IPL 2024
Kuldeep Yadav’s Heroic Knock Lifts Delhi Capitals; Mitchell Starc Falters In IPL Showdown
By CricShots - Apr 29, 2024 10:25 pm
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Kuldeep Yadav’s impressive innings of 35 runs provided a much-needed boost to the Delhi Capitals, setting a target of 154 runs against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 47 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Eden Gardens. Varun Chakravarthy’s exceptional bowling performance, claiming three wickets for just 16 runs, significantly contributed to KKR’s strong bowling display.

Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav smashed Mithcell Starc

The Delhi Capitals began steadily on the challenging wicket, with opener Prithvi Shaw displaying aggression by striking three boundaries off Mitchell Starc’s first over before getting dismissed on 13. Vaibhav Arora capitalized on Shaw’s departure by sending him back early.

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Despite Jake Fraser-McGurk’s struggles to find timing, he managed to add a boundary and a maximum in Starc’s subsequent over before losing his wicket on 12. Shai Hope’s dismissal by Arora further dampened DC’s momentum, ending the Power-play with the score at 67/3.

The pitch conditions at Eden Gardens seemed to favour spinners more than earlier in the season, possibly a response to KKR’s recent struggles. This adjustment worked in favour of KKR’s mystery spinners.

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Following the dismissals of Rishabh Pant and Abhishek Porel, DC faced a collapse with wickets falling at regular intervals. Despite Pant’s entertaining cameo of 27 runs off 20 balls, his dismissal to Chakravarthy, along with the subsequent fall of Stubbs and Kushagra, added pressure on DC.

 

Chakravarthy’s three-wicket haul, including crucial breakthroughs, proved pivotal in restricting DC’s total. His spell of 3-16 from four overs significantly bolstered KKR’s bowling effort.