Sunil Narine’s all-round performance kept defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders alive in the Indian Premier League with a 14-run victory over Delhi Capitals on Tuesday. Narine made a brisk 27 up front to set up a platform for Kolkata’s total of 204-9 after Delhi captain Axar Patel won the toss and elected to field.

Varun Chakravarthy at another: 3-0-31-0. In a chase of 205, having restricted a rampant Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Delhi Capitals (DC) were in the ascendence having punished the two main KKR weapons.

Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders currently occupy the 6th and 7th positions respectively. LSG, with 10 points, need a strong finish to their campaign to stay in the hunt. KKR, with 9 points, have shown glimpses of their potential but have struggled for consistency.