Kuldeep Yadav continued his good run of form in the current Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season as he helped Delhi Capitals defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by 4-wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.
The 27-year-old registered a four-wicket haul as he picked up crucial wickets of KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine.
Delhi skipper Rishabh Pant had won the toss and asked KKR to bat first, and they could only score 146/9 in 20 overs, which appeared 10-15 runs short of the par total.
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That would indeed prove to be the case, with Delhi chasing it down in 19 overs, thanks to brutal hitting from David Warner (42 off 26) and Rovman Powell (33* off 16).
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Kuldeep Yadav looked at his brilliant best against his old franchise and bowled like he had something to prove. He sent back KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer (42), Baba Indrajith (6), Sunil Narine (0) and Andre Russell (0) to finish with 4/14, breaking the back of KKR batting. It was a pity that he did not get to bowl his fourth over or could have completed a fifer.
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Mustafizur claimed three wickets in the 20th over, sending back Nitish Rana, Tim Southee and Rinku Singh -- Rana and Southee off successive balls.
Chasing the target, Delhi reached 150/6 in 19 overs thanks to vital knocks by David Warner (42 off 28) and Rovman Powell (33 not out off 16), winning the match with six deliveries to spare.
With inputs from IANS
