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Kolkata Knight Riders opener Sunil Narine was in a different zone altogether when he walked out to bat against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. His idea was to smash every ball out of the park and he very well succeeded in his plan.
Narine showcased his batting prowess with a blistering 85 while teenager Angkrish Raghuvanshi impressed with a fluent fifty on his IPL batting debut as KKR posted 272/7, five runs short of the highest total in the tournament’s history. In reply, the Delhi Capitals never looked like they were in the game be it with the ball or the bat. They crumbled under the pressure of the mammoth total.
IPL 2024: All-round Kolkata Knight Riders Crush Delhi Capitals
Skipper Rishabh Pant (55) scored his second consecutive half-century while Tristan Stubbs (54) too hit a fifty but it was a lost cause as DC folded for 166 in 17.2 overs to suffer their third loss of the season.
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Narine enters Top-10, Pant in Top-5
Sunil Narine’s blazing took him among the top 10 run scorers of IPL 2024. He is now holding the 9th position on the Orange Cap list with 134 runs in three games, averaging 45.67. On the other hand, Pant jumped up 9 places to notch the fourth position after scoring a fiery 55 against Kolkata. The DC skipper now has 152 runs to his credit in four games, averaging 38.
RCB batter Virat Kohli continues to lead the table with 203 runs, followed by Riyan Parag who is second with 181 runs. Heinrich Klaasen is holding the third spot with 167 runs in 3 games while Pant’s teammate, David Warner is currently placed 5th with 148 runs.
KKR on top of the table
The Kolkata Knight Riders jumped up to the top spot on the points table with 6 points and the highest Net Rate Rate of +2.518. They displaced Rajasthan Royals (4 points and NRR 1.047) to take the pole position. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (4 points and NRR 0.976) are standing in 3rd place, followed by Lucknow Super Giants (4 points and NRR 0.483) and Gujarat Titans (4 points and -0.783). DC slipped to 9th after the 106-run defeat on Wednesday night.
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