IPL 2014 Photos

IPL 7: Kolkata Knight Riders Thrash Delhi Daredevils by 8 wickets

May 07, 2014 20:06

After losing three games in a row in the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders bounced back strongly to register a convincing eight-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils. Skipper Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa put Kolkata in the drivers seat in their chase of 161 with a 106-run opening stand. (All images BCCI)

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After losing three games in a row in the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders bounced back strongly to register a convincing eight-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils. Skipper Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa put Kolkata in the drivers seat in their chase of 161 with a 106-run opening stand. (All images BCCI)
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After electing to bat first, Delhi Daredevils lost Quinton de Kock in the third over itself but then Murali Vijay (24) hit some nice boundaries during his brief 20-ball stay. This kept the scoring rate going for DD for a while before he fell to Kallis.
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Before Murali Vijay's departure, Kevin Pietersen had been run out for just 6 runs thanks to a great mix-up between the batsmen. Dinesh Karthik then came and took responsibility to lift Delhi out of trouble and he did well with a 22-ball 36. There were some great shots in that innings.
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JP Duminy (40* off 28 balls) combined well with Dinesh Karthik to take Delhi into a position from where they could post a decent score of 160/5. Kedar Jadhav also chipped in with a quick knock of 26 (off 15 balls).
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The most sad part of Kolkata Knight Riders giving away 160 runs to Delhi Daredevils was Sunil Narine conceding 38 runs off his four overs. It is the maximum he has given away in a single spell in this year's IPL so far.
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The good part was Shakib Al Hasan giving away just 13 runs in his four overs along with claiming the crucial wicket of Dinesh Karthik.
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However, when the Kolkata Knight Riders innings began, everything from Robin Uthappa's bat was reaching the boundary. Skipper Gautam Gambhir was also getting runs on the other end. Uthappa made 47 runs off just 34 balls including five fours and a six, before being trapped LBW by Wayne Parnell. When he fell, KKR were 106/1 in 11.5 overs chasing 161 to win.
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Gautam Gambhir was not just the man giving support to Uthappa but also the aggressor in his 69-run innings and by the time he left, Kolkata Knight Riders were within touching distance of victory.
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The only positive in bowling for Delhi Daredevils was South African pacer Wayne Parnell, who took both Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir's wickets and gave away just 21 runs in his four overs. However, this loss will be hard to swallow for the Delhi Daredevils after they came awfully close to a win in their last few games.

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