Nitish Rana dedicates fiery knock vs Delhi to father-in-law, holds up shirt in his memory

After a string of poor performances, Kolkata's number three Nitish Rana came back strong against Delhi as he tched up a brilliant half-century. Rana stitched a significant partnership with Sunil Narine worth over 100 as duo wrecked carn at Abu Dhabi stium. After bringing up his half-century, Rana dedicated milestone to his far-in-law who passed away yesterday. heartwarming gesture was appreciated by netizens as y wished peace for Rana's far-in-law. 

Rana clobbered Delhi bowlers mercilessly to score 81 runs off 53 balls before getting dismissed by Marcus Stoinis. number three batsman smacked 13 fours and a maximum at strike rate of 152.83. As a result of his effort, Kolkata were able to set a target of 194 runs for Delhi to chase. 

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After putting Kolkata to bat first, Delhi came out with a change in opening pair as Ajinkya Rahane replaced Prithvi Shaw to join Shikhar Dhawan in middle. However, duo failed to make an impact as Pat Cummins h different plans for m. While Australian talisman trapped Ajinkya Rahane before stumps for a duck, he clean bowled in-form Shikhar Dhawan to inflict serious dam. Skipper Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant attempt to rebuild Delhi innings as y cruise past 60 in 10 overs with 129 needed off 59 balls. 

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Sunil Narine wreaks havoc

Returning after a two-match break after being called out for suspect action, Sunil Narine set Abu Dhabi stium ablaze with his fiery 32-ball 64 against Delhi on Saturday. Narine, who has failed to go big with bat this season, was promoted above skipper Eoin Morgan to push scoring rate after Dinesh Karthik fell. Without wasting any time, West Indies bowling all-rounder took Delhi bowlers to cleaners smacking m all across park. 

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