Kolkata Knight Riders cruised to a six wicket win over Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Chasing 147 to win, Gautam Gambhir put up a resolute show to guide Kolkata home.
A fifty from Gautam Gambhir and an unbeaten 40 from Yusuf Pathan helps the Kolkata Knight Riders hand a six-wicket defeat to the Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Chasing a modest 147 to win, KKR ran into heavy weather as Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey departed early. However, a solid Gambhir saw the Kolkata team through first with a resolute display with the bat.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Gambhir asked Delhi to bat because, he wasn’t sure about the Kotla wicket. His bowlers however, knew exactly where to bowl. Led by Umesh Yadav and Morne Morkel, the Knight Riders put on a disciplined bowling effort to restrict Delhi to a modest 146/8. Although, young Shreyas Iyer played a defiant innings up top, the failure of the big guns in the middle saw Daredevils lose steam and slump in front on the trio of Yadav, Morkel and Chawla.
Catch all the highlights of the game here (SCORECARD|FIXTURE |TABLE):
23:21 (IST): That’s it! KKR beats Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets.
23:18 (IST): BOWLED! Gambhir (60) tries to cut Tahir but drags it on to his stumps. Would be disappointed not to have finished the job.
23:17 (IST): SIX! Massive hit from Yusuf Pathan! Lofts Tahir straight over his head.
