Who won yesterday IPL match? Top highlights of last night’s KKR vs DC match
- Stay updated on the latest IPL results! Get the top highlights from yesterday’s KKR vs. DC match, including the winning team and standout moments.
Which IPL team prevailed yesterday? The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 saw a match between the Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens on April 29.
Which IPL team prevailed yesterday? The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 saw a match between the Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens on April 29. After winning the toss, DC chose to bat first against the KKR, who is led by Shreyas Iyer.
In the 20-over encounter, the Capitals scored 153 runs overall. Kuldeep Yadav became Delhi’s highest scorer of all the players in the DC side with an undefeated 35 off 26 balls. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Prithvi Shaw, the openers, each struck 12 runs off 7 balls, while Shaw scored 13.
Captain Rishabh Pant was removed by KKR’s Varun Chakravarthy after scoring just 27 off of 20 balls. With Vaibhav Arora off to a fantastic start, Chakravarthy struck three times in the middle overs as KKR produced a much-improved bowling display to limit DC to a meagre 153/9.
While Chakravarthy bowled his four overs and claimed crucial wickets of Rishabh Pant (27 off 20 balls), Tristan Stubbs (4 off 7 balls), and Kumar Kushagra for 1 run off 3 balls, Arora removed Shaw and Shai Hope of DC. Mitchell Starc remained their weak link, although Harshit Rana of DC also concluded with two wickets.
Regarding KKR’s innings, Philip Salt, the opening batsman, surpassed the record that Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the franchise, had held for 14 years. The English opener, who is 27 years old, scored 68 runs off of 33 balls while hitting seven fours and five sixes. He broke Ganguly’s record of 331 runs at Eden Gardens in an IPL season with his total of 344 runs in the current campaign.
Sunil Narine scored 15 runs off 10 balls, apart from Salt. Venkatesh Iyer was not out after scoring 26 off 23 balls, while other players, including skipper Shreyas Iyer, scored an undefeated 33 off 23 balls. In 11 balls, Rinku Singh scored 11 runs.
Following yesterday’s game, DC dropped to sixth place in the standings, while KKR is now second with 12 points, behind the Rajasthan Royals. With the Rajasthan Royals as their opponent in Delhi on May 7, DC will now have plenty of time to work out the batting issues on his team.
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