Kolkata and Delhi locked horns in the 41st match of the Indian T20 League 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Delhi won the toss and elected to field first. There decision to bowl first proved right in the second over when Aaron Finch (3) was clean bowled by Chetan Sakariya, who was playing his first match of the season. Out of form, Venkatesh Iyer (6) struggled during his 12-ball stay before he was caught at short fine by Sakariya, trying to sweep against Axar Patel in the fifth over.
Debutant Baba Indrajith (6) couldn’t make any impression as he was caught at long-on by Rovman Powell off Kuldeep Yadav. Sunil Narine (0), who was promoted up the order to score some quick runs but was trapped lbw by Kuldeep on the very next ball.
At 35/4, skipper Shreyas Iyer (42) and Nitish Rana stitched a partnership of 48 runs. Iyer was looking good but he was caught by Rishabh Pant behind the stumps of Kuldeep Yadav. In the same over, Yadav completed his four-wicket haul after Andre Russell (0) was stumped by Pant. Rana’s 57 and Rinku Singh’s 23 took the team total to 146/9 with Mustafizur Rahman taking three wickets in the last over of the innings.
In reply, the Rishabh Pat-led side had a shocking start as Prithvi Shaw was caught and bowled by Umesh Yadav on the first ball of the chase. In the next over, Mitchell Marsh (13) was caught at deep square leg by Venkatesh Iyer off Harshit Rana. At 17/2, in-form David Warner (42) and Lalit Yadav stitched a partnership of 65 runs before the former was bounced out by Yadav.
Lalit Yadav (22) was then trapped lbw by Narine in the 11th over before Pant (2) was caught behind by Indrajith off Yadav in the next over to leave Delhi tottering at 85-5. Axar Patel (24) played a few good shots before he was run-out with a win still 32 runs away. However, an unbeaten partnership of 37 runs between Rovman Powell (33*) and Shardul Thakur (8*) won the game for the team by four wickets.
This is how Twitter reacted
Well bowled @imkuldeep18 match winning spell ! Looking good for a comeback 💪 @Ravipowell26 beautiful to watch #KKRvDC
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 28, 2022
DC were able to arrest mid-innings slump and finally win fairly easily. KKR underwhelming in batting and bowling once again. After an impressive start to the season, things have gone haywire for them as 5defeats on the trot highlight
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 28, 2022
Looks like both the teams tried their best to lose, but only one succeeded. Anyways, positive for DC is that David Warner is still looking in fine touch.. would be a delight to see his next few innings. DC’s playoffs hope is still very much alive. #KKRvDC #TATAIPL2022
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) April 28, 2022
Kkr batting has been such a worry. Well done DC on your win. Kuldeep yadav has been consistently bowling so well ðŸ‘
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 28, 2022
Fantastic knock by @Ravipowell26! Good win for @DelhiCapitals #IPL2022 #KKRvDC
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 28, 2022
Really, this is your management. Bring back @wasimakramlive @GautamGambhir @jacqueskallis75 as kkr’s mentor if you hope to win a season in next 100 years or #kkr will be the new @RCBTweets .
Gowd. It’s so predictable to say kkr will loose this game. I could have made millions.— A 3 H 1 R 0 0 P (@ABHIROOPROY11) April 28, 2022
High time that @KKRiders support staff get flexible while assessing conditions. You can't come and start playing slam bang cricket from ball one on conditions that don't suit such brand of game. If you attempt that, a batting collapse will follow you in 10 out of 10 times.
— Prabuddha Ghosh (@TheCluelessBong) April 28, 2022
Kuldeep Yadav won POTM
Kuldeep Yadav won POTM
Kuldeep Yadav won POTM
Kuldeep Yadav won POTMDelhi has won 4 matches in #IPL2022 and Kuldeep Yadav won man of the match award in all the matches.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 28, 2022
Safe to say the old glory days for #KulCha are back. Great signs for India ahead. https://t.co/7WmRj1Z9g2
— Aadi Shah (@AadiSpeaks) April 28, 2022
IPL gyaan: top bowlers in IPL 2022 are leggies, right and left arm with @imkuldeep18 possibly the most improved. When T 20 cricket started, leggies were seen as endangered. Now, they are the most valuable because they are genuine wicket takers. Warnie will be smiling! #DCvsKKR
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) April 28, 2022
