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Finn-ally! Allen beings the energy to KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders 147 for 2 (Allen 100*, Axar 1-27) beat Delhi Capitals 142 for 8 (Nissanka 50, Ashutosh 39, Tyagi 2-25, Roy 2-31) by eight wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders picked up their fourth win on the trot in IPL 2026, their spin bowlers (12-0-76-3) capturing Delhi Capitals in a vice-like grip and never letting go. Finn Allen made sure that wouldn’t repeat in the second innings. He pulverised DC’s spinners (9-0-102-1) to score his first IPL century even though he only had 143 to chase.
…. I first met Sudarshan Seneviratne – or Uncle Sudarshan as he was to me – when I was around 10 years old. In retrospect, I realise I have known him my entire life. While early memories are hazy, centred mainly on his friendship with my parents, he soon made an indelible impression on my young mind in a way few adults did. Already a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Peradeniya by then, he would go on to hold the only Chair in Archaeology in Sri Lanka’s university system. Tall, charismatic, and always with a twinkle in his eye, he seemed to possess encyclopaedic knowledge spanning archaeology, history, politics, literature, music, and beyond, with a delightful sense of humour to match. A true Renaissance man.
