Sunil Narine’s stellar all-round performance propelled Kolkata Knight Riders to a crucial 14-run victory over DelhiCapitals in a thriling IPL encounter, Narine’s explosive 27 and impressive 3-29 restricted Delhi to 190-9, despiteFaf du Plessis’s valiant 62. Kolkata’s challenging 204-9 was built upon Narine and Gurbaz’s quickfire start andRaghuvanshi’s resilient 44,keeping their playoff hopes alive.
Sunil Narine’s brilliant all-round display helped Kolkata Knight Riders secure a crucial 14-run victory against Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. His impactful contribution included 27 runs from 16 deliveries and exceptional bowling figures of 3-29Despite Faf du Plessis’s valiant effort of 62 runs off45 balls for Delhi, they couldn’t achieve the target.The hosts struggled to maintain partnerships through out their innings.
Delhi currently occupies the fourth position in the10-team standings, whilst defending champions Kolkata remain seventh with four victories and five losses. The tournament structure allows the top four teams to advance to the play-offs .Following Abishek Porel’s early dismissal, du Plessis counter-attacked for Delhi. However, Narine’s direct hit to run out KL Rahul left Delhi struggling at 60-3. Du Plessis, returning from injury, reached his half-century in 31 deliveries and constructed a 76-run partnership with captain Axar Patel, who scored a quick 43.
48th IPL Match – Result
| Yesterday’s IPL Match | IPL Match | Who Won Yesterday’s IPL Match? |
| DC vs KKR | Match 48 | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 14 runs |
Yesterday’s IPL Match Scoreboard
Kolkata Knight Riders • 204/9(20 overs)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
44 (32)
Mitchell Starc
3/43 (4)
Rinku Singh
36 (25)
Axar Patel
2/27 (4)
Delhi Capitals • 190/9(20 overs)
Faf du Plessis
62 (45)
Sunil Narine
3/29 (4)
Axar Patel
43 (23)
Varun Chakravarthy
2/39 (4
48th IPL Match Most Runs
| Player | Team | Runs |
| Faf du Plessis | DC | 62 runs for 45 balls |
Yesterday’s IPL Match Most Wickets
IPL 2025 Match 48 Most Wickets DC vs KKR
| Player | Team | Wickets |
| Mitchell Starc | DC | 3/43 |
| Sunil Narine | KKR | 3/29 |
48th IPL Match Most Sixes
| Player | Team | Sixes |
| Axar Patel | DC | 03 |
IPL 2025 Match 48 Man of the Match DC vs KKR
| Player | Team | Runs & Wickets |
| Sunil Narine | KKR | 27 runs and 3 Wickets |
2025 IPL TEAM
Delhi Capitals Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajasthan Royals Chennai Super kings Gujrat Titans Kolkata knight Riders Lucknow Super Giants Mumbai Indians Punjab Kings Royal Challengers Bengaluru