India, May 9 -- Kolkata Knight Riders did not need a complicated chase against the Delhi Capitals. They needed control and a clean finish after restricting DC to 142 for 8 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Their spinners had already shaped the night before Finn Allen turned the chase into a personal audit of Delhi's total. KKR reached 147 for 2 in 14.2 overs, winning by eight wickets with 34 balls remaining in the game, as Allen finished unbeaten on 100 off 47 balls with five fours and 10 sixes.

The innings also gave KKR their fourth straight win and kept their playoff race alive after a difficult first half of the season. Delhi, meanwhile, were left with another damaging result, a modest total and a heavy net run rate hit.

Finn Allen's 100*...