Ishant Sharma produced a stunning yorker that completely baffled Andre Russell during the IPL 2024 match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday. In the last over of the KKR innings, Ishant produced a devastating delivery that crashed into the stumps and left Russell on the ground. The video of the dismissal has already gone viral on social media and as he walked towards the dugout, even Russell couldn’t help but applaud the delivery. However, the effort was not enough as KKR eventually scored a mammoth 272/7 in 20 overs against Delhi Capitals.
Sunil Narine produced a six-hitting display on his way to a thrilling 85, while young Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored a fifty on his IPL batting debut as Kolkata Knight Riders posted an imposing 272 for seven against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.
Narine continued his explosive run and punished all Delhi bowlers by sending the ball over the boundary rope seven times. He also hit seven fours in his 39-ball stay.
The Capitals were guilty of dropping him on 53 and Narine made his opponents suffer as he achieved his highest ever score in T20 cricket.
Raghuvanshi (54 off 27 balls), who did not bat in his first IPL match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, was also firing on all cylinders, complementing Narine as the pair shared an explosive 104-run stand off 48 balls.
Andre Russell (41 off 19 balls) and Rinku Singh (26 off 8 balls) provided the final flourish for KKR.
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It was a forgettable performance from the Delhi bowlers as they conceded the highest total in the team’s history. KKR hit as many as 18 sixes and 28 fours.
Narine got his first of many boundaries when he hit a short ball from Khaleel Ahmed to deep point.
The West Indian took a particular liking to veteran pacer Ishant Sharma and amassed 26 runs from the fourth, including three sixes and two fours, giving a taste of what was to come.
At the other end, Phil Salt hit a few before being dropped by David Warner but the Englishman could not take advantage of the reprieve and got out in the next ball to bring Raghuvanshi to middle.
The 18-year-old hit his first ever ball of the IPL for a boundary and that was followed by another four.
KKR continued to push boundaries and amassed 88 runs in the powerplay as DC bowlers struggled to find ways to stop them.
DC looked to be making progress by dismissing Narine and Raghuvanshi in successive overs, but Russell had other plans.
The DC bowlers were guilty of feeding the all-rounder with full tosses which he dispatched to the boundary with ease.
(With PTI inputs)
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