Phil Salt's aggressive 68 and Varun Chakravarthy's bowling figures of 3-16 helped Kolkata Knight Riders defeat Delhi Capitals by seven wickets at a hot and humid Eden Gardens in the IPL on Monday.
Mystery spinner Chakraborty led Kolkata's disciplined bowling to restrict Delhi to 153-9 as players remained drenched in sweat and fans braved the intense heat in the colonial-era capital.
Players from all 10 IPL teams are eager to impress their national selectors with only one day left for countries to announce their squads for the T20 World Cup in June.
In-form England wicketkeeper-batsman Salt stitched the target with an opening partnership of 79 runs with Sunil Narine and the two-time champions achieved the target with 3.3 overs remaining.
“It's high risk but it's also about taking the circumstances in your favor and not taking risks you don't want to take,” Salt said of his aggressive game.
“You just have to keep supporting yourself and keep making the right choices.”