Kolkata Knight Riders, who have lost their last four games, need to get back to winning ways and keep their hopes alive of making it to the play-offs.
The Jamaican hit an unbeaten 80, took 2 crucial wickets and the catch that sealed a KKR win.
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While the return of pace spearhead Anrich Nortje, who had been nursing an injury, bolstered the bowling unit, the South African, who hasn't bowled since the T20 World Cup in November, looked understandably rusty.
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The IPL 2022 player retention witnessed interesting action as some franchises generously splurged cash on their trusted players as others helplessly watched their top players walk away.
Despite bagging four wickets in Kolkata Knight Riders' easy victory over Punjab Kings in Friday's IPL match in Mumbai, pacer Umesh Yadav Kings says he needs to improve on his form and continue working hard.
"Maxi has taken to this team like a duck to water. AB loves the team and they were the difference today," Kohli said, at the post-match presentation.
174 was always a below par score as Delhi walked away with the match without breaking much sweat.
Abhishek Sharma had gone about scoring runs meticulously and the game turned following his dismissal.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 opening game between CSK vs KKR in Mumbai, on Saturday
Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, have done an excellent job in restricting the oppositions but KKR's top-order batting has hurt them the most.
Former champions Kolkata Knight Riders will look to strike a perfect balance under the astute leadership of Eoin Morgan when they open their IPL campaign against a consistent Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on Sunday.
With his tearaway pace bowling and batting exploits down the order, West Indies all-rounder Odean Smith is hoping to land a handsome deal from one of the franchises during the upcoming IPL mega auction.
Photos from the ongoing IPL 2022 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals
The RCB spinners choked KKR for runs; and in the batsmen's bid to make up the run-rate KKR lost wickets regularly.
'The auctions were necessary up to a point, but now the time has come where continuity is very, very, important.'
Coach Stephen Fleming said nothing was wrong with the captain.
'I'm back at the hotel recovering'
KKR will head to the game with the belief that the side can win from any situation, which they have demonstrated time and again.
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A testimony to KKR's problems has been the fact that 20 players have played in 12 games. There has not been a single game, where the playing XI has been retained, making the outfit look completely unsettled.
Fresh from their clinical display against Sunrisers Hyderabad, two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will look to set the record straight against nemesis Mumbai Indians in their second IPL match in Chennai on Tuesday.
Talented youngster Shai Hope smashed his way to a blistering 101 while Andre Russell scored a quickfire 54 down the order to set up a 91-run win for World Cup dark horses West Indies in their warm-up game against New Zealand.
'There is a huge amount of talent in our squad but talent alone does not get you far. It is about execution'
Images from the IPL 2022 match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
Images from Saturday's IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab, in Abu Dhabi.
With nine defeats from 11 matches, the Sunrisers are languishing at the bottom, while KKR, in fourth place with 10 points from 12 matches, still have hopes of qualifying for the knock-out stage.
In the event of Narine missing out again, Mumbai will fancy their chances even more at the Sheikh Zayed stadium, where skipper Rohit Sharma has scored both his half-centuries this season.
Morgan's astute captaincy in using his bowling resources was the highlight as KKR had bowled out MI for a modest 152.
Kolkata Knight Riders possess one of the most destructive batting line-ups in the IPL, something which was on full display during the 10-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, said skipper Eoin Morgan in Chennai on Sunday.
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders would strive for a handsome win over struggling Rajasthan Royals in their last round-robin game to stay ahead in the IPL play-offs race in Sharjah on Thursday.
Kolkata Knight Riders resemble a sinking ship ahead of a rather inconsequential IPL-15 match against bottom-placed Mumbai Indians who, even if already out of reckoning, will have their tails up in Navi Mumbai on Monday.
Ashwin was at the receiving end of a harsh yet perfectly legal call by on-field umpire Anil Chaudhary.
The stage will also be set for Virat Kohli to score his first Test hundred since November 2019.
A look at the various batting records in the IPL over the years.
KKR struggled for stability in the last edition in the UAE, while a change of captaincy at the halfway stage did not help them either.
