After KKR had their batters producing quick knocks at a great strike rate to post 204/9 on a pitch that was great for batting, DC threatened to chase down the total via a 76-run stand between vice-captain Faf du Plessis, who top-scored with 62, and skipper Axar Patel, who smashed 43 despite suffering a left-hand injury while fielding.
Star all-rounder Andre Russel’s form in the ongoing season of the IPL has blown hot and cold, with his 15-ball 21 on Monday in the 39-run loss to Gujarat Titans was his season’s highest score so far.
After leading Gujarat Titans’ (GT) to a clinical 39-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) through an excellent 55-ball 90, skipper Shubman Gill said his chat with opening partner B Sai Sudharsan was just about finding ways to score runs in challenging conditions and aiming to take the game deep.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane blamed the batting unit including himself after failing to chase 112 against Punjab Kings at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Sunil Narine put out a superb all-round show - picking 3-13 in his four overs and then smashing an entertaining 44, as a ruthless Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thoroughly outplayed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by eight wickets in a one-sided Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Friday.
Narine’s knock made him only the third KKR batter to slam a century in the IPL, and his recent ton catapulted him into the third place on the leading run-scorers in this year’s tournament.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) takes on table-toppers Rajasthan Royals (RR) in its third home game of the IPL 2024 season on Tuesday.
Sunday’s match will be the first of the five consecutive home games for the Shreyas Iyer-led side, giving them a great advantage of consolidating to their stay at the first two spots in the points table and clinch the play-off spot for the first time since 2021.
Mayank felt soreness in lower abdominal area and as a precaution we are managing his workload over the next week. We hope to see him soon in the field,” LSG CEO Col. Vinod Bisht said in a statement.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to host Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2024 Match 10 on Friday. Both the teams have won their respective opening matches of the season.
