In a thrilling encounter in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Delhi Capitals ⛎😼(DC) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 4 wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The Knight Riders were off to a shaky start after being asked to bat as they lost early wickets, with Litton Das and Venkatesh Iyer both departing cheaply. However, Jason Roy’s knock of 43 runs off 39 balls helped the team to put a decent total on the board.
Andre Russell‘s 38 runs off 31 balls were crucial for KKR as they managed to score 127 runs in 20 overs. Ishant Sharma, Anrich Nortje, and Axar Patel were the pick of the bowlers for Delhi Cap🥂itals as they took two wickets each.
In response, the hosts started off well, with skipper David Warner leading from the front with a knock of 57 runs off 41 balls. However, after losing a few wickets in quick succession, the team found themselves in a spot of both🌌er.
But Manish Pandey and Axar held their nerve and scored crucial runs to guide Delhi Capitals to a much-needed victory. Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, and Nitish Rana picked up two wickets each for Kolkata Knight Riders, but it was not enough to stop Delhi Capitaౠls from winning the♔ match.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Off the mark in 2023 ✅ with a much-needed vict♑ory as they complete a 🎀4-wicket win over at home 👏👏
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
We left our 💜💜💜 out there on the field!
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Ishant Sharma won the player of theജ match award in the firsꦛt victory of Delhi.
What a return fo𝓀r Isꦫhant, one to remember for him.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Normalcy restored!! 😉
— Shikha Pandey (@shikhashauny)
Delh�♕�i Capitals have finally opened their account in
Scorecard:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
The wait is finally ovꦓer, Dilliwaalon kaisa lag raha hai 💙
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
Even if Delhi win this ma🗹tch, there is a lot to discuss about in the dressing room !
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
Delhi Capitals registered their first win🅰 of IPL 2023.
KKR registered their 3rd consecutive defeat of ꦯIPL 202♔3.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Can’t un𓆏derstand the merit of sending Russell at 8. And Russell not farming the strike with Nortje bowling to Umesh. Some match this one…thus far.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
🌳We witnessed a low-scoring thriller. What a bowling performance from Varun Chakravarthy and Nitin Rana, especially! Congratulations to Delhi for winning the first match of IPL 2023.
— Sir BoiesX 🕯 (@BoiesX45)
Initiation of my colleagues from 🇩🇪 and 🇵🇹 in the world’s greatest game – and to 🌧️
— Alex Ellis (@AlexWEllis)
Finally DC got their first 2 points 👏
— yadhu (@yadhu1_4)
