Delhi Capitals pacer Ishant Sharma bowled a searing yorker to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Andre Russell during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match on April 3. Russell not only got bowled by the delivery but fell on the ground on as well.
The ball was bowled by Ishant in the 19th over which brought an end to Russell’s menacing innings of 41 off just 19. Have a look at the wicket below:
The wicket, however, had little affect on KKR’s scoring who already had 264 runs on board by the time Russell went back. KKR eventually finished with the second highest score in the league history at 272/7.
For them, it all started at the top with Sunil Narine once again batting explosively after opening the batting. Narine scored a belligerent 85 off just 39 ball, hitting seven four and sixes each. Narine’s opening partner Phil Salt although was dismissed early, scoring 18 off 12.
KKR sent debutant Angkrish Raghuvanshi to replace Salt and the rookie blazed his way to 54 off just 27 balls. Towards the end, Rinku Singh also teed off for 26 in eight balls.
Chasing the mammoth total, DC were never in the hunt after being reduced to 33/4 inside five overs. Skipper Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs then added 93 runs for the fifth wicket in just 47 balls to give Delhi a glimmer of hope.
After Pant (55 off 25) and Stubbs (54 off 32 balls) got out , DC were effectively done in the game. They were finally bowled out for 166 in 17.2 overs, losing the game by 106 runs.
For KKR, Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakravarthy took three wickets each while Mitchell Starc chipped in with two. Narine was aptly judged Player of the Match for his 85 and a wicket.
This was KKR’s third win three matches and they now sit atop the points table. DC, on the other hand, have slipped to the ninth place in 10-team table with one win and three losses in four games.
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