It was an amiable reunion between two legends of their enterprise as Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and Delhi Capitals Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly shared a heartwarming second in the course of the KKR vs DC conflict on the Eden Gardens on Monday. The second amplified the delight of the spectators as Shah Rukh went to the previous Indian skipper and embraced him.
For these unaware, Ganguly had served as kkr's skipper for the inaugural version earlier than leaving the aspect in 2010. Because the duo shared the area after so a few years, followers had been overwhelmed to witness the nostalgic reunion as they applauded and captured the second on their cell phones. The extremely anticipated reunion additionally sparked a social media storm the place the followers had been elated to see the KKR icons collectively. The 'Prince of Kolkata' additionally obtained a heat reception from the Eden Gardens crowd each time he was seen on the massive display screen.
KKR demolish DC on residence soil.
Earlier within the day, KKR outclassed their visitor DC in a dominating trend. The latter selected to bat first and replicate their 257-run goal in opposition to MI however failed miserably. Openers Prithvi Shaw and Jake Fraser-McGurk appeared optimistic after hitting a number of boundaries initially however their knocks had been reduce quick cheaply. The 2-time former champions held a agency grip over the match from there on as they didn’t enable every other DC batter to construct the momentum. The company had been stabilized by spinner Kuldeep Yadav who helped the workforce get previous 150 runs and breathe barely simply within the match.
The left-hander was the very best scorer of the workforce after hitting 35 runs off simply 26 balls with 5 fours and 1 six. The Capitals tried to retaliate in opposition to the hosts however had been blown away by a thunderous begin from opener Phil Salt who bashed Lizaad Williams for 23 runs within the first over. The 2020-runner ups then missed an enormous alternative to dismiss the Englishman within the subsequent over bowled by Khaleel Ahmed after he was dropped by Williams.
Salt ensured that the company paid the value as he hit a superb 68 runs off 33 deliveries which included 7 fours and 5 sixes. KKR by no means appeared to lose grip over the match thereafter as skipper Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer eased previous the whole with 21 balls to spare. The win propelled the Knight Riders to the second spot within the factors desk with 12 factors. DC alternatively remained agency on no.6 with 5 wins from 11 matches.