In the 28th match of IPL 2023, Delhi Capitals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets. Batting first after losing the toss, Kolkata scored 127 runs in 20 overs. Jason Roy scored 43 runs in 39 balls and Andre Russell played an unbeaten inning of 38 runs in 31 balls. In response, the Delhi team was easily moving towards victory at one time.
David Warner was out after scoring 57 runs. However, after this wickets kept falling at regular intervals and Kolkata came back in the match. In the end, Delhi needed seven runs in six balls. Akshar Patel gave the victory. Akshar played an unbeaten inning of 19 runs in 22 balls. There, Lalit Yadav remained unbeaten after scoring four runs.
Ishant became the player of the match
This was Delhi's first win this season. Before this, the team lost five matches in a row. They have two points from six matches with one win and five losses. The team is at the bottom 10th position in the points table. At the same time, this was Kolkata Knight Riders' fourth defeat in six matches. The team is in the eighth position with two wins and four points. Rajasthan's team is on top with eight points. Lucknow is also in second place with eight points. At the same time, Chennai Super Kings is in third place with six points.
This is Delhi's third consecutive win over Kolkata. Earlier in 2022, the team defeated Kolkata in two consecutive matches. Ishant Sharma, playing an IPL match after 23 months, was adjudged player of the match for his superb bowling. Ishant had earlier played the last match against Punjab Kings on May 2, 2021.
