Kolkata Knight Riders discovered a brand new star in teen Angkrish Raghuvanshi because the 18-year-old slammed a half-century in simply 25 deliveries throughout the IPL 2024 match towards Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. The younger batter got here out to bat at No. 3 for KKR and ended up hitting 5 boundaries and three sixes in an especially spectacular knock. He appeared fully comfortable towards the DC bowlers and even stitched collectively a large 104-run partnership with Sunil Narine. He made his IPL debut in KKR’s final match towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru the place he was the affect participant for his facet.

Raghuvanshi moved to Mumbai from Gurgaon on the age of 11 to pursue cricket and he had an amazing marketing campaign on the 2022 U-19 World Cup. He opened the innings and ended up scoring 278 runs in a marketing campaign which ended with their facet changing into champions underneath Yash Dhull‘s captaincy.

Raghuvanshi made his List A and T20 debut for Mumbai in 2023 and he was extraordinarily spectacular within the CK Nayudu Trophy the place he ended up scoring 765 runs in simply 9 matches. He was picked by KKR at base worth within the 2024 public sale and his childhood coach Abhishek Nayar is a part of the staff’s assist employees.

Sunil Narine produced a six-hitting exhibition en path to a blistering 85 whereas younger Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored a fifty on his IPL batting debut as Kolkata Knight Riders posted an imposing 272 for seven towards Delhi Capitals.

Continuing his explosive run, Narine punished all Delhi bowlers alike, sending the ball over the boundary rope seven occasions. He additionally hit seven fours in his 39-ball keep.

The Capitals have been responsible of dropping him on 53 and Narine made his opponents endure as he notched his highest-ever rating in T20 cricket.

Raghuvanshi (54 off 27 balls), who did not get to bat in his first IPL match towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru, additionally fired on all cylinders, complementing Narine because the pair shared an explosive 104-run stand off 48 balls.

Andre Russell (41 off 19 balls) and Rinku Singh (26 off 8 balls) offered the ultimate flourish to KKR.

It was a forgettable efficiency by the Delhi bowlers as they conceded the very best whole within the staff’s historical past. KKR hit as many as 18 sixes and 28 fours.

(With PTI inputs)