Vipraj Nigam traps dangerous Sunil Narine lbw for 27 as batter misses his slog in DC vs KKR IPL 2025 match

Delhi Capitals (DC) leg-spinner Vipraj Nigam claimed the key wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opening batter Sunil Narine in the IPL 2025 match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday, April 29. The southpaw was caught plumb in front for 27, after a ball from Nigam hit Narine on the back leg and the umpire raised his finger.

The wicket, which fell in the seventh over, was a much-needed breakthrough for DC as both Narine and Ajinkya Rahane were looking threatening in the middle.

Watch the video of the dismissal here.

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Earlier, Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to field first. The all-rounder cited dew as the reason behind the decision and felt that it looked like a slow pitch, which may not take turn later.

"We will field first, becomes easier to bat in the second innings because of the dew. We are playing with the same XI. I think it's a slow wicket, doesn't look dry. Think a 190-200 pitch. Will assess the conditions and try to restrict them to a lower total," Patel said at the toss (via Cricbuzz).

KKR made one change to the team, bringing left-arm spinner Anukul Roy to the playing XI. Rahane said that KKR were looking to take it one match at a time and were aware they needed to win each of their remaining five matches.

"We need to win five out of five, as simple as that. We are looking to play one game at a time and we will move forward accordingly. It's hard to read this wicket. Need to adapt to the conditions and assess quickly," Rahane said at the toss.

At the time of writing, KKR were 136/4 after 12 overs with Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Rinku Singh at the crease.