IPL 2018: Ruthless KKR registers a thumping win over Gambhir’s Daredevils

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XtraTime Web Desk: A spirited performance from Kolkata Knight Riders saw them registering an emphatic victory over Gautam Gambhir’s Delhi Daredevils, as the home side won the game by 71 runs in the Indian Premier League tonight in front of a packed Eden Gardens.

Sent into bat, KKR scored a mammoth 200/9 in the stipulated 20 overs, and then bowled out DD for 129 in 14.2 overs. The combination of Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav produced magic, as they both picked up three wickets each to rap up the Delhi batting line up.

This happened to be the second victory for Dinesh Karthik’s men in this season, out of the four games they played.

Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders: 200/9 in 20 overs (Nitish Rana 59, Andre Russell 41; Rahul Tewatia 3/18)
Delhi Daredevils: 129 all out in 14.2 overs (Glenn Maxwell 47, Rishabh Pant 43; Sunil Narine 3/18, Kuldeep Yadav 3/32).