Delhi Capitals finally won their first game in the IPL 2023 season, beating KKR at home! A low-scoring thriller and captain David Warner held the fort with his personal half-century and help DC open their account on the points table! For the record, DC lost all their first 5 games this season before this match!
The game did get off to a delayed start with rain interrupting at the start! But the good news was no overs were lost in this match so crucial for Delhi Capitals. KKR, batting first, changed their opening combination in this game with both Jason Roy and Liton Das replacing Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Jagadeesan at the top!
On a slow batting surface, KKR batters struggled and ended up scoring just 127 runs before getting bowled out in 20 overs. Jason Roy top scored for them with 43 runs while Andre Russell added crucial 38 runs at the death. Delhi pacer Ishant Sharma had a great game returning figures of 2/19 from his 4 overs.
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During the run-chase, Warner with his fifty made a crucial contribution at the top while Manish Pandey (21 off 23) and Axar Patel (19* off 22) ensured Delhi got home with 4 wickets in hand and 4 balls to spare! KKR spin department bowled well but Delhi Capitals were always in the game with the target being below par at this venue!
Ishant Sharma bagged the Player of the Match award for his brilliant bowling spell that set up the match for the hosts! With this result, KKR still remains in the 8th position with 4 points while DC gains 2 points and is in the 10th position.
Brief Scores: Delhi Capitals - 128/6 in 19.2 overs (David Warner - 57, Manish Pandey - 21, Varun Chakravarthy - 2/16, Anukul Roy - 2/19) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders - 127 all out in 20 overs (Jason Roy - 43, Andre Russell - 38, Axar Patel - 2/13, Kuldeep Yadav - 2/15) by 4 wickets
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