In reply, Kolkata lost opener Venkatesh Iyer (8 off 14 balls) in the third over. Khalil Ahmed took the wicket. Khalil Ahmed then struck out Ajinkya Rahane (18 off 8 balls) in the fifth over. Captain Shreyas Iyer put up a good innings but no one except Nitish Rane supported the captain. Andre Russell scored 24 off 21 balls.
Earlier, Delhi lost the toss and opted to bat, scoring 215 for 5 in 20 overs. David Warner (61 off 45 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes) and Prithviraj Shah (51 off 29 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes) were the top scorers for Delhi.
Delhi got off to a dream start. In 8.4 overs, Delhi’s opening partnership scored 93 runs. Shah scored the 12th half century of his IPL career. In the end, it was Varun Chakraborty who made Prithviraj Shah bold and broke the alliance. David Warner then hit a six off Andre Russell off 35 balls to complete his half-century.
Captain Rishabh, who came in at number three, seemed to be in good form, but Warner returned with a wicket to Russell in the same over that completed the half-century. He returned with 26 off 14 balls, including two fours and six sixes. Russell’s shot was caught by Umesh Yadav.
Lalit Yadav (1 off 4 balls) and Rowman Powell (8 off 6 balls, including a six) did not last long. Umesh Yadav returned David Warner in the 17th over. In the death overs, Shardul Thakur (29 not out off 11 balls, including 1 four and 3 sixes) and Akshar Patel (22 not out off 14 balls, including 2 fours and 1 six) smashed 200 runs.
For Kolkata, Sunil Narine took 2 wickets for 21 runs in 4 overs. Varun Chakraborty scored 44 runs in 4 overs and Umesh Yadav 48 runs for the loss of one wicket each. Andre Russell took one wicket for 16 runs in 2 overs.
Earlier, Kolkata won the toss and elected to field.
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