Kolkata Knight Riders Defeat Delhi Capitals by 8 Wickets

Kathmandu. In the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets with the help of Finn Allen's spectacular century in the match played on Friday. With this victory, the winning Kolkata has reached 9 points from 10 matches.

Invited to bat first after losing the toss, Delhi Capitals scored 142 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. For Delhi, Pathum Nissanka played a half-century innings of 50 runs in 29 balls, while Ashutosh Sharma contributed 39 and KL Rahul contributed 23 runs. In bowling, Kolkata's Kartik Tyagi and Anukul Roy took 2 wickets each, while Cameron Green took 1 wicket.

Chasing a moderate target of 143 runs, Kolkata achieved the victory target by losing only 2 wickets in 14.2 overs. Opening batter Finn Allen became the hero in Kolkata's victory. He played a explosive century innings of an unbeaten 100 runs in just 47 balls. Similarly, Cameron Green scored an unbeaten 33 runs in 27 balls and Ajinkya Rahane scored 13 runs. Axar Patel took 1 wicket for Delhi.

Finn Allen of Kolkata, who performed excellently in the match, was declared the 'Player of the Match'.