Kuldeep Yadav‘s stunning performance against Kolkata Knight Riders at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday helped Delhi Capitals register their second win in the 15th season of the Indian Premier League. Yadav grabbed four wickets and gave away 34 runs in four overs. He dismissed Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, and Umesh Yadav in the final over of the game to guide DC to a 44-run win over his former team KKR. 

Praising the 27-year-old, DC skipper Rishabh Pant said, “Kuldeep has been working for one year but hasn’t been getting enough chances. We are trying to back him and he is doing well.”

Yadav was the Player of the Match.

“[On the catch] Actually I didn’t think much. I felt I can reach it, and it is my wicket at the end of the day. It is important to take a pause and think about the bowling. This is a good wicket and the batters do well. Since some of the side boundaries are longer plus the ball was gripping, it was important to do well,” Yadav said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

“Shreyas was batting well and hitting it well, so that was a big wicket. Enjoyed Shreyas’ wicket more because it was my first and was the main wicket from the team’s point of view since he was batting well. I haven’t tried too much and am focusing on my rhythm. That’s what I did when I returned to the Indian team. I am enjoying my bowling and bowling good lengths. I pulled the lengths against Shreyas as well as Cummins. I am enjoying the environment here and have a good backing of the side. Rishabh guides me well from behind the stumps, too.”

Sent to bat, Delhi scored 215 for 5, thanks to collective knocks by David Warner (61 off 45 balls), Prithvi Shaw (51 off 29 balls) and a quick 29* by Shardul Thakur.

In reply, KKR were all-out for 171 in 19.4 overs.