Delhi Beat Kolkata

       

 

                  Delhi Beat Kolkata by 4 Wickets to Retain Play-Off Berth. The Delhi Captain Won the Toss and Elected to Bowl First. Kolkata's Starting Line. Openers Finch and Iyer Were Out Early. Finch Scored 3 off 7 Balls and Iyer Scored 6 off 12 Balls. Sreyas Iyer Took Over Kolkata's Scoring Routine.

              Indrajith, Meanwhile, was Bowled out for 6 off 8 balls and Narine was Dismissed for the First Ball. With Nitish Rana Reaching the Crease, Kolkata's Run Became Safe. Iyer and Rana Carried the Score Forward. Iyer was out for 42 off 37 Balls with 4 Fours. Nitish Rana Returned with 57 off 34 Balls with 3 Fours and 4 Sixes.

                  Nitish Rana was the Only Batsman to Score a Half-Century in the Kolkata Innings. In the Kolkata Line-up, Only 3 Batsmen Managed to Cross the Double. The Return of Andre Russell to Zero was a Major Setback for Kolkata. For Delhi,

                 Kuldeep Yadav Took Four Wickets for 14 Runs in Three Overs. Mustafizur Rahman Took 3 Wickets in the Last Over to Break the Tail End. At the end of 20 overs, Kolkata Scored 146 runs for the Loss of 9 Wickets.

                  Chasing a target of 147, Delhi were stunned on the first ball. Umesh Yadav was dismissed by Prithviraj Shaw. Warner led the score by teaming up with those coming from one side. When the team score reached 17, Mitchell Marsh was out for 13 runs. Yet on one side Warner stood firm. He scored 42 off 26 balls with 8 fours.

                  When Warner was out, Delhi were 82/3 in 9.3 overs. The captain was able to score 2 runs off the ball. But in the final overs, Lalit Yadav, ROVMAN Powell and Akshar Patel helped the batsmen reach the target with ease. Lalit Yadav scored 22 off 29 balls. Powell scored 33 off 16 balls.

                    Akshar Patel scored 24 off 17 balls. For Kolkata, Umesh Yadav took 3 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs.

            Kuldeep Yadav took 4 wickets for 14 runs in 3 overs.