After scores of 200+ in each of the last six innings at the venue, this was an anomaly. Nobody would have expected this, yes Pant did mention about the pitch being a bit dry and the ball probably holding a bit, but that was supposed to happen in the second innings and not the first. The Kolkata pacers started it all by picking up the first four wickets.That set the tone for the spinners and Chakravarthy spun a web around the lower middle order, accounting for Pant, Stubbs and Kushagra while Narine picked up Axar. At 111/8, it seemed like Delhi would be bowled out inside 20 overs only for Kuldeep to show not only resistance but also some positive intent, his knock of 35* has given the visitors a total. Can their bowlers defend this? Looks unlikey but funny things have happened.
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