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Kolkata
Shikhar Dhawan made sure that Sourav Ganguly had the last laugh in his own backyard with an unbeaten 97 as Delhi Capitals (DC) did a double on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by scripting a seven-wicket victory in their reverse Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture at the Eden Gardens here on Friday.
DC had won the one-over eliminator against KKR in the first leg played in Delhi on March 30.
With Friday’s win, DC moved to the fourth position in the points tally with 8 points from 7 matches, while KKR remained at the second spot with equal number of points but a superior net run-rate.
A ‘visitor’ at the Eden Gardens, DC advisor Ganguly watched Dhawan miss out on a maiden T20 hundred from the dugout as the southpaw (97*; 63 balls, 4x11, 6x2) roared back to form just three days ahead of India’s World Cup team selection.
Rishabh Pant too showed maturity at the other end with a 31-ball 46 (4x4, 6x2) as the capital side won with seven balls to spare.
Delhi posted 180/3 in 18.5 overs with Colin Ingram (14 not out) hitting a six off Piyush Chawla to seal the issue. Pant and Dhawan combined for a 105-run third wicket stand off 69 balls after DC were 57/2 chasing 179 for victory.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight RiderscTypeface:> 178/7 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 65, Andre Russell 45; Kagiso Rabada 2/42, Chris Morris 2/38, Keemo Paul (2/46) lost to Delhi Capitals: 180/3 (Shikhar Dhawan 97, Rishabh Pant 46) by seven wickets
Kolkata
Shikhar Dhawan made sure that Sourav Ganguly had the last laugh in his own backyard with an unbeaten 97 as Delhi Capitals (DC) did a double on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by scripting a seven-wicket victory in their reverse Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture at the Eden Gardens here on Friday.
DC had won the one-over eliminator against KKR in the first leg played in Delhi on March 30.
With Friday’s win, DC moved to the fourth position in the points tally with 8 points from 7 matches, while KKR remained at the second spot with equal number of points but a superior net run-rate.
A ‘visitor’ at the Eden Gardens, DC advisor Ganguly watched Dhawan miss out on a maiden T20 hundred from the dugout as the southpaw (97*; 63 balls, 4x11, 6x2) roared back to form just three days ahead of India’s World Cup team selection.
Rishabh Pant too showed maturity at the other end with a 31-ball 46 (4x4, 6x2) as the capital side won with seven balls to spare.
Delhi posted 180/3 in 18.5 overs with Colin Ingram (14 not out) hitting a six off Piyush Chawla to seal the issue. Pant and Dhawan combined for a 105-run third wicket stand off 69 balls after DC were 57/2 chasing 179 for victory.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight RiderscTypeface:> 178/7 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 65, Andre Russell 45; Kagiso Rabada 2/42, Chris Morris 2/38, Keemo Paul (2/46) lost to Delhi Capitals: 180/3 (Shikhar Dhawan 97, Rishabh Pant 46) by seven wickets