nathan Coulter-Nile was the leading wicket-taker with bowling figures of 3/22. Chris Woakes, Sunil Narine and Umesh Yadav claimed one wicket each.

Gautam Gambhir led KKR needs 167 runs to win this match.

Samarth Srivastava

Samarth Srivastava

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