Match – 28th IPL 2014 – Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date – Wed May 7, 2014
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Toss – Delhi Daredevils elected to bat
Result – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
Man of the match – Gautam Gambhir
A superb batting performance by Kolkata Knight Riders helped them beat Delhi Daredevils by 8 wickets today at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
Chasing 161 to win, KKR got off to a flying start with both openers Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa adding 106 runs in 11.5 overs for the first wicket stand. Robin Uthappa was the the first to fall after scoring 47 off 34 balls but a foundation was laid for a easy run chase. Captain Gambhir and Manish Pandey (23 off 14 balls) then took the score past 150. Gambhir completed his well deserved half century and played a vital role in today’s win. He was unlucky to get out in the 18th over as he could not score the winnings runs but his 56 ball 69 made sure KKR win the match comfortably.
Earlier Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat first. They lost Quinton de Kock when the team score was just 14. Captain Kevin Pietersen failed again as he was run out for just 6. Delhi were struggling at 26/2 in 5.3 overs. Murli Vijay and Dinesh Karthik hen played sensibly and took the score past 50. KKR bowlers bowled superbly and never allowed the Delhi batsmen to free their hands till JP Duminy and Kedhar Jadav got into action. A cameo of 40 in 28 balls by JP Duminy and 15 ball 26 by Kedhar Jadhav helped Delhi post a total of 160/5 in 20 overs.
Match – 28th IPL 2014 – Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders Scorecard
