Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Capitals by 106 runs at their ‘home ground’ in visakhapatnam on Wednesday and it is becoming customary for their co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan to visit their dressing room and give a pep talk.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ official X handle shared a video of SRK talking to the players in the dressing room after their victory against Delhi Capitals:
SRK’s sense of humour is well-known and it was evident in the video when he said, “Coach tell me that you know it’s me who’s coming and making you guys win.” Sure enough, the remark drew laughter from the KKR players.
In the match against DC, KKR dished out a commanding performance, posting the second highest IPL total of 272/7 en route their 106-run victory.
KKR came close to breaching the IPL’s highest total of 277/3 posted by Sunrisers earlier this season. While Sunil Narine‘s swashbuckling 39-ball 85 (7×4, 7×6) set up a great platform, Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s maiden half-century (54; 27b, 5×4, 3×6) and Andre Russell’s whirlwind 41 (19b, 4×4, 3×6) powered KKR to the massive total.
Chasing the improbable total, the Capitals were never in the hunt, having lost four wickets inside powerplay.
DC captain Rishabh Pant played some exhilarating shots, including hitting Venkatesh Iyer for 28 runs in the 12th over during his 23-ball half-century (55; 25b; 4×4, 5×6). He added 93 runs with Tristan Stubbs but his dismissal in the 13th over off Varun Chakravarthy (3/33) sealed the game for KKR.
Kolkata Knight Riders play their next match against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Monday.
