Delhi Capitals (DC) registered their first victory within the IPL 2023 after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 4 wickets on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday. The Delhi Capitals dismissed the Kolkata Knight Riders for 127 earlier than chasing down the entire in 19.2 overs. Experienced pacer Ishant Sharma made a memorable comeback within the IPL, claiming two wickets within the match towards KKR. The 34-year-old proved his mettle in his comeback IPL match in almost two years, clocking 140 kmph-mark throughout his four-over spell. He completed with 2-19 and was named ‘Player of the Match’ as Delhi Capitals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 wickets and 4 deliveries.
“Ishant was very accurate with the ball. And you also gain confidence when you enter the field with an experienced player. He knows the conditions well in Delhi and gave us important breakthroughs. I have massive respect for him as he produced such a performance after being unwell for a week,” Delhi Capitals’ wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav was quoted as saying by Delhi Capitals.
Kuldeep Yadav, who registered figures of two/15, spoke in regards to the significance of the victory and mentioned that the primary win within the event is all the time necessary to achieve momentum.
“The first win is always important to gain momentum. We bowled very well against Kolkata Knight Riders. It was a great effort from our side to restrict them to 127,” he mentioned.
The Delhi franchise was in a spot of hassle when Manish Pandey and Aman Khan fell in fast succession through the group’s chase. When requested about the identical, Kuldeep mentioned, “We lost back-to-back wickets at one point in the game. But we weren’t too tense as there were few runs to get. Axar and Lalit finished the game for us. You always have to fight for your first win and we did that.”
Speaking about his personal bowling efficiency, Kuldeep mentioned, “I am really happy that my contributions have helped the team win. If I am bowling well and our team is not winning, my performance doesn’t matter.”
Delhi Capitals lastly acquired off the mark on the factors desk, after 5 losses, after they beat Kolkata Knight Riders in Match No. 28 of IPL 2023 at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
A collective bowling efficiency, the place 4 bowlers picked up two wickets every, helped DC bowl KKR out for 127.
David Warner then led from the entrance with the bat with 57 off 41 and Axar Patel performed an important knock of 19* off 22 to carry his nerve and take DC previous the end line after KKR had fought again to take the match all the way down to the wire.
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