Captain Iyer blasts 40-ball 93 to power Delhi to 219

April 27, 2018 21:38

Delhi 219-4 (20 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Youngsters Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer blasted half-centuries to power Delhi Daredevils to a huge 219 for four against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Replacing Gautam Gambhir as the captain, Iyer led from the front with the bat. The right-hander stroked a entertaining 93 not out from just 40 balls after Shaw had given the hosts a flying start with his cracking innings of 62 from 44 balls.

Earlier, Gambhir, who stepped down as the captain, was dropped as he made way for Vijay Shankar, while Colin Munro came in for Dan Christian.

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik and elected to bowl at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in New Delhi.

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