Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won their sixth match of the 13th season of IPL. He beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 59 runs in Abu Dhabi. Ahead of the target of 195 runs, Delhi’s team was able to score 135/9 runs in the prescribed 20 overs. The hero of Kolkata’s victory was Varun Chakraborty, who took 5 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs with his spin. Pat Cummins also took three wickets (giving 17 runs).
With 12 points from 11 matches, Kolkata remains in fourth place. This was the fourth defeat for Delhi Capitals. She remains in second place with 14 points from 11 matches.
Chasing a score of 195, Delhi lost the wicket on the very first ball of the innings, when Ajinkya Rahane (0) was lbw by Pat Cummins. Shikhar Dhawan (6), who came to start the innings with Rahane, also kept going, he was bowled by Cummins. Later on Delhi failed to chase the massive target.