New captain Shreyas Iyer's 93* off 40 blows Kolkata Knight Riders away | Cricket
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Delhi Daredevils 219 for 4 (Iyer 93, Shaw 62, Munro 33) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 164 for 9 (Russell 44, Gill 37, Mishra 2-23) by 55 runs
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Tait: Daredevils never took the foot off the gas
Thrusting a young player into a leadership position can go either way. Burdened by captaincy, a player's performance in their main role can temporarily slump, as was the case with Aiden Markram during South Africa's ODI series against India earlier this year. Or the confidence of that position can buoy, and therefore boost, a player's performance, like Shreyas Iyer in Delhi on Friday. He smashed an unbeaten 40-ball 93 to lead Delhi Daredevils to a resounding 55-run victory against Kolkata Knight Riders. After a strong start, Iyer backed his hitting ability at No. 3. Primarily with a full face of the bat, he first accumulated before gradually increasing...