Kolkata Knight Riders return back to winning ways as they secured a dominant seven-wicket victory against Delhi Capitals at Eden Gardens. With the win KKR consolidate at the second position in the IPL 2024 points table. Batting first in the game, Delhi Capitals didn't put up a strong batting performance as they struggled against the likes of Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora and put up a score of 153/9 on board. Chasing it, KKR got off to a great start by Phil Salt. Carrying the momentum forward, Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer took them over the winning line.  KKR vs DC IPL 2024 Turning Point of the Match: Did Delhi Capitals’ Poor Shot Selection in the Middle Overs Make the Difference?

KKR vs DC Stat Highlights

# Delhi Capitals have won only two out of the ten matches played at Eden Gardens now

# Phil Salt has the most runs at Eden Gardens in an IPL season (344 in 6 innings)

# Phil Salt now has the most runs by a KKR batter within powerplay (60)

# KKR scored the joint-fourth most runs in the first over of an IPL innings (23)

# Kuldeep Yadav now has the highest score batting at No.9 or lower in the IPL (35*)

# Sunil Narine now has the most wickets at a particular venue in IPL (68* at Eden Gardens)

# KKR is now the team with the most Spin wickets in IPL 2024 (22)

# KKR now has the third most wickets by team in powerplay in IPL 2024 (17)

# Vaibhav Arora now has the joint-most wickets in powerplay in IPL 2024 (7)

# IPL 2024 has the most instances of batters scoring 50+ scores inside powerplay in IPL (8*)

# Axar Patel batted at a strike rate of 71.43 in this match, which is third lowest for a 20+ ball knock in IPL 2024

# KKR now has the most 70+ runs in Powerplay for a team in IPL2024 (5*)

# Phil Salt and Sunil Narine now has the most 50+ partnerships in IPL 2024 (5)

# Most expensive first over in IPL 2024 was bowled in this match ( 23 runs given by Lizaad Williams)

# Kuldeep Yadav now has his highest score in T20s (35*)

# Varun Chakravarthy now has the lowest average against a bowler for Rishabh Pant in T20s (10.3). Delhi Capitals Head Coach Ricky Ponting Shares Batting Tips With Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Helps Him Learn the Pull Shot After KKR vs DC IPL 2024 Match (Watch Video).

In a game that seemed like will be a hard fought contest with Delhi Capitals being on the high in the last few games saw an anti-climactic ending with Kolkata Knight Riders securing a dominant victory. KKR now have 12 point from nine games and they will look to build on the momentum, DC have to revisit their batting plans as they have a long break before their next game.

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