The ongoing league was no less than any nightmare for the Delhi Daredevils team as the team had lost five out of six matches they had played before tonight’s match. Delhi Daredevils stunned won the match beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 55 runs.
The players of Delhi Daredevils stunned everyone with their performance tonight. It was the first great win for the team and was very special too as they were playing at the home ground at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.
Before they won the toss, they were asked to bat first as Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and decided to bowl first.
In the first innings, Shreyas Iyer, the new captain of Delhi Daredevils gave a thrilling performance and made everyone’s jaw fell in surprise. He remained unbeaten at the score of 93 runs which he scored in 40 balls in which he smashed 10 sixes and 3 fours.
Apart from him, Prithvi Shaw scored 62 runs in 44 balls, he smashed 7 fours and 2 sixes. He was sen back to pavilion after he was given clean-bowled by Piyush Chawla. Glen Maxwell scored 27 runs in 18 balls.
In the second innings , Andre Russell scored 44 runs in 30 balls. Sunil Narine scored 26 runs in only 9 balls hitting 3 sixes and a four.
The players of Delhi Daredevils did extremely well in defending the total runs. They won the match by 55 runs.
Here’s how twitter reacted to the great win by Delhi Daredevils, have a look:
Russell was 43 of 17, post which scored just 1 of 13 and was dismissed. DD bowled well in that phase, because he could have done a lot of damage in these 13 balls and it could have got close. DD will be really happy with the performance of the youngsters. Still in it.#DDvKKR
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 27, 2018
Yes Shreyas , what an innings this.
93 of 40 balls on captaincy debut and Delhi have scored 76 in their last 4 overs. Will take some getting this. #DDvsKKR— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 27, 2018
Gautam Gambhir’s 122-match streak of representing his teams in the IPL comes to an end. No other player captained in 122 straight IPL matches for the teams they played. #IPL2018 #DDvKKR
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 27, 2018
I would’ve played Gambhir in tonight’s game. He’s #DD’s best player vs Spin. #KKR have plenty of them. He isn’t the first or the only batsman to fail in four innings this #IPL #MyThoughts #DDvKKR
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 27, 2018
Prithvi Shaw’s cricketing career so far..
– 5 centuries in 10 first-class matches
– Won an Under-19 World Cup as captain
– Fifty in just his second IPL match
– Scored 546 in a school tournament in MumbaiHe’s still just 18 years of age!! #DDvKKR
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 27, 2018
Capital punishment for KKR! @DelhiDaredevils score 76 off the last 4 overs! Can the knights pull this off? #DDvKKR #WhistlePodu
— Chennai Super Kings – Mask P?du Whistle P?du! (@ChennaiIPL) April 27, 2018
Very impressive delivery by Mavi. Very unimpressive send off though #DDvKKR
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) April 27, 2018
#DD cheerleaders who were out of practice must’ve got cramps today cause of dancing after so many days. #DDvKKR
— bhaavna arora (@BhaavnaArora) April 27, 2018
But why was Mavi bowling the 20th over? In the first innings, 20th is more critical than the 19th….senior bowler Johnson should’ve bowled the last. #DDvKKR #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 27, 2018
Prithwi Shaw looks like a right handed Brian Lara. #ipl2018 #DDvKKR
— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) April 27, 2018
Prithvi Shaw (18y 169d) becomes the joint youngest to score a fifty in IPL.
Sanju Samson also had scored fifty at same age in 2013.#DDvKKR
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 27, 2018
Ahem Ahem….well played, #DD ??? #tukka ? #DDvKKR #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 27, 2018
Loved the contest today. Shaw, Iyer and Gill. Just good are the young Indian batsmen….brilliant skills. Excellent temperament. #DDvKKR #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 27, 2018
So…@GautamGambhir out of the XI today…but my respect for him goes a few notches up to be seen sitting in the first row of the dugout and talking to his team mates…rather than sulking. #Respect #DDvKKR
— G. S. Vivek (@GSV1980) April 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/DanishSait/status/989925115176472576
Just over 18 years of age Prithvi Shaw got a 50 in his 2nd IPL game .. He amassed 546 in a school tournament..
Won the under 19 World Cup as captain, this “man” is really special ??#DDvKKR— Rahul Dev (@RahulDevRising) April 27, 2018
Very special innings this from Shreyas Iyer. Welcome to captaincy young man. Super stuff. @DelhiDaredevils should fancy this if they stop Andre Russell. #DDvKKR
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) April 27, 2018
All the KAR’s are ready in the com box for #DDvKKR tune into @StarSportsIndia now!! #IPL pic.twitter.com/GMqTr7L2hk
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) April 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/hankypanty/status/989898732538916864
#KKR bowlers are extremely weak, they dont know how to bowl slower deliveries , nor yokers at death overs. We cant qualify for the playoffs with these fast bowlers, forget about winning the trophy. #DDvKKR @VenkyMysore
— Sumit Kadel (@SumitkadeI) April 27, 2018
Slayer Iyer… what a knock young man .. oh wait, captain Iyer! #DDvKKR @DelhiDaredevils Highest score on captaincy debut #VIVOIPL ????
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) April 27, 2018
Slayer Iyer… what a knock young man .. oh wait, captain Iyer! #DDvKKR @DelhiDaredevils Highest score on captaincy debut #VIVOIPL ????
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) April 27, 2018
Youngest to register a score of 50+ in #IPL history!
Sanju Samson in 2013 and Prithvi Shaw tonight
both at the age of 18y-169d#DDvKKR#IPL2018— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 27, 2018
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