Delhi Daredevils were completely outplayed by Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday at the Eden Garden stadium in Kolkata. Here are the five talking points of this match:-
1) Old is Gold:- The inclusion of 45 year old Brad Hogg in the team turned out to be great decision. Shakib al Hasan was supposed to be the first choice left-arm spinner. However, Gambhir went with Brad Hogg and it paid off. In his 4 overs, he gave away only 16 runs and took 3 wickets and showed that age is only just a number.
2) Andre Russell the real star:- Andre Russell gave away 13 runs of his very 1st over.
In the next over, however, he more than made up for .With the second ball of his second over, he took the important wicket of De Kock before finishing the over with the scalp of Shreyas Iyer. In his 3rd over he bowled in the game and he made sure he got another victim before finishing the game with 24/3 after 3—and all his victims were the top 3 batsmen.
3) Failure of Zaheer Khan:- Everyone had a lot of expectation from the veteran Indian pacer Zaheer Khan. But he did not live up to the expectations. Zaheer who led the bowling attack of the Delhi Daredevils was expensive with the ball giving away 24 of his 2.1 overs. He leaked too many runs when the team was to defend a low target of 99.
4) Gambhir and Uthappa duo shine once again:-
Both Gambhir and Uthappa played a very sensible innings and gave Delhi no chance of making a comeback.Sometimes, the lowest of totals could sometimes become tricky to chase, but Uthappa and Gambhir’s partnership of 69 runs took the game away from the Daredevils.
5) John Hastings showcasing his talent:- He was not regular part of the Chennai Super Kings. but in this match he made his mark and showed that he is not here to be that kind of a player anymore—rather, he is here to be the main man.
With figures of 6 runs and 2 wickets in just 2.1 overs he surely cemented his position for the next few games.
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