5 Best knocks by Gautam Gambhir in the IPL

#2 71* vs Delhi Daredevils – 2017 (Kolkata)

Gautam Gambhir was a master of run chases where the required run-rate hovered around 7 or 8. He exactly knew how to pace his innings and which bowlers to target.

In the 32nd match of the 2017 edition, KKR squared off against DD at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and put DD into bat first. DD had a rousing start as Sanju Samson (60) and Shreyas Iyer (47) were going great guns. However, the KKR bowlers pulled it back nicely towards the end to keep DD to 160.

Chasing a par total, KKR lost Sunil Narine early. However, DD skipper Zaheer Khan broke down early in his spell and Gambhir smartly played out Kagiso Rabada who was bowling really well from the other end. And once again, Gambhir mastered the 160-type of a run-chase. His unbeaten 71 (off 52 balls) took KKR home with more than 3 overs to spare.