17/04Result
18th match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Delhi, Apr 17 2017
KKR won by 4 wkts (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Nathan Coulter-NileKolkata Knight Riders
17/04Result
18th match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Delhi, Apr 17 2017
KKR won by 4 wkts (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Nathan Coulter-NileKolkata Knight Riders

Match Day

2617dESPNcricinfo staff

We had a plan and it succeeded - Yusuf

KKR had planned to score a boundary in every over and rotate strike during their chase against Daredevils, and Yusuf Pathan said they had largely succeeded despite a poor start

2617dAlagappan Muthu

Managing crises the Pandey way

Kolkata Knight Riders were in deep trouble, twice, in a chase of 169 and Manish Pandey bailed them out both times

3311dAakash Chopra

Dissecting the Daredevils batting order

Aakash Chopra analyses the Delhi Daredevils batting order, and offers insight into some of the more curious events during their game against Kolkata Knight Riders

Preview

Slim pickings

3

Only three times in 10 IPL seasons has a team successfully chased a target after losing three wickets inside three overs

Zak's time

50

No. of wickets for Zaheer Khan in the Powerplay - the most by a bowler in the IPL

Morris' new high

1000

Chris Morris completed 1000 career T20 runs. Morris has 1014 runs from 128 matches at 24.73 and a strike rate of 156.24.

Umesh's dubious record

4

Number of occasions in which Umesh Yadav has conceded 50 or more in the IPL - the joint-highest, along with Ashok Dinda.

Electric Pant

237.50

Rishabh Pant's strike rate - his fastest innings in T20s. He bettered his 13-ball 25 for North Zone against Central Zone in the Inter-Zonal T20s earlier this year

Middle-overs rut

7.19

Delhi Daredevils' run rate in the middle overs (7-15) - the worst in this IPL

Opening salvo

2008

The last time Daredevils had successive 50-plus opening partnerships in the IPL. Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag did this twice in the inaugural edition.

Another century for Samson

100

Number of career T20 matches for Sanju Samson.