Shreyas Iyer made his IPL captaincy debut in sensational style as he scored unbeaten 93 off just 40 deliveries and helped Delhi Daredevils (DD) register a comprehensive 55-run victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Feroz Shah Kotla yesterday. Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and invited hosts Delhi Daredevils to bat first. Delhi Daredevils came to bat with Gambhir missing the game, Shreyas Iyer had a big responsibility and rest of the team did not let him down as Delhi Daredevils put a massive score of 219/4. Prithvi Shaw gave a fantastic start to DD and completed his half-century. Shreyas Iyer was alongside building his inning and played a great knock, scoring 93 runs including 10 sixes. Batting Second, KKR suffered early losses and could not find a stable partnership barring Andre Russell and Shubhman Gill's brief knock. Delhi Daredevils bowlers had a good day and they made the most of it. The run rate was jumping up and KKR could not do anything to bridge the gap. DD won the match by 60 runs and moved to seventh spot of the points table. Shreyas Iyer was chosen as the 'Player of the Match.'
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