Crisis-hit Delhi hope for turnaround vs Kolkata
Nabi to complete his haul.
Kings XI openers Chris Gayle and KL Rahul shared a 55-run stand in their chase but the plot began to change when both departed in successive overs off Rashid Khan and Basil Thampi respectively. Kings XI still needed 56 runs when Sunrisers got their third wicket in the 13th over as Mayank Agarwal was caught at long on by Manish Pandey off Shakib Al Hasan. It was also the Bangladesh player’s 50th IPL wicket. C Gayle c & b Thampi 23 (22) M Agarwal c Pandey b Shakib 12 (15) K Nair lbw Rashid 13 (17) A Finch c Pandey b Shakib 8 (4) M Tiwary c Williamson b Sandeep 1 (5) R Ashwin c Williamson b Rashid 4 (6) 4 (2) 2 (5) 8 (9) 10 (5) A Tye lbw Sandeep B Sran run out A Rajpoot b Thampi M Rahman not out Extras (b 1, lb 1) Total (all out, 19.2 ovs) FOW: 1-55, 2-57, 3-77, 4-82, 5-88, 6-92, 7-96, 8-99, 9-101.
Bowling: Sandeep 4-0-17-2, Nabi 2-0-24-0, Kaul 4-0-25-0, Thampi 2.2-0-14-2, Rashid 4-019-3, Shakib 3-0-18-2. NEW DELHI:
The Dinesh Karthik-led KKR will look to pile on the agony against opponents deep in the drop zone and claim their second away win. KKR are in the playoff zone, but will be wary of a backlash from a hurting side. Though they beat Rajasthan in Jaipur, the loss to Chennai Super Kings in the final over and the batting caving in against Sunrisers Hyderabad shows they will need to find consistency away from Eden Gardens.
If the Kotla pitch plays slow, they could toy with the idea of pushing Nitish Rana, now batting at No 4 and with skipper Karthik doing the finishing job, up the order. They would have noted by KXIP kept out Chris Gayle against Daredevils on Monday.
However, a slow surface will be advantage for KKR wrist spinners, Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav and leg-spinner Piyush Chawla.
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