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IPL 2024: All-Round KKR Beat DC By Seven Wickets At Eden Gardens

Kolkata Knight Riders secured a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match held in Kolkata on Monday. Delhi Capitals chose to bat first but were restricted to 153/9 by KKR's disciplined bowlers. In response, the home team chased down the target of 154 with 21 balls remaining. KKR made a blazing start to their innings, scoring 79 runs without losing any wickets during the power play, with Phil Salt's innings of 68 off 33 balls being the highlight of their batting display. Delhi Capitals had started well, scoring 67 runs in the power play, but their innings fell apart after the dismissal of their captain Rishabh Pant, who scored 27 off 20 balls. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with an unbeaten 35 off 26 balls. Among the KKR bowlers, spinner Varun Chakaravarthy was the pick of the lot, finishing with excellent figures of 3/16 in four overs. The returning Vaibhav Arora also impressed, taking the wicket of Shai Hope with an unplayable delivery.

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Shreyas Iyer
IPL 2024: KKR Vs DC Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Shreyas Iyer, left, and Venkatesh Iyer walk off the field after defeating Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League cricket match in Kolkata.

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Shah Rukh Khan
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Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan with Delhi Capitals director of cricket Sourav Ganguly during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals, at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata.

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Shah Rukh Khan
IPL 2024: KKR Vs DC Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals, at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata.

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Venkatesh Iyer
IPL 2024: KKR Vs DC Photo: AP/Bikas Das
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata.

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Shreyas Iyer
IPL 2024: KKR Vs DC Photo: AP/Bikas Das
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Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata.

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Phil Salt
IPL 2024: KKR Vs DC Photo: AP/Bikas Das
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Phil Salt, left, celebrates scoring fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata.

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Lizaad Williams
IPL 2024: KKR Vs DC Photo: AP/Bikas Das
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Delhi Capitals's Lizaad Williams drops a possible catching chance to dismiss Kolkata Knight Riders' Phil Salt during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata,

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Kuldeep Yadav
IPL 2024: KKR Vs DC Photo: AP/Bikas Das
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Delhi Capitals' Kuldeep Yadav plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata.

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Rishabh Pant
IPL 2024: KKR Vs DC Photo: AP/Bikas Das
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Delhi Capitals' captain Rishabh Pant looses his bat while playing a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata.

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Rishabh Pant
IPL 2024: KKR Vs DC Photo: AP/Bikas Das
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Delhi Capitals' captain Rishabh Pant's plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata.

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Abishek Porel
IPL 2024: KKR Vs DC Photo: AP/Bikas Das
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Delhi Capitals' Abishek Porel plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata.

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Jake Fraser-McGurk
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Delhi Capitals' Jake Fraser-McGurk plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals, in Kolkata.