I think Mitchell has found a nice role at No. 3: Hussey
14.3), 9-140 (Rasikh, 18.2).
KNIGHT RIDERS BOWLING Starc 3-0-43-1, Vaibhav 4-0-29-2, Harshit 4-0-28-2, Narine 4-0-24-1, Varun 4-0-16-3, Russell 1-0-10-0.
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Phil Salt b Axar 68 (33b, 7x4, 5x6), Sunil Narine c Fraser-McGurk b Axar 15 (10b, 3x4), Rinku Singh c Kuldeep b Williams 11 (11b, 1x4), Shreyas Iyer (not out) 33 (23b, 3x4, 1x6), Venkatesh Iyer (not out) 26 (23b, 2x4, 1x6); Extras (lb-2, nb-1, w-1): 4; Total (for three wkts. in 16.3 overs): 157.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-79 (Narine, 6.1), 2-96 (Salt, 8.1), 3-100 (Rinku, 9.2).
CAPITALS BOWLING Williams 3-0-38-1, Khaleel 3-0-28-0, Rasikh 2.3-0-30-0, Axar 4-0-25-2, Kuldeep 4-0-34-0.
Toss: DC.
KKR won by seven wickets with 21 deliveries remaining.
Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey said that Daryl Mitchell, who scored a 32-ball 52 has now found a nice and comfortable role as the No. 3 batter after the team’s 78run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Sunday.
“It’s not easy. He’s a new player who’s come to the team — Rachin Ravindra and him. And we just expect them to be able to come in, t in straightaway, feel like they belong and come out and perform right from the word go. In reality, it’s not that easy.
“This is the IPL. It’s the best T20 competition in the world. So, sometimes it takes time.
“I feel like he’s been playing well, not been able to get the big score, but he’s been contributing along the way as well. He’s had to move up and down the batting order as well, which can be destabilising for him as well.
“But I think now he’s found a nice role at No. 3 and he can feel comfortable in that role. Plus, now he’s been here for nearly a month-and-a-half. And so, we’re starting to get to know him. He’s starting to get to know us. He’s understanding the team a bit more. Hopefully, this is the start of some consistent form for him moving forward,” he said at the postmatch press conference.