South African Lungi Ngidi leads Delhi to consolation win over Kolkata in IPL

[p]In-form batter [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rahul-lokesh/lY19PeDI/"]KL Rahul[/a] hit 60 to guide [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/delhi-capitals/tv8Qjdkq/"]Delhi[/a] to 203-5 after being invited to bat first at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kolkata-knight-riders/nmRRRXaA/"]Kolkata[/a]'s Eden Gardens.[/p][p]Kolkata looked good in their chase at 128-3 before wrist spinner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yadav-kuldeep/QuQQCaL1/"]Kuldeep Yadav[/a] took down skipper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rahane-ajinkya/Mor6gr63/"]Ajinkya Rahane[/a], who made 63, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/singh-rinku/S6NK91WJ/"]Rinku Singh[/a] on successive balls to trigger a collapse.[/p][p]Three-time champions Kolkata were bowled out for 163 in 18.4 overs with Delhi ending their tournament on a high and at sixth in the 10-team table.[/p][p][b]"Tonight was good. We've had an up-and-down season. It makes it easier to look back and see where we went wrong," [/b]said pace bowler [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ngidi-lungi/fZWl9EcE/"]Ngidi[/a].[/p][p]Ngidi wrapped up the innings after he was ably supported by left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep (3-29). Australia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/starc-mitchell/CQX4De2l/"]Mitchell Starc[/a] took 2-26.[/p][embed guid="bd4eaec0-c8ae-46d4-9350-e47797cb056d" url="https://x.com/IPL/status/2058589876875076014" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rajasthan-royals/S2MQPiFG/"]Rajasthan Royals[/a] sealed the last play-off spot soon after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/delhi-capitals-tv8Qjdkq/kolkata-knight-riders-nmRRRXaA/?mid=0EOzU4nA"]the second match of the day[/a] started and Kolkata bowed out of the IPL alongside [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/punjab-kings/juzL6jnm/"]Punjab Kings[/a].[/p][p][b]"I'm proud of each and every individual," [/b]said Kolkata's Rahane. [b]"They put that effort going out there. We didn't qualify, which is disappointing."[/b][/p][p]Defending champions Royal Challengers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/royal-challengers-bengaluru/ObLbexsS/"]Bengaluru[/a] will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gujarat-titans/WxbsgtO5/"]Gujarat Titans[/a] in the first qualifier on Tuesday. The winner will reach the final to be played in Ahmedabad on May 31.[/p][p]Sunrisers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunrisers-hyderabad/ltywUfPr/"]Hyderabad[/a] and Rajasthan will clash in the eliminator on Wednesday, with the loser out of the tournament and the winner heading into the second qualifier.[/p]