Finn Allen’s unbeaten 47 ball century guided Kolkata Knight Riders to comfortable victory over Delhi Capitals. Delhi set 143 run target batting first before Kolkata Knight Riders chased it down in 14.2 overs losing only two wickets. KKR now stand seventh in the points table with nine points.
Toss
After winning the toss, Ajinkya Rahane elected to field first.
Delhi Capitals Innings
Openers provided Delhi a solid start with a 49 run partnership in the first five overs. In-form K.L.Rahul was the first batter dismissed by Karthik Tyagi after scoring 23 runs from 14 balls. Delhi Capitals lost four wickets within 15 runs despite being in a strong position. They collapsed from 74 for one to 89 for five.
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Impact Player Ashutosh Sharma’s valuable innings eventually helped Delhi Capitals to reach 142/8. He scored 39 runs from 28 balls, hitting three fours and three sixes.
Wicket Takers Kolkata Knight Riders
Karthik Tyagi (2/25 in 4 overs) , Anukul Roy (2/31 in 4 overs) , Cameron Green (1/12 in 1 over) , Sunil Narine (1/17 in 4 overs) and Vaibhav Arora (1/29 in 3 overs).
Kolkata Knight Riders Innings
Chasing 143, Kolkata Knight Riders lost captain Ajinkya Rahane in an unfortunate dismissal. He was out of crease after Finn Allen’s shot deflected off Mitchell Starc’s hand onto stumps. He scored 13 from 9 balls, adding 29 runs alongside Finn Allen for opening wicket.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi became the next batter dismissed after getting bowled in an unusual manner. His sweep attempt off Axar Patel touched glove and shoulder before crashing onto the stumps.
Finn Allen and Cameron Green added unbeaten 116 run third wicket partnership from 64 balls guide Kolkata home. During the partnership, Finn Allen smashed a 47 ball century to make Kolkata’s chase comfortable. Cameron Green remained unbeaten on 33 runs from 27 balls.
Wicket Takers Delhi Capitals
Axar Patel (1/27 in 4 overs) is the only wicket taker.
Player of the Match
Player of the Match was awarded to Finn Allen for his unbeaten 100 runs from 47 balls.
Next Match – 09/05/2026
Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans , 07:30 PM (IST).