On Saturday, the cricket fans at Delhi witnessed a humdinger of a game between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as the hosts win the game in the super over. In the first innings, the visitors set a target of 186 runs in front of the hosts, but the latter tied the game despite needing just 6 runs in the final over.
Earlier in the game, after winning the toss, the DC skipper, Shreyas Iyer asked the KKR skipper, Dinesh Karthik bat first. While KKR making one change to their squad as Sunil Narine made way for Nikhil Naik. Delhi made as many as four changes as Keemo Paul, Rahul Tewatia, Axar Patel, and Ishant Sharma made way for Hanuma Vihari, Chris Morris, Sandeep Lamichhane, and Harshal Patel.
WATCH – Kagiso Rabada’s Brilliance Dismissed Shubman Gill
Kagiso Rabada gave the best testimony of how to bowl yorkers as Delhi edged out Kolkata in a Super Over. Denying the visitors a hat-trick of wins, to seal their second win in the IPL 2019 at the Feroz Shah Kotla. KKR needed 11 runs to win in the Super Over but only managed to score six runs as Delhi, who were any which ways looking like a winner of the game, eventually managed to win the match in the Super Over.
Chasing 186 runs to win, the young prodigy Prithvi Shaw missed out on his maiden IPl century. He was dismissed on the score of 99 runs and skipper Shreyas Iyer‘s 43. Shaw, though, kept the scoreboard ticking after Dhawan’s dismissal and just when it seemed like a century was for the taking, but he got out on Lockie Ferguson’s bowling.
Delhi was still in control as it came down to scoring six runs off the final over. However, Kuldeep Yadav had some other plans as he made Delhi lose their nerves as the last two wickets on last two balls, and the match resulted in a super over.
WATCH – Harshal Patel Knocked Down Andre Russell
Earlier, Andre Russell came to the party for the third time in a row and Dinesh Karthik led from the front as Kolkata recovered from an early collapse and scored 185 after put in to bat by Delhi. The West Indian hammered 62 off 28 balls, hitting 6 sixes and 4 fours before being dismissed by Chris Morris in the 18th over.
Kolkata skipper, Karthik, meanwhile, scored 50 off 36 balls during which he smashed 5 fours and 2 sixes. While Dinesh could not stay till the end after being dismissed by Amit Mishra in the 19th over, his knock, along with Russell’s attack kept them in the game.
Brief scores:
Delhi Capitals – 185/6 and 10/1 (P Shaw, S Iyer 43; K Yadav 2/41) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders – 185/8 and 6/1 (A Russell 62, D Karthik 50; H Patel 2/40) by four runs in a Super Over
Here’s how Twitterati reacted to a thrilling game:
What a game!!!! @DelhiCapitals vs @KKRiders OUTSTANDING @KagisoRabada25 that was simply top class bowling under pressure 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #RABADA 🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 30, 2019
Kagiso Rabada…..unbelievable stuff. Execution of high quality skill under extreme pressure. #DCvKKR #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 30, 2019
Wattaaa game… first super over of this ipl and magnificent bowling by #Rabada
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 30, 2019
@KagisoRabada25 absolute class boy!! 💪
— Tabraiz Shamsi (@shamsi90) March 30, 2019
Not hitting that anywhere. #rabada #yorker #ipl
— Rikki Clarke (@RikkiClarke81) March 30, 2019
Prithvi was on song! So good to see the young lad fire, wish he had got his century!#DCvKKR
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) March 30, 2019
Looks to me like India have found the new @virendersehwag in @PrithviShaw … #IPL2019
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 30, 2019
Nice to see @PrithviShaw back to his best after that ankle injury back in Australia. Maybe this @IPL he will dominate? #DCvKKR
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) March 30, 2019
After that superb start in Tests, I have realised Prithvi Shaw is a very special player. Indian cricket must handle him with care & the seniors could mentor him.#DC
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) March 30, 2019
.@KagisoRabada25: You have to keep your wits about you and be clear about what you bowl.
#DCvKKR #ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 30, 2019
Unbelievable match! Defending 10-11 runs in a Super Over extremely difficult. Rabada pulled it off with a degree of ease. All told, KKR ledt to regret poor top order batting. For Delhi, quite a few heroes, among them tall and rangy Rabada and pint-sized @PrithviShaw!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 30, 2019
SCORPION KING RABADA! #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) March 30, 2019
Rabada's yorker to Russell is one of the great balls in T20. Dre is batting on another planet to the rest of the circuit right now – the margin for error to him his infinitesimal & KG nails an inch-perfect yorker right on middle stump & right on the crease-line. #IPL #DCvKKR
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) March 30, 2019
