• Delhi Capitals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 18 runs.
• Prithvi Shaw hit 66(41) and Shreyas Iyer hit 88(38)*.
• Only Nitish Rana scored a fifty from Kolkata Knight Riders.
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As we thought of a fighting game, we saw it. Every player batted with an amazing strike rate. 438 runs were scored in this match which influenced the Orange Cap List a lot. Both teams had an collision combat between each other as Kolkata Knight Riders while chasing reached above 200 runs but can't win the match as Delhi Capitals stopped them. In this article we will be talking about the results of the Match.
Toss
Dinesh Karthik (KKR) won the toss and elected to bowl first. They would have thought about the last match in which the chasing team won.
First Innings
Delhi Capitals batted in the first innings and Prithvi and Shikhar gave them a good start as Prithvi scored 66 runs in 41 balls with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes , Shikhar scored 26 runs in 16 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. Their first wicket fall at 5.5 overs. Shreyas Iyer scored the most runs from DC, 88 in just 38 balls with 7 fours and 6 sixes with a strike rate of 231.58. He could score a century if some more balls were left. Rishabh Pant also hit a knock of 38 runs with a strike rate of 223.53. Pat Cummins, the most expensive player in IPL 2020 auction was the most expensive bowler from KKR as he gave 49 without taking any wicket. Andre Russell took 2 wickets where Chakravarthy and Nagarkoti took 1-1 wicket.
Second Innings
Kolkata doesn't get a good start as Sunil Narine dismissed in second over. In middle overs KKR was playing good but when wickets falling started all players who were playing good got out. At last overs Morgan was playing good, he hit 44 runs in just 18 balls. Rahul Tripathi also played consistently and both players made KKR reach 200 but can't reach the target. Rabada was the most expensive bowler from DC. He gave 51 runs in 4 overs and took one wicket. Anrich Nortje took 3 wickets. Marcus Stoinis and Amit Mishra hit 1-1 wicket.
Man Of The Match : Shreyas Iyer
Match Summary
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