HIGHLIGHTS
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Match 16 of the ongoing IPL 2020 edition saw fireworks all throughout the Delhi Capitals (DC) innings after Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opted to bowl first in Sharjah.
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Being adjudged batsmen’s paradise due to the shorter boundaries, DC batters made full use of the playing conditions to post a mammoth 228/4 in 20 overs.
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Riding on half-centuries from opener Prithvi Shaw (66) and captain Shreyas Iyer’s 88 not out off 38 balls, DC dominated the KKR bowlers as a total of 14 sixes were slammed by their batsmen combined.
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Shaw and Iyer ruled the proceedings, Rishabh Pant also entertained one and all with a crucial 17-ball 38, including 6 boundaries at a strike-rate of 223.53..Shreyas Iyer (88*), DC put a mammoth total of 228/4 on the board
.@DelhiCapitals Captain Shreyas Iyer bags Man of the Match award for Match 16 for his stupendous knock of 88* off 38 deliveries.#Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/dXOKXtM2TE
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 3, 2020
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During the 18th over, bowled by KKR all-rounder Andre Russell, Pant gave the West Indian power-hitter a taste of his own medicine by smashing his delivery for a huge six..
Delhi Capitals win
That’s it! Marcus Stoinis holds his nerve to bowl a very good last over. KKR finish with 210/8, Delhi Capitals win by 18 runs. Another high-scoring match at Sharjah.
Stoinis with that perfect yorker to get the wicket of Rahul Tripathi.#Dream11IPL #DCvKKR pic.twitter.com/mr91bQGD8y
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 3, 2020
That's that from Match 16 of #Dream11IPL as @DelhiCapitals win by 18 runs.#DCvKKR pic.twitter.com/JIyTe1zwdD
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 3, 2020