Kolkata Knight Riders Consign Delhi Capitals To First IPL 2021 Loss In UAE

Nitish Rana kept his calm in a tricky chase as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their IPL 2021 playoff hopes alive with a three-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in a low-scoring IPL contest in Sharjah on Tuesday. The KKR bowlers made optimum use of the slow Sharjah track to restrict Delhi Capitals to 127 for nine. T20 specialist Rana (36 not out) and seasoned Sunil Narine (21 off 10 balls) went after inexperienced Lalit Yadav in the 14th over and also attacked seasoned Kagiso Rabada in the 16th over to tilt the game in KKR's favour. The loss will be a nice wake-up call for DC, who remain second in the table with 16 points even as KKR consolidated their fourth spot with 10 points. (Photos: BCCI-IPL)