IPL 7 DD vs KKR : Delhi Daredevils defeat Kolkata Knight Riders in cliffhanger
20 April 2014 12:28 AM IST
JP Duminy half century helped Daredevils register four wicket victory
JP Duminy scores a half century during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (Photo : PTI)
Dubai: J P Duminy hit a timely unbeaten 52 after skipper Dinesh Karthik set the foundation with a fighting 56 run knock as Delhi Daredevils edged out Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets in a thrilling IPL Twenty20 cricket match, here on Saturday.
Electing to bat, KKR posted a decent 166 for five, thanks to some brilliant batting by Robin Uthappa (55) and Manish Pandey (48) at Dubai International Stadium.Delhi Daredevils batsmen responded to the challenge well and overhauled the target with three balls to spare.
Karthik batted superbly in the top order while Duminy finished it off in style with a six off Piyush Chawla.
Like KKR, Delhi too had to endure a bad start as Murali Vijay (0) was run out in the first over. Mayank Agrawal was off to a superb start as he hit some terrific shots but could not stay long at the crease as his short but entertaining 26-run knock was ended by Morne Morkel. Karthik and Ross Taylor had a job at hand but the Kiwi batsman was bowled by Jacques Kallis and Delhi skipper was joined by JP Duminy at the crease.
Karthik batted intelligently as he rotated the strike well and waited for bad balls to punish.
He hit Piyush Chawla for a six and a four in the 10th over, gradually moving towards a half century. He completed his fifty with a sweetly timed chip off Shakib Al Hasan in the cover region but could not finish it off for his side.
Kolkata Knight Riders: J. Kallis c Taylor b Shami 0, G. Gambhir c Duminy b Coulter-Nile 0, M. Pandey b Nadeem 48, R. Uthappa c Taylor b Unadkat 55, Shakib Al Hasan (not out) 30, Y. Pathan b Coulter-Nile 11, S. Yadav (not out) 8. Extras (lb1, w12, nb1) 14. Total (for five wickets in 20 overs) 166.
FoW: 1-1, 2-11, 3-75, 4-132, 5-157.
Bowling: Shami 4-0-33-1, Coulter-Nile 4-0-27-2, Unadkat 4-0-25-1, Neesham 2-0-26-0, Nadeem 3-0-29-1, JP Duminy 3-0-25-0.
Delhi Daredevils: M. Vijay run out 0, M. Agarwal c Chawla b Morkel 26, D. Karthik lbw b Narine 56, R. Taylor b Kallis 6, J. Duminy not out 52, M. Tiwary c Narine b Morkel 8, J. Neesham c Pathan b Chawla 8, N. Coulter-Nile not out 0. Extras (lb-6, w-5) 11. Total (6 wickets; 19.3 overs) 167
FoW: 1-10, 2-39, 3-60, 4-118, 5-127, 6-161.
Bowling: R. Vinay Kumar 4-0-35-0, M. Morkel 4-0-41-2, Shakib Al Hasan 3-0-25-0, J. Kallis 2-0-15-1, P. Chawla 2.3-0-27-1, S. Narine 4-0-18-1.
( Source : dc )
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