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IPL 2017: How Zaheer Khan missed, but Manish Pandey hit

Delhi skipper Zaheer Khan admits misreading Kotla pitch and going in with a spinner short after Knight Riders' Manish Pandey hoists leg-spinner Amit Mishra over the ropes for thrilling four-wicket win off penultimate ball

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Zaheer Khan, Manish Pandey

Zaheer Khan, Manish Pandey

KKR’s Manish Pandey is hoisted by teammate Darren Bravo after their four-wicket victory against Kings XI Punjab in an IPL-10 encounter in New Delhi yesterday. Pic/AFP
KKR's Manish Pandey is hoisted by teammate Darren Bravo after their four-wicket victory against Kings XI Punjab in an IPL-10 encounter in New Delhi yesterday. Pic/AFP

There is no doubt that Manish Pandey (49-ball 69) played a mature knock to guide Kolkata Knight Riders home and dash Delhi Daredevils' hopes in a tense finish. But it was a strange decision by the home team to go into the match at Kotla with just one spinner in Amit Mishra. They left out their best spinner Shahbaz Nadeem which, in the end, cost them dear.

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