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Kolkata Knight Riders maintained their good show in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 by defeating Delhi Capitals to consolidate the second spot in the IPL points table. Spinner Varun Chakravarthy worked his magic to claim three important wickets before Phil Salt's scintillating half-century as Kolkata Knight Riders secured a convincing seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the IPL on Monday. Chakravarthy (3/16) shone in the middle overs after the good start from Vaibhav Arora (2/29), who restricted Delhi to a modest 153/9 after Rishabh Pant opted to bat.
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy worked his magic to claim three important wickets before Phil Salt's scintillating half-century as Kolkata Knight Riders registered a convincing seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the IPL here on Monday.
There was a point in the match when Sunil Gavaskar was furious over a decision by KKR's Vaibhav Arora. It happened during the final delivery of the 18th over. he was convinced that Kuldeep Yadav was LBW, although from the looks of it the ball seemed to go past the legs. He forced KKR captain Shreyas Iyer to go for the assessment. The DRS clearly showed that the ball missed the stumps.
It made Gavaskar an angry man. “Shocking review. Absolutely shocking. What a waste of a review. Should have thought about this team. See if there are 11 balls left. Kuldeep Yadav is playing well. It's a 29-run partnership,” Sunil Gavaskar said during the broadcast. agreement.
Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine on Monday eclipsed Lasith Malinga's record for most wickets at a single venue in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Narine impressed with the ball during KKR's win over Delhi Capitals with figures of 1/24 in his four-over spell.
He claimed the wicket of Axar Patel in the first innings, which marked his 69th wicket at the iconic Eden Gardens in the IPL, the most by any bowler at any venue in the cash-rich league.
Before him, Malinga held the record with a whopping 68 scalps at Wankhede, which he achieved during his prolific career.
Veteran spinner Amit Mishra holds the third spot with 58 wickets in Delhi. Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is at the fourth spot with 52 wickets in Bengaluru. Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh is at fifth position with 49 scalps in Wankhede.
With ANI and PTI inputs
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