The Kolkata Knight Riders made a solid knock in the powerplay of the IPL 2025 game against Delhi Capitals played on April 29 at Arun Jaitley.
They went on to score 79 runs in the first six overs despite the dismissal of Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 26 runs.
KKR need to win in all five remaining games, while Delhi needs a much victory as they need to retain their spots in the top four of the IPL 2025 points table.
Batting first, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Sunil Narine opened the innings while Mitchell Starc opened the bowling attack. Picking a well calculated shots, both openers went on to score boundaries and sixes.
However, Starc dismissed Gurbaz in the third over of the game making Rahane walk into the ground.
The KKR skipper joined Sunil Narine to score a decent score of 79 runs in power play.
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Captain Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine with some delightful shots 🤌#KKR 79/1 after 6 overs.
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Speaking at the toss, Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel said, “We will field first, becomes easier to bat in the second innings because of the dew. We are playing with the same XI.”
“I think it’s a slow wicket, doesn’t look dry. Think a 190-200 pitch. Will assess the conditions and try to restrict them to a lower total. You need to stay in the present. We wanted to focus on the process, not worry about the result. Need to excecute our plans.”
Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane said, “We have one change, Anukul Roy comes in. It’s hard to read the wicket, I thought the left-arm spinner will be a good option on this surface. We need to win five out of five, as simple as that.”
“We are looking to play one game at a time and we will move forward accordingly. It’s hard to read this wicket. Need to adapt to the conditions and assess quickly.”
DC vs KKR Playing 11
Delhi Capitals Playing 11: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel(w), Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy
