In the Indian Premier League-2024, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) trounced Delhi Capitals (DC) by an overwhelming 106 runs. Kolkata won the toss and chose to bat on Wednesday at Visakhapatnam. They scored 272 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Delhi, in response, was all out in 17.2 overs at 166 runs.

With 39 balls, Sunil Narine scored 85 runs in one inning. He was selected as the game's MVP. Throughout the match, there were plenty of thrilling moments. For instance, Delhi captain Pant's refusal to use DRS gave Sunil Narine a fresh lease on life. Ishant Sharma's yorker caught Andre Russell off balance at the crease, and he too was bowled.

Best moments from the DC vs. KKR game...

1. Russell stumbled upon Ishant's yorker's crease.
Andre Russell was bowled as well when he slipped on the crease to Ishant Sharma's yorker during Kolkata's innings. Ishant Sharma bowled the opening ball for KKR in the 20th over of their innings at a pace of 144 km/h. In an attempt to block the yorker and save himself, Russell slumped on the crease, only to have Ishant's ball smash his stumps.

2. In Venkatesh's over, Pant scored six consecutive boundaries.
When Venkatesh Iyer came to bowl the 12th over, Rishabh Pant struck six straight boundaries. There were two sixes and four fours among them. On the opening ball of the over, Pant played a hook shot that went to short fine leg for four runs. The second ball was sent over long off for six runs at the same moment. Pant hit the third ball of the over for six runs, sending it towards fine leg outside the boundary.

After then, the fourth ball that went outside the off stump was dispatched for four runs behind point. At square leg, the fifth ball was taken over the boundary for four runs. Additionally, the final ball was dispatched for four runs. In this over, Venkatesh scored 28 runs. This over saw Delhi's score rise to 125/4.

Russell had earlier scored 43 runs off of 19 balls. He smashed three sixes and four fours in this inning.
3. DC's failure to take DRS cost Narine and Iyer their lives.
Delhi captain Rishabh Pant missed two DRS opportunities during Kolkata's innings, giving the batsman life. Replays were later viewed, and it was discovered that the batsman was out.

First: In the fourth over, on Ishant's ball, Narine was given life. Ishant Sharma arrived to bowl the fourth over for Delhi during Kolkata's innings. After hitting two consecutive sixes in the opening two balls, Sunil Narine blasted a four in the third. Subsequently, Ishant delivered the fourth ball at a short length, which Narine attempted to pull. The ball went past the bat near the bat and found its way into Pant's gloves. Initially, nobody gave this much thought. Captain Rishabh Pant appeared perplexed when the fielder called for a catch. After a considerable amount of time, the signal to take DRS was delivered, but by then, fifteen seconds had gone. Later TV replays revealed that the ball entered Pant's hands after touching the bat's outside edge.
On the ball of Rasikh Salam, the second DRS was not taken. On the second ball of Kolkata's 15th over, Pant did not take DRS either. I was bowling this over, Rasikh Salam. Rasikh's 137 km/h speed ball went back into Pant's gloves when Shreyas Iyer attempted to pull it. Rasikh Salam thought the bat had been struck by the ball. When he inquired as to if Pant had heard anything, Pant resisted and did not accept DRS. Iyer's bat was struck by the ball, as later TV replays revealed. Delhi would have won the wicket if Pant had opted for DRS in this situation.

Russell was hit by Ishant's yorker; Pant scored six straight runs; Delhi failed to claim the DRS; and Narine was declared dead.