IPL 2024: Not Phil Salt, Varun Chakaravarthy credits Mitchell Starc and Co for KKR's dominant win over DC

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were back to winning ways in the Indian Premier League (IPL2024) after they beat Delhi Capitals by seven wickets. The contest at Eden Gardens was a low-scoring affair compared to the recent trend of high-scoring matches in IPL 2024.Phil Salt was themainman for KKRas he scored68 runs off 33 balls to help steer his side to the win.However, Varun Chakaravarthy, having ended with threewicketscredited his fellow bowlers rather than batter for the convincingwin.

Varun credits bowlers

"That has been the trendandif you see Eden Gardens, everyone wants to post big totalsandthey have a positive intent. I can't say that it's wrongbutI feel our bowlers in the powerplay, theybowled brilliantly.likehow Starc and Vaibhav bowled. So we have to give it to our bowlers this time," Varun said.

"If they would have scored 190 or 200...I felt it was around 185 to 190 pitch; if they had scoredthatanythingcould have happened."

Despite seeing high-scoring games in the IPL 2024 at Eden Gardens, the Monday affair saw bowlers dominateas Varunended with figures of 16/3 in his fouroverswhile Vaibhav Arora and Harshi Ranabothendedwith two wickets each.Mitchell Starc was expensive yet again and gave away 43 runs in three overs in return for one wicket.

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KKR on brink of Playoff qualification

KKR are on the brink of Playoff qualification after hammering DC by seven wickets to inch another step towards the last four. As things stand, the former champions have six wins in nine matches and reside second in the standings with 12 points. With fivematchesstill to play in the league stage, KKR need two more wins to guarantee a top four finish in a tightly contested IPL 2024.However, the franchise will try to push for a top-two finishwhichwould guaranteethem two chances to make the final in Chennai on May 26.

KKR are next in action on Friday (April 3) when they face Mumbai Indians at the Wakkhede Stadium.