Delhi Capitals (DC) hosted Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 16th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The match between the two teams took place at the Dr.YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Capitals by 106 runs in Vishakhapatnam to win their third game of the IPL. Opting to bat, KKR got off to a flying start with the bat as Sunil Narine (85) stole the show with the bat as he played a brutal innings at the top.
The southpaw added 60 runs for the opening stand with Phil Salt (18). After that, debutant Angkrish Raghuvanshi (54) impressed many with his heroics in his made game. In the end, Andre Russell (41) and Rinku Singh (26) ensured that KKR didn’t miss the start. They suffered some serious blows in the end as they finished with a total score of 272 for seven. For Delhi, Anrich Nortje picked three wickets.
There was no successful use of the bat for the Delhi Capitals in the game. They lost Prithvi Shaw (10), David Warner (18), Mitchell Marsh and Abhishek Porel and were 33 for four in the third game of the Indian Premier League.
Skipper Rishabh Pant (55) and Tristan Stubbs (55) fought well for their team and entertained the fans. The duo added 93 runs for the fifth wicket but both failed after slamming half-centuries. The Kolkata bowlers continued to contribute with wickets and ended the Delhi innings with 166 and won the game by 106 runs.
Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakravarthy picked three wickets each while Mitchell Starc also bagged two scalps. Sunil Narine and Andre Russell also made valuable contributions with the ball and helped their team finish the game on top form.
Updated IPL 2024 points table after match 16 between DC and KKR
| POS | TEAM | P | W | L | NO | NRR | FOR | AGAINST | PTS | CURRENT FORM |
| 1 | KKR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2,518 | 666/56.5 | 552/60.0 | 6 | www |
| 2 | RR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,249 | 505/55.3 | 471/60.0 | 6 | www |
| 3 | CSK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.976 | 553/58.4 | 507/60.0 | 4 | b |
| 4 | VSG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.483 | 553/60.0 | 524/60.0 | 4 | WWL |
| 5 | GT | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.738 | 479/59.1 | 530/60.0 | 4 | WLW |
| 6 | SRH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.204 | 643/60.0 | 622/59.1 | 2 | LWL |
| 7 | BKS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.337 | 531/59.2 | 551/59.2 | 2 | OATH |
| 8th | RCB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.876 | 686/79.2 | 719/75.3 | 2 | LLWL |
| 9 | Direct current | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1.347 | 704/80.0 | 805/79.2 | 2 | LWLL |
| 10 | WED | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.423 | 533/60.0 | 572/55.3 | 0 | LLL |
In the points table after the 16th match between DC and KKR, Kolkata Knight Riders occupied the top spot. Rajasthan Royals were relegated to second place, followed by Chennai Super Kings. Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans are at 4th and 5th position followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad at 6th position, PBKS, RCB, DC and MI are the last four teams in the table.
Orange Cap Holders in IPL 2024 after DC vs KKR Match 16
| POS | player | mat | guest houses | NO | Running | H.S | Avg | BF | S.R | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 4 | 4 | 1 | 203 | 83* | 67.67 | 144 | 140.97 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8th |
| 2 | Riyan Parag | 3 | 3 | 2 | 181 | 84* | 181.00 | 113 | 160.17 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 |
| 3 | Heinrich Klaasen | 3 | 3 | 1 | 167 | 80* | 83.50 | 76 | 219.73 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Rishabh pants | 4 | 4 | 0 | 152 | 55 | 38.00 | 96 | 158.33 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
| 5 | David Warner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 148 | 52 | 37.00 | 103 | 143.68 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 |
Virat Kohli and Riyan Parag top the Orange Cap charts, followed by Heinrich Klaasen. After their valiant contributions at DC against KKR, Rishabh Pant and David Warner secured 4th and 5th positions respectively.
Purple Cap Holders in IPL 2024 after DC vs KKR Match 17
| POS | player | mat | guest houses | Ov | Running | weeks | BBI | Avg | Business | S.R | 4w | 5w |
| 1 | Mustafizur Rahman | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 106 | 7 | 29/4 | 15.14 | 8.83 | 10.28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Mayank Yadav | 2 | 2 | 8.0 | 41 | 6 | 14/3 | 6.83 | 5.12 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 55 | 6 | 3.11 | 9.16 | 5.50 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mohit Sharma | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 93 | 6 | 25/3 | 15.50 | 7.75 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Khaleel Ahmed | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 131 | 6 | 21/2 | 21.83 | 8.18 | 4 p.m | 0 | 0 |
After the DC vs KKR match, the Purple Cap table remained unchanged. Mustafizur Rahman is at the top, Mayank Yadav is at number 2. Yuzvendra Chahal is at the third position, followed by Mohit Sharma and Khaleel Ahmed who are at the 4th and 5th positions in the table respectively.
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