Delhi Daredevils Thrash Kolkata by 7 Wickets Go To Top

Johannesburg: Delhi Daredevils thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets to win the 39th match of the second edition of the Indian Premier League at New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.

Delhi achieved the victory target of 124 runs in 17.1 overs with AB de Villiers top scoring with an unbeaten 40 that came off 32 balls and was studded with 5 fours. Dinesh Karthik too remained not out on a 22-ball 17.

Delhi leg-spinner Amit Mishra was adjudged the Man of the Match for taking 3 wickets.

Delhi got off to a steady start with captain Gautam Gambhir and David Warner putting up a 53-run stand.

Gambhir hit 3 fours in his 18-run knock that came off 24 balls before he edged a Moises Henriques delivery to point for Brad Hodge to take the catch. Warner hit a six and 5 fours in his 36-run knock off 23 balls before edging a Ishant Sharma delivery to keeper Morne van Wyk for the catch.

Earlier, Sourav Ganguly and Ajit Agarkar came up with useful knocks as Kolkata Knight Riders scored 123 for 8 in 20 overs.

Ganguly, who came to open the innings with McCullum, hit 2 sixes and a four in his 45-ball 44, while Agarkar chipped in with a 39-run knock that came off 29 balls and was studded with 2 sixes and 3 fours to take Kolkata to a respectable total.

For Delhi, leg-spinner Amit Mishra took 3 wickets, while Ashish Nehra and Dirk Nannes took 2 wickets each.

Kolkata have replaced Ashok Dinda with debutant Sourav Sarkar, while Delhi are unchanged from their last match.

Brief Score: Delhi Daredevils 125/3 (de Villiers 40*, Warner 36) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 123/8 (Ganguly 44, Agarkar 39, Mishra 3-14) by seven wickets.

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Pakistan vs New Zealand - 5th T20I Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings - 42nd Match Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians - 43rd Match Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals - 44th Match 45th Match - Gujarat Titans v Royal Challengers Bangalore - April 28, 10:00 GMT 46th Match - Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad - April 28, 14:00 GMT 4th T20I - Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore New Zealand won by 4 runs 41st Match - Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Hyderabad Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 35 runs

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