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DC vs KKR match results
DC vs KKR: Prithvi Shaw was the hero of this Delhi victory. He played an explosive innings of 82 runs in just 41 balls at a strike rate of 200. During this time, 11 fours and three sixes came out of his bat. Shaw completed his half-century in just 18 balls, which is the fastest half-century of this season.
Delhi bowlers defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in the 25th match of IPL 2021, thanks to the bowling performance of bowlers and Prithvi Shaw’s stormy batting. This is Delhi’s fifth win in six matches this season. With this, she has reached the second number in the points table.
DC vs KKR First Innings and Target
Kolkata had scored 154 runs for six wickets in 20 overs in their first play. In response, Delhi easily chased down the target, losing just three wickets in 16.3 overs.
The Winning Knock
Prithvi Shaw was the hero of this victory of Delhi. He played an explosive innings of 82 runs in just 41 balls at a strike rate of 200. During this time, 11 fours and three sixes came out of his bat. Shaw completed his half-century in just 18 balls, which is the fastest half-century of this season.
Shaw and Dhawan gave a good start
Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw gave a stormy start to Delhi, chasing the target of 155 runs from Kolkata. Shaw hit six fours in one over from Shivam Mavi in the first over. Both of them shared 132 runs in 13.5 overs for the first wicket. This is the second century partnership of the two in this season.
Dhawan was out for 46 runs off 47 balls. In this innings, he hit four fours and a six. With this, Dhawan once again took the orange cap in his name.
At the same time, Shaw played an explosive innings of 82 runs in 41 balls at a strike rate of 200. During this time, 11 fours and three sixes came out of his bat. Shaw completed his half-century in just 18 balls, which is the fastest half-century of this season. Apart from this, captain Rishabh Pant scored 16 runs in eight balls thanks to two fours and a six. Marcus Stoinis six and Shimran Hetmyer returned unbeaten at zero.
Pat Cummins bowled brilliantly for Kolkata. He took three wickets for 24 runs in his four overs. Apart from this, no bowler got any success.
Russell played a stormy innings
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders started off to bat first after losing the toss and it was not a good start. Opener Nitish Rana scored 15 runs in 12 balls and was dismissed for a total of 25. He was stumped by Akshar Patel.
After this, Rahul Tripathi also returned to the pavilion after scoring 19 runs with the help of two fours on a total score of 69. He was dismissed by Marcus Stoinis. Kolkata’s innings faltered from here. After this, Eoin Morgan and Sunil Narne were out for zero.
At the same time, on the total score of 82, Shubman Gill also kept going. He scored 43 runs in 38 balls. During this, he hit three fours and a six with his bat. After Gill’s dismissal, Dinesh Karthik was also dismissed for 14 runs.
However, Andre Russell held one end. He played an explosive innings of 45 not out from 27 balls. During this, he hit two fours and four sixes. At the same time, Pat Cummins remained unbeaten after scoring 11 runs in 13 balls.
At the same time, Akshar Patel and Lalit Yadav bowled brilliantly for Delhi Capitals. Patel took two wickets for 32 runs in four overs. At the same time, Lalit took two wickets for 13 runs in three overs. Apart from this, Avesh Khan and Marcus Stoinis got one success each.
