First time in IPL history: KKR’s mammootty record of 272 runs | Cricket News

Kolkata Knight Riders wrote history with a huge total score of 272/7 in their IPL 2024 match against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi were the standout performers while Andre Russell was once again at his best as KKR batted The batsmen completed the DC bowling attack quickly. While KKR failed to surpass Sunrisers Hyderabad’s all-time IPL score of 277/3, it was the highest score by an away team in IPL.

Highest points scored by an IPL team away from home –

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals – IPL 2024 (Vizag) – 272/7

Lucknow Supergiants vs Kings XI Punjab – IPL 2023 (Mohali) – 257/5

Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – IPL 2024 (Hyderabad) – 246/5

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab – IPL 2018 (Indore) – 245/6

Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab – IPL 2008 (Mohali) – 240/5

The tough target of 273 runs set by KKR proved too much for DC and they succumbed to the pressure and suffered a defeat of 106 runs.

The pace duo of Mitchell Starc and Vaibhav Arora took two wickets each to reduce DC to 33/4 in the powerplay.

The early hits derailed DC’s approach to chasing huge totals, with each delivery becoming more challenging.

Skipper Rishabh Pant (55) and Tristan Stubbs (54) batted with effortless power to win the 93-run stand, giving the home fans something to cheer about. ‘

Pant showed signs of returning to his peak form by scoring consecutive half-centuries in the IPL.

But after Pant’s dismissal, DC’s fortunes turned sour and they eventually lost the game by a huge margin of 106 runs.

KKR are at the top of the table with three consecutive wins this season.

Earlier in the match, City of Destiny witnessed two hours of carnage as Delhi Capitals (DC) bowlers Narine (85), Raghuvansh (54), Russell (54), Two hours of relentless hitting and 120 minutes of torture. 41) and Rinku Singh’s brutal knock helped KKR come within a whisker of surpassing Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)’s 277, but Kolkata ended up with the second-highest total in IPL history.

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, KKR got off to a joyful start with a spirited partnership between Philip Salt and Sunil Narine. Salt didn’t score a single point in the first round against Khaleel Ahmed, who defeated Ishant Sharma twice in a row.

Both KKR openers eventually saw through Khaleel Ahmed’s tendency to keep his deliveries as far away from the wicket as possible. Narine launched an onslaught in the second over of Ishant and severely punished the DC bowler, who scored 26 runs in the over.

Salter was caught behind in the first inning and was caught in the second inning after being ejected by Anrich Nortje following a stunning backfield catch from Tristan Stubbs. End of game.

The DC bowlers continued to concede runs against Narine, with the opener completing his second fifty of IPL 2024 in just 21 balls. However, Nortje gave DC a huge breakthrough, moving Salt to 18 points, but it was Narine who grabbed everyone’s attention with an explosive 50 points.

Narine’s batting fireworks saw the team reach the 100-run mark in just 7.3 overs after the start of the match, while Raghuvanshi looked devastating at the crease.

Mitchell Marsh stepped in to stop KKR’s attack, while Narine and Raghuvanshi opted for a more controlled approach to the breakout.

The 18-year-old Raghuvanshi has impressed the cricketing fraternity and he further displayed an impressive performance with a superb reverse six-ball knock in the match. The youngster then hit his first IPL half-century in a devastating mood with Narine. The two easily completed 100 games together.

The end of a brilliant Narine innings saw the Washington bowling team finally breathe a sigh of relief until Marsh got the big wicket. Narine returned to the pavilion after scoring 85 runs in just 39 balls. Noorj asks Raghuvansh to pack his luggage.

Raghuvanshi had a brilliant debut with a 54 off 27, but his stellar run came to an end when he was bowled out by Nortje in 13.2 overs.

Just 15 overs into the match, KKR crossed the 200-mark. In the penultimate over of the match, Rinku Singh smoked three full runs and four runs off Nortje before losing his wicket with an ill-timed shot.

A superb yorker from Ishant dismissed Russell, firing at a blistering pace over the wicket. In the same match, he halted KKR’s dominant performance by removing Ramandeep Singh, restricting Kolkata to 272/7.

With ANI input