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Patna : Delhi Capitals (DC) demolished Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 7 wickets in the 25th match of IPL 2021 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on April 29, 2021, late night, as opener Prithvi Shaw scored an explosive 82 in just 41 balls hitting 11 fours and 3 sixes including 6 fours in the very first over by fast bowler Shivam Mavi.
Shaw’s opening partner Shikhar Dhawan scored 46 runs in 47 balls with 4 fours and 1 six. Shaw and Dhawan added 132 runs for the first wicket. Set a target of 155 runs, DC scored 156/3 in just 16.3 overs to register their 5th win 7 games. Fast bowler Pat Cummins took 3/24. For KKR, it was their 5th defeat in 7 games. Shaw was named Player Of The Match.
DC won the toss but opted to bowl. Batting first, KK scored 154/6 in 20 overs with Andre Russel scoring an unbeaten 45 in 27 balls with 2 fours and 4 sixes and opener Shubman Gill scoring 43 runs in 38 balls with 3 fours and 1 six. KKR captain Eoin Morgan fell to Lalit Yadav for zero. Patel and Lalit Yadav took 2 wickets each.