Match 48 DC vs KKR Mid-in-Marse Mems

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) posted a solid total of 204/9 against Delhi Capital (DC) in the match 48. IPL 2025 Season at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. With the merit of the playoffs behind each team's brain, each point matters and in cases, and the KKR came with the hope of surviving in the race, and DC looked at the top-two locations on the numeral table.

To bowl first after winning the toss, DC captain Axar Patel believed that dew would work in his favor during chase. But the KKR's beginning put Delhi bowlers in the back leg. Openers Rehmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narin scored 48 runs for the first wicket, as KKR finished with 79 runs in Powerplay, leading to their second best powerplay score this season. Gurbaz scored 26 runs off just 12 balls, while Narin scored 27 runs with two sixes, faced with the first ball.

Meanwhile, DC managed to pull things back in the middle over thanks to its spinners. Exer removed both Ajinkya Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer, who wanted to score over 250, while Vipraj Nigam and Kuldeep Yadav tightened things. The Nigam was impressive at the time of death, and took the wickets of Narreen and Rinku Singh, later a redeemed DRS gave a chance to add a Quickfire 36 to 25 runs on the spot.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi played a stable role in the middle, scoring 44 out of 32 balls, before falling for slow delivery from Dushanatha Chanera in the 17th over. However, it was Andre Russell at the time of death, which put the domestic team in a position to harass. However, West Indian all-rounder could not score a big score against DC spinners in the final overs. The visiting team finally ended at a score of 204/9 in their 20 overs.