In a breathtaking showdown between the Delhi Capitals and the Kolkata Knight Riders in match No.16 of IPL 2024, Sunil Narine emerged as the star of the show, dismantling Delhi’s renowned bowling attack with a blistering 21-ball half-century. Despite a missed opportunity when David Warner dropped Narine early in Anrich Nortje’s over, Philip Salt fell before the powerplay ended. Narine continued his onslaught, reaching his career-best score of 85 off just 39 balls.
Although Kolkata’s skipper Shreyas Iyer struggled, power-hitters Andre Russell (41), Rinku Singh (26), and the young Angkrish Raghuvanshi (54) showcased their prowess against DC’s bowlers, propelling KKR to a massive total. Ishant Sharma’s pinpoint yorker halted Russell’s onslaught in the final over, but KKR still managed an imposing 272-7 in 20 overs, securing the second-highest total in IPL history.
Breaking his wicketless streak in IPL 2024, Mitchell Starc made his mark by dismissing David Warner (18) and Mitchell Marsh (0), while Impact Sub Vaibhav Arora recorded his career-best figures of 3 for 27 as DC crumbled to 166 all out in 17.2 overs. Rishabh Pant’s valiant knock of 55 and Tristan Stubbs’ counterattacking 54 couldn’t salvage a win for DC, who suffered a crushing defeat by 106 runs.
In a historic feat, KKR secured their third consecutive win in the league phase for the first time in IPL history.
Key Highlights:
- Kolkata extends their winning streak to three games in IPL 2024.
- Vaibhav Arora delivers his best IPL performance.
- Tristan Stubbs of DC scores 54 off 32 balls.
- Rishabh Pant achieves his first half-century against KKR in just 23 balls.
- Mitchell Starc, KKR’s record signing, claims his maiden wicket in IPL 2024.
- KKR posts a formidable total of 272/7 in 20 overs, the second-highest in IPL history.
- Sunil Narine’s explosive knock of 85 off 39 balls marks his career best.
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi achieves his debut IPL half-century.
- KKR sets the record for the highest powerplay score in IPL 2024.
- Pant requires 65 runs to reach 3000 runs in IPL.
- KKR and RR remain the only undefeated teams in IPL 2024.
