Sharjah: Delhi Capitals (DC) team has defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by a margin of 18 runs in IPL 2020. In the 16th match of this tournament, the Delhi team hoisted the KKR bowlers on the ground of Sharjha and scored a huge score of 228 runs in 4 overs in 20 overs.
With this score, Delhi has achieved a special place in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Let’s know about that big feat of Delhi Capitals.
DC made second best score in IPL
It is worth noting that against Kolkata Knight Riders, the Delhi Capitals of Sharjah ground, playing Atishi, scored their second highest score in the IPL. Delhi’s team made a big total of 228 runs in 20 overs with the help of skipper Shreyas Iyer’s 38-ball unbeaten innings of 88 runs and opener Prithvi Shaw’s 66 from 41 balls.
Innings Break!@DelhiCapitals post a mammoth total of 228/4 on the board, courtesy half-centuries by Shaw (66) and Iyer (88 *)
Scorecard – https://t.co/rytJ37sLz8 #DCvKKR # Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/bx1zIHTsK9
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 3, 2020
At the same time, the team of Delhi Capitals has the best score of 231-4 runs in IPL history, which the team made during the IPL 4 in 2011 against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). At the same time, in front of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, this is the biggest total from any IPL franchise team.
That’s that from Match 16 of # Dream11IPL as @DelhiCapitals win by 18 runs.#DCvKKR pic.twitter.com/JIyTe1zwdD
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 3, 2020
Delhi Capitals have scored 200 in the tournament so many times
After scoring 228 runs against KKR, the Delhi Capitals team has crossed the 200-run mark for the 7th time in this world’s biggest T20 league. Delhi Capitals team last scored a score of 200 runs in IPL 12 (IPL 12) against Mumbai Indians in the year 2019.
In such a situation, Delhi’s strong performance on the ground of Sharjah in front of KKR became a historical record for the team. Delhi Capitals has scored this score with an explosive run rate of 11.40.
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