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“Kolkata almost outdoing Punjab”: Virender Sehwag taunts KKR after they almost make a mess of IPL 2021 Qualifier 2 vs Delhi Capitals

Dixit Bhargav
|PublishedOct 13, 2021

"Kolkata almost outdoing Punjab": Virender Sehwag taunts KKR after they almost make a mess of IPL 2021 Qualifier 2 vs Delhi Capitals

Virender Sehwag taunts KKR: The former Indian batter saw the funny side of what was a nerve-wrenching chase in Sharjah.

During the Qualifier 2 of the ongoing 14th season of the Indian Premier League between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Sharjah, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by 3 wickets but not without affecting bountiful heartbeats across the world.

Chasing a 136-run target, a 96-run opening partnership between Shubman Gill (46) and Venkatesh Iyer (55) handed Knight Riders with a mammoth advantage.

Needing 13 runs to win in four overs, Kolkata were expected to seal the chase with at least a couple of overs to spare. Having said that, what happened was them needing six runs off two balls with just three wickets in hand.

It was eventually batter Rahul Tripathi (12*) who had a short delivery from Ravichandran Ashwin down the ground to seal the chase with a shot which will be remembered by their fans for ages.

KKR, who lost six wickets for just seven runs, had almost put on display the most disappointing phase of batting in the biggest T20 league in the world.

Capitals, who were the table-toppers in the league stage, have registered their third successful season in a row but continue to be devoid of a title. Tonight’s match also means that IPL won’t get a new champions as both Knight Riders (2) and Chennai Super Kings (3) have won the IPL on multiple occasions in the past.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.