| 2024 Indian Premier League, Visakhapatnam |
| Kolkata Knight Riders 272-7 (20 overs): Narine 85, Raghuvanshi 54 |
| Delhi Capitals 166 all out: Pant 55; Arora 3-27 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders gained by 106 runs |
| Scorecard.Desk. |
Kolkata Knight Riders hit 272-7 – the second-highest complete in Indian Premier League historical past – as they thrashed Delhi Capitals by 106 runs.
Sunil Narine led the best way by blitzing 85 off 39 balls, whereas teenage debutant Angkrish Raghuvanshi added 54.
Andre Russell and Rinku Singh additionally made big-hitting contributions as Kolkata completed simply 5 wanting Sunrisers Hyderabad’s IPL report complete.
Rishabh Pant top-scored with 55 for Delhi who fell to a thumping loss.
Kolkata’s large complete got here only a week after Hyderabad posted a report 277-3, breaking the earlier IPL better of 263-5 set by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013.
Kolkata, who had been topped IPL champions in 2012 and 2014, have gained all three matches within the new season and prime the 10-team desk.
Opener Narine laid the platform for victory on Wednesday with a blistering begin, bludgeoning seven fours and 7 sixes to achieve the very best T20 rating of his profession in his 501st match.
The 35-year-old cracked 26 runs off one Ishant Sharma over to carry up his half-century in 21 balls, whereas placing on 104 runs with 18-year-old Raghuvanshi.
Russell smashed 41 off 19 balls with Singh including an eight-ball 26, whereas Vaibhav Arora took 3-27 in Delhi’s reply.