IPL 2017 | WATCH: Delhi Daredevils’ Sanju Samson defies gravity for a perfect save!
Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan each struck blistering half-centuries as Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Daredevils by four wickets to register their third successive win in the ongoing tenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi, on Monday.
Despite the merciless bashing from the visitors, Daredevils put on a good show with Sanju Samson taking the cherry for the most extraordinary save.
Check out the way the Kerala batsman dived to prevent the ball from crossing the boundry.
Chasing a decent target of 170 runs to win, Kolkata Knight Riders lost opener Colin de Grandhomme and skipper Gautam Gambhir cheaply for one and 14 runs, respectively.
Manish then steadied his side?s innings, as he not only smashed an unbeaten 69-run knock, including four boundaries and three sixes, but also shared a 110-run stand with Pathan (59) for the fourth wicket to help visitors chase down the target with a ball remaining.
For Delhi Daredevils, Zaheer Khan and Pat Cummins bagged two wickets each while Chris Morris and Amit Mishra also chipped in with a wicket each.
Earlier, opting to bat first, Delhi Daredevils posted 168 for 7 in their stipulated 20 overs. Opener …read more