After his 85-run knock in opposition to Delhi Capitals (DC) within the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bowling allrounder Sunil Narine mentioned that cricket is all about batting. Narine opened for the Kolkata-based franchise and performed an 85-run knock from simply 39 balls at a strike fee of 217.95. The Caribbean allrounder smashed 7 fours and sixes throughout his time on the crease. While talking on the post-match presentation, Narine mentioned he was happy to contribute with the bat. However, the 35-year-old added that he enjoys his bowling.

When requested about opening with Philip Salt for KKR, he added that the English batter takes the stress off from his companion.

“Cricket is all about batting, so to contribute with the bat is pleasing but I also enjoy my bowling. (On batting down the order with Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) We had sufficient batters, so the opening was not needed then. At the end of the day, it is about what the team requires. Batting with Salt is good, he takes the pressure off me so it’s good to bat with him. On a good wicket like that, we bowled well and were on the money, so a total team effort from us tonight,” Narine mentioned.

Summarizing the match, KKR’s goal of 273 turned out to be an excessive amount of for DC as they gave in to stress and ended up struggling a 106-run defeat.

The tempo duo of Mitchell Starc and Vaibhav Arora bagged two wickets every to cut back DC to 33/4 within the powerplay.

These early blows derailed DC’s method to chasing down the huge whole which obtained tougher with every supply.

Eventually, the required fee turned out to be an excessive amount of as they ended up struggling a 106-run defeat.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is printed from a syndicated feed.)