That concludes the coverage of this match. Delhi Capitals are sailing along. They have moved on the top of the table with 6 points from the 4 matches they have played so far. Royal Challengers Bangalore are hot on the Delhi Capitals' heels as they move second thanks to their win over Rajasthan Royals earlier in the day. Join us for the coverage of Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings. MI vs SRH is the day game at Sharjah, then in the evening we have KXIP vs CSK in Dubai. Join us then. For now it is good-night!
Shreyas Iyer: It is really difficult to defend here. It has been such an amazing tournament, especially in Sharjah. It is always a thrill to play at this ground, the last time I played here was in the under-19s. Winning the match was the icing on the cake. It was really necessary for me to take time at the start which I did in the earlier games as well. It was the right time for me to take on the bowlers and then rotate strike as well after that. Luckily it worked out for me. I know the hard work and the smart work I have put in through my gym sessions, so I wouldn't say I am a very gifted player. We keep talking about close victories and this was one of them. Really satisfield with the way everyone stepped up. Unfortunate to lose Mishra in the middle when he was spinning the ball really well. We were confident we had two good overs left, but anything could happen, it is a funny game is T20s and especially here in Sharjah. We really have a good platform and we have to be insatiable with our work ethics and keep getting better game after game from here on.
Player of the Match
DC skipper Shreyas Iyer is the Player of the Match for his blistering 88 from 38 deliveries. Iyer hit 7 bounadries and 6 sixes during his blitz.
Dinesh Karthik: The way the boys batted is something I am really proud of, we kept fighting till the end which is the nature of our team. Really happy with the effort we put in today. Maybe in between 10-13 overs we didn't get many boundaries, we lost a couple of wickets as well which sets you back in such run chases. To be honest, couple more sixes and we would have crossed the line, we wouldn't be talking about the lengths. I thought it was a hard wicket to bowl on and the bowlers did a fabulous job, maybe 10 runs too many but its okay. We trust him (Russell) and believe he is the best in the business, we want to give him enough time to create an impact on the game and that's something we want to encourage. I haven't thought about it (making the change at the top) but maybe after this game I will sit down with the coaching staff.. We still believe in Narine and whenever he gets going he gets us off to a great start.
Result
Delhi Capitals win by 18 runs
KKR 210/8 after 20 overs.
KKR need 26 runs from last 6 balls. Tripathi is on strike. Stoinis to bowl.
19.1 FOUR! Full toss outside off stump. Tripathi slashes to send the ball down to third man for a boundary.
19.2 WICKET! R Tripathi b Stoinis 36(16)
Great yorker by Stoinis right on the money. Tripathi swings but the ball hits the stumps.
19.3 Short ball adn Mavi swings to send the ball to square leg for a single.
19.4 Full toss and Nagakoti plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
19.5 Fuller delivery and Mavi swings but misses. The ball goes to the keeper.
19.6 1 Leg Bye! Low full toss. The ball raps on the pads and goes to leg side. The batsman takes a single.
KKR 203/7 after 19 overs.
Nortje to bowl. Morgan is on strike.
18.1 Low full toss and Morgan plays the ball down the ground and gets a single.
18.2 Fuller delivery and Tripathi plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
18.3 WICKET! Morgan c Hetmyer b Nortje 44(18)
Good length delivery. Morgan swings but sends the ball straight down the throat of Hetmyer at fine leg.
18.4 Low full toss and Tripathi plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
Nagarkoti is on strike.
18.5 Short balll and Nagarkoti plays the ball to off side for 2 runs.
18.6 Fuller delivery and Nagarkoti plays the ball to leg side.
KKR 198/6 after 18 overs.
Rabada to bowl. Morgan is on strike.
17.1 SIX! Short ball. Morgan swings to send the ball flying over fine leg for a maximum.
17.2 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off. Morgan cracks the ball over deep midwicket for a maximum.
17.3 SIX! Low full toss and Morgan cracks the ball over square leg for the third maximum.
Can Morgan hit 6 in 6?
17.4 Good fuller delivery and Morgan plays the ball down to long off for a single.
17.5 Short ball. Tripathi goes for pull. The ball goes past him and Pant collects the ball. There is a slight noise as the ball goes past Tripathi. DC appeal and the umpire gives that as out. Tripathi reviews and the review shows that the ball hit the helmet. So Tripathi survives.
17.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Tripathi hammers the ball down the ground for a boundary.
KKR 175/6 after 17 overs.
Stoinis to bowl. Morgan is on strike.
16.1 WIDE! Full delivery way outside off stump.
16.1 Full delivery outside off stump. Morgan plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
16.2 SIX! Short ball on middle stump. Tripathi swings to send the ball flying over long on for a maximum.
16.3 SIX! Full toss outside off. Tripathi swings to send the ball flying over mid wicket for a maximum.
16.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Tripathi reaches out to the ball to send the ball down to third man for a boundary.
16.5 Full toss and Tripathi plays the ball to the fielder at mid off.
16.6 SIX! Low full toss and Tripathi creams the ball over cover for a maximum.
KKR 151/6 after 16 overs.
15.1 Fuller delivery fired on leg stump. Tripathi drives the ball to off side for a single.
15.2 FOUR! Low full toss outside off stump. Morgan smacks the ball through off side down to long off for a boundary.
15.3 SIX! Full toss and Morgan swings his bat to clear deep midwicket for a maximum.
15.4 Short ball and Morgan swings his bat to play the ball to backward square leg for a single.
15.5 Short ball and Tripathi pull to send the ball to fine leg for a single.
15.6 Full toss and Morgan plays the ball to long on for a single.
KKR 137/6 after 15 overs.
Harshal Patel to bowl. Morgan is on strike.
14.1 Short ball which is slow. Morgan plays the ball to short third for a single.
14.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Tripathi works the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
14.3 Good length delivery outside off. Morgan plays the ball to off side for a single.
14.3 WIDE! Short ball down the leg side.
14.4 Fuller delivery and Tripathi plays the ball to the fielder at point.
14.5 Fuller delivery and Tripathi drives the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
14.6 NO BALL! The ball is above waist high. Morgan cuts the ball straight to the fielder at point.
FREE HIT!
14.6 Full toss. Morgan swings. The ball takes the under edge of the bat and goes on one bounce to the keeper.
KKR 131/6 after 14 overs.
Nortje to bowl. Cummins is on strike.
13.1 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Cummins goes on the backfoot. The ball takes the thick outside edge of the bat and goes down to third man for a bounadry.
13.2 Good short ball. Cummins drops his wrists to leave the ball for the keeper.
13.3 WICKET! Cummins c Harshal Patel b Nortje 5(4)
Short ball outside off stump. Cummins goes for big shot. The ball flies to third man. Harshal Patel at third man takes a good catch.
Rahul Tripathi is the new batsman. Morgan is on strike.
13.4 SIX! Short ball and Morgan pulls to smoke the ball out over square leg boundary for a maximum.
13.5 Fuller delivert and Morgan plays the ball to leg side for 2 runs .
13.6 Short ball and Morgan cuts the ball for a single.
KKR 118/5 after 13 overs.
Harshal Patel to bowl. Karthik is on strike.
12.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Karthik plays the ball to backward point for a single.
12.2 Fuller dleivery outside off stump. Rana cracks the ball down the ground and gets 2 runs.
12.3 SIX! Fuller delivere in Rana's arc. Rana swings his bat to dispatch the ball over long on for a maximum.
12.4 WICKET! Nitish Rana c (sub)Axar b Harshal Patel 58(35)
Short ball. Rana goes for a big shot over deep midwicket. The ball is slow. Rana has not timed his shot well. Axar Patel takes a good catch in the deep.
Eoin Morgan is the new batsman.
12.5 WICKET! Karthik c Dhawan b Harshal Patel 6(8)
Short ball outside off stump. Karthik goes for pull. There is not much power behind the shot. The ball goes to mid off. Dhawan puts in a dive and takes a good catch.
Hat-trick ball for Patel. Cummins is on strike.
12.6 Fuller delivery and Cummins plays the ball to off side for a single.
KKR 108/3 after 12 overs.
Stoinis is back in the attack. Rana is on strike.
11.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Rana plays the ball to leg side for a single.
11.2 Fuller delivery and Karthik pushes the ball through cover for a single.
11.3 Short ball on leg stump. Rana pulls but the ball goes straight down to short fine leg.
11.4 FOUR! Short ball on middle stump. Rana cuts the ball through point for a boundary.
11.5 Short ball on middle stump. Rana jabs his bat to guide the ball down to third man for a single and complete his Fifty
11.6 Short ball and Karthik works the ball through midwicket for a single.
KKR 100/3 after 11 overs.
Harshal Patel to bowl. Rana is on strike.
10.1 WIDE! Poor ball as it is way down the leg side.
10.1 Fuller delivery and Rana pushes the ball to off side.
10.2 Low full toss and Rana plays the ball down to fine leg for a single.
10.3 Fuller delivery and Karthik works the ball to fine leg for a single.
10.4 Short ball on leg stump. Rana pulls the ball to short fine for a single.
10.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Karthik hits the ball to off side.
10.6 Fuller delivery and Karthik flicks the ball to the on side for 2 runs.
KKR 94/3 after 10 overs.
Rabada to bowl. Russell is on strike.
9.1 Good yorker down the leg side. Russell plays the ball back to Rabada.
9.2 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Russell goes on the backfoot and muscles the ball down to long on for a boundary.
9.3 Short ball going down leg. Russell shuffles across and plays the ball to point.
9.4 SIX! Fuller delivery and Russell moves across and tonks the ball down the ground for a maximum.
9.5 WICKET! Russell c Nortje b Rabada 13(8)
Short ball and Russell moves across. He swings. The ball takes the top edge and goes to third man. Nortje takes a good catch.
Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman.
9.6 Short ball and Karthik goes on the backfoot to block the ball.
KKR 84/2 after 9 overs.
Mishra continues to bowl. Gill is on strike.
8.1 WICKET! Shubman Gill c Pant b Mishra 28(22)
Mishra tosses the ball up. Gill swings his bat for a big shot. The ball takes the edge of the bat and goes high in the air. Pant settles under the ball and takes a comfortable catch.
Andre Russell is the new batsman.
8.2 Short ball outside off stump. Russell plays the ball down to long on for a single.
8.3 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Rana works the ball to leg side for a single.
8.4 Tossed up delivery outside off. Russell plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
OH! IT IS A NO BALL.
FREE HIT !
8.4 SIX! Fuller delivery and Rana cracks the ball down the ground for a maximum.
8.5 Short ball outside off. Rana plays the ball down to long off for a single.
Mishra is having pain in his finger. Physio is out and having a look at MIshra's trouble. Mishra is good to continue.
8.6 Short ball and Russell hammers the ball down to long on for a single.
KKR 72/1 after 8 overs.
Ashwin to bowl. Rana is on strike.
7.1 Short ball and Rana cuts the ball through off side for a single.
7.2 Good length delivery on middle and leg. Gill pushes the ball down to long off for a run.
7.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana drives the ball to cover for a single.
7.4 Short ball outside off stump. Gill cuts the ball over cover for 2 runs.
7.5 Short ball outside off stump. Gill hits the ball through off side for a single.
7.5 WIDE! Short and down the leg side.
7.6 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Rana cuts the ball for a boundary.
KKR 61/1 after 7 overs.
Amit MIshra to bowl. Gill is on strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery. Gill goes for drive. The ball takes the outside edge of the bat and goes to off side.
5.2 Fuller delivery. Gill comes down the track and plays the ball to long on for a single.
5.3 DROPPED! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana drives the ball straight back to Mishra. Mishra puts in a dive and gets his hands onto the ball. But he cannot hold on to the ball.
5.4 Short ball spinning back in. Rana cuts the ball to cover.
5.5 Fuller delivery and Rana pushes the ball back to Mishra.
5.6 Short ball outside off stump. Rana plays the ball to off side for a single.
KKR 59/1 after 6 overs.
Harshal Patel to bowl. Gill is on strike
5.1 WIDE! Poor ball from Patel as he bowls down the leg side.
5.1 Good length delivery outside off stump. Gill punches the ball to mid off and takes a single.
5.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery. Rana swings but mistimes his shot. The ball takes thick outside edge and goes down to third man for a bounadry.
5.3 FOUR! Slow ball, full outside off stump. Rana opens the face of his bat to work the ball down to third man for a boundary.
5.4 Good slower delivery. Gill goes for drive but the ball goes past the outside edge.
5.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Rana works the ball to leg side for a single.
5.6 Full toss and Gill flicks the ball to fine leg for a single.
KKR 48/1 after 5 overs.
Bowling change. Marcus Stoinis to bowl. Rana is on strike.
4.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Rana works the ball down to third man for a single.
4.2 FOUR! Short ball and Gill works the ball to fine leg for a boundary.
4.3 Short ball on leg stump. Gill comes down the track to play the ball to midwicket and takes a single.
4.4 Good length delivery on middle stump. Rana plays the ball through off side for a single.
4.5 Good length delivery outside off stump. Gill plays the ball to long on for a single.
4.6 Good length delivery outside off stump. Rana pokes his bat. The ball goes past the outside edge and flies to the keeper.
KKR 39/1 after 4 overs.
Nortje to bowl. Gill is on strike.
3.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Gill drives the ball to lift it over in field to send it down to long off for a boundary.
3.2 Good length delivery and Gill pushes the ball to mid off for a single.
3.3 1 Leg Bye! Short ball which raps on the pads. The ball goes to leg side for a single.
3.4 SIX! Short ball and Gill swings to send the ball over square leg for a maximum.
3.5 Fuller delivery outside off. Gill swings his bat but misses his shot. The ball goes to the keeper.
3.6 Good length delivery outside off. Gill hits the ball to off side.
KKR 27/1 after 3 overs.
R Ashwin to bowl. Gill is on strike.
2.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Gill plays the ball to leg side for a single.
2.2 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. The ball is in Rana's arc. Rana swings toward leg side and sends the ball out of the park.
2.3 Short ball and Rana cuts the ball to offf side.
2.4 Fuller delivery and Rana plays the ball to leg side for a single.
2.5 Fuller delivery and Gill slogs the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
2.6 SIX! Fuller delivery in Rana's arc. Rana smashes the ball to send it flying over long on for a maximum.
KKR 4/1 after 2 overs.
Anrich Nortje to bowl. Narine is on strike.
1.1 Nortje bowls a short ball. Narine goes for swing. The ball goes past him, beats the keeper and goes down the ground.
1.2 WICKET! Narine b Nortje 3(5)
Good length delivery and Narine swings his bat. He fails to connect and the ball dislodges the bails.
Nitish Rana is the new batsman.
1.3 Good length ball on middle stump. Ranan plays a solid defensive shot to block the ball.
1.4 Good length delivery on middle stump. Rana works the ball through leg side for 3 runs.
1.5 Fuller delivery outside off. Gill plays the ball to off side for a single.
1.6 Good length delivery and Rana blocks.
KKR 4/0 after 1 over.
Kagiso Rabada to bowl the first over. Shubhman Gill is on strike.
0.1 Good length delivery outside off stump. Gill crunches the ball through off side.
0.2 Good length ball on middle stump. Gill pushes the ball to mid on.
0.3 Good length ball on off stump. Gill works the ball to leg side for a single.
0.4 Good short ball on middle stump. Narine jumps to block the ball but the ball flies past him.
0.5 Short ball outside off stump. Narine crunches the ball through cover and gets 2 runs
0.6 Short ball and Narine plays the ball to off side for a single.
Right then KKR's chase is about to begin. If KKR chase this total down then it would be the highest chase in the history of the IPL. DC players are out on the field. They are in a huddle with R Ashwin talking to the team. And out come Shumbhman Gill along with Sunil Narine to open the inning for KKR. This should be a cracking chase. Fasten your seat belts.
DC 228/4 after 20 overs.
Russell to bowl the last over. Stoinis is on strike.
19.1 WICKET! Stoinis c Chakravarthy b Russell 1(3)
Fuller ball going down the leg side. But Stoinis shuffles across and flicks the ball. The ball goes straight to the fielder at short fine leg.
Hetmyer is on strike.
19.2 Short ball and Hetmyer goes for pull but misses.
19.3 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Hetmyer hits the ball down the ground for a six.
19.4 Good slower ball. Hetmyer swings and the ball goes past the batsman.
19.5 Short and slow ball. Hetmyer goes for wild swing. There is bit of noise as the ball goes past the bat. KKR appeal for caught behind. They take the review. The review shows that there is no bat involved.
19.6 Fuller delivery and Hetmeyer plays the ball down to long off for a single.
DC 221/3 after 19 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
18.1 Short ball outside off stump. Iyer whacks the ball through deep midwicket for a boundary.
18.2 Googly and Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a 2 runs.
18.3 SIX! Short ball outside off stump. Iyer cracks the ball over extra cover for a maximum.
18.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer plays the ball down to deep midwicket for a single.
18.5 Short delivery on middle stump. Stoinis plays the ball down to long off for a single.
18.6 SIX! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer flicks the ball and the ball flies out of the ground. Monster hit
DC 201/2 after 18 overs.
Russell to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
17.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer crashes the ball over extra cover and gets a single.
17.2 SIX! Out of the ground!!!! Length ball outside off stump. Pant swings his bat to send the ball flying over long on bounadry over the roof and out of the ground.
17.3 FOUR! Short ball on middle stump. Pant pulls to send the ball down to fine leg for a boundary.
17.4 FOUR! Low full toss and Pant swings his bat to send the ball through deep midwicket for a boundary.
17.5 WICKET! Pant c Shivam Mavi b Russell 38(17)
Good yorker on middle stump. Pant swings again. The ball flies straight into the hands of Shivam Mavi in deep.
Marcus Stoinis is the new batsman.
17.6 Good short ball by Russell. The ball flies to the keeper.
DC 186/2 after 17 overs.
Cummins to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
16.1 SIX! Low full toss on middle stump. Iyer moves across and lifts the ball over long on for a maximum.
16.2 Low full toss and Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a single.
16.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Pant drives the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
16.4 FOUR! Good yorker. Iyer moves across and flicks the ball to fine leg. Misfielding by Narine gifts Iyer a boundary.
16.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery. Iyer clears his front leg and frees his arm to crack the ball down to long off for a boundary.
16.6 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a single.
DC 169/2 after 16 overs.
Mavi to bowl. Pant is on strike.
15.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Pant creams the ball past the fielder at mid off down the ground for a boundary.
15.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Pant plays the ball down to long off for a single.
15.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer flicks the ball to long on. A misfield by Cummins gifts Iyer a boundary.
Iyer gets to his fifty!
15.4 Low full toss and Iyer plays the ball to the leg side for a single.
15.5 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Pant smacks the ball through the off side for a boundary.
15.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Pant flicks the ball to send it down to long on for a boundary.
DC 151/2 after 15 overs.
Nagarkoti is back to bowl. Pant is on strike.
14.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Pant drives the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
14.2 Short ball outside off stump. Pant works the ball to long on and takes 2 runs.
14.3 Good length delivery on middle stump. Iyer plays the ball down to long on for a single.
14.4 Fuller delivery and Pant crunches the ball to Morgan at mid-off. There is an overthrow and DC get a an extra run.
14.5 Good yorker and Iyer digs the ball out to play it to long on for a single.
14.5 WIDE! Poor ball by Nagarkoti as he bowls way outside off stump.
14.5 WIDE! Another poor ball by Nagarkoti as he bowls way outside off stump.
14.6 Fuller delivery and Pant plays the ball to off side for a single.
DC 142/2 after 14 overs.
Cummins is back in the attack. Pant is on strike.
13.1 Good length delivery on leg stump. Pant plays the ball to fine leg. The two batsmen take 2 quick runs.
13.2 Fuller delivery on middle stumo. Pant flicks the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
13.3 Good length delivery and Pant plays the ball down to long on for a single.
13.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer plays the ball to leg side and takes a single.
13.5 Fuller delivery wide outside off stump. Pant slams the ball through cover for a single.
13.6 FOUR! Cracking shot. Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer drives the ball to send it speeding through cover for a boundary.
DC 131/2 after 13 overs.
Nagarkoti to bowl. Shaw is on strike.
12.1 SIX! Low full toss. Shaw swings his bat to send the ball over deep midwicket for a maximum.
12.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Shaw works the ball to midwicket for a single.
12.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a single.
12.4 WICKET! Prithvi Shaw c Shubman Gill b K Nagarkoti 66(41)
Short ball on middle stump. Shaw goes for glory shot. The ball hits the lower end of his bat and goes high in the air. Shubhman Gill takes a good catch in deep.
Rishabh Pant is the new batsman. Iyer is on strike.
12.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer guides the ball to third man for a single.
12.6 Good length ball on middle stump. Pant plays the ball to point for a risky single.
10 runs and a wicket from the over.
DC 121/1 after 12 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
11.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer pokes his bat and
11.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery on off stump. Shaw goes for drive. He nicks the ball and the ball races down to third man for a boundary.
11.3 Short ball outside off stump. Shaw plays the ball to off side for a single.
11.4 SIX! Monster hit from the bat of Iyer. Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer clears his front leg and whacks the ball to send it flying over long on.
11.5 Short ball and Iyer mistimes his cut.
11.6 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Iyer cuts the ball to send it down to third man for a boundary.
DC 105/1 after 11 overs.
Bowling change. Kamlesh Nagarkoti to bowl. Shaw is on strike.
10.1 Great yorker fired on the leg stumps. Shaw digs the ball out and takes a single.
10.2 Good length delivery on off stump. Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a single.
10.3 SIX! Good length delivery outside off stump. Shaw makes room and whacks the ball over long on for a maximum.
Prithvi Shaw gets to his fifty!
10.4 Low full toss and Shaw plays the ball to leg side for a single.
10.5 SIX! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer flicks the ball to send it over deep square leg boundary for a maximum.
10.6 Fuller delivery and Iyer flicks the ball to fine leg for a single.
DC 89/1 after 10 overs.
Narine to bowl. Shaw is on strike.
9.1 Good length delivery outside off stump. Shaw plays the ball to leg side for a single.
9.2 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. The ball is in Iyer's arc. Iyer slogs the ball to send it flying over deep midwicket for a maximum.
9.3 Short ball on leg stump. Iyer goes on the backfoot to play the ball to leg side for a single.
9.4 Short ball outside off stump. Shaw cuts the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
9.5 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball to backward square leg for a single.
9.6 Short ball outside off stump. Shaw works the ball to leg side for a single.
DC 78/1 after 9 overs.
Russell to bowl. Shaw is on strike.
8.1 Low full toss on off stump. Shaw pushes the ball towards the fielder at extra cover.
8.2 Fuller delivery and Shaw drives the ball to extra cover and gets a single.
8.3 Short ball on middle stump. Iyer plays the ball to mid wicket for a single.
8.4 Fuller delivery fired on middle stump. Shaw plays the ball to extra cover.
8.5 Fuller delivery fired on leg stump. Shaw plays the ball to off side and takes a single.
8.6 Short ball outside off stump. Iyer leaves the ball for the keeper.
3 runs from the over.
DC 75/1 after 8 overs.
Shivam Mavi to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
7.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Iyer plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
7.2 Short ball outside off stump. Shaw pulls the ball to fine leg. Russell stops the ball. Shaw gets a single.
7.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer pushes the ball to long off and takes a single.
7.4 SIX! Cracked over extra cover. Fuller delivery outside off stump. Shaw makes room and slams the ball over extra cover for a maximum.
7.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Shaw pushes the ball to off side and takes a single.
7.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer punches the ball straight down the ground toward long off for a boundary.
14 runs from the over.
DC 61/1 after 7 overs.
Bowling change. Andre Russell to bowl. Shaw is on strike.
6.1 Short ball outside off stump. Shaw pulls the ball to send it to deep midwicket for a single.
6.2 Beaten! Good length delivery outside off stump. Iyer pokes his bat. The ball goes past the outside edge of his bat.
6.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Iyer plays the ball to cover and takes a quick single.
6.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. Shaw plays the ball to leg side for a single.
6.5 Short ball outside off stump. Iyer shuffles across and guides the ball to third mman for a single.
6.6 Good yorker and Shaw digs the ball out.
DC 57/1 after 6 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl. Shaw is on strike.
5.1 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Shaw rocks back and cuts the ball through off-side for a boundary.
5.2 Fuller delivery and Shaw goes for sweep but misses.
5.3 Short ball and Shaw plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
5.4 Short ball on leg stump. Dhawan goes for pull. The ball raps on the pads.
5.5 WICKET! Dhawan c Morgan b Chakravarthy 26(16)
Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan sweeps. The ball balloons high in the air. Eoin Morgan running in from deep takes a good catch. He had his eyes fixed on the ball all the while.
Shreyas Iyer is the new batsman. Shaw is on strike.
5.6 Short ball outside off stump. Shaw plays the ball to off side.
6 runs and a wicket from the over.
DC 51/0 after 5 overs.
Sunil Narine to bowl. Shaw is on strike.
4.1 Short delivery on leg stump. Shaw works the ball to leg-side and takes a single.
4.2 SIX! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Dhawan goes on one knee and slogs the ball over deep square leg for a maximum.
4.3 SIX! Fuller delivery and Dhawan slogs once again to send the ball flying over cow corner for a maximum.
4.4 Short ball on middle stump. Dhawan plays the ball to off-side for a single.
4.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Shaw goes for pull but misses. The ball raps on the pads.
4.6 Short delivery and Shaw plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
15 runs from the over.
DC 36/0 after 4 overs.
Bowling change. Varun Chakravarthy to bowl. Shaw is on strike.
3.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Shaw pushes the ball to off-side and takes a run.
3.2 Beaten! Fuller delivery. Dhawan goes for front foot defensive shot. The ball beats the outside edge of the bat.
3.3 Short ball and Dhawan pulls the ball to send it to mid-wicket for a single.
3.4 Short ball and Shaw pulls the ball to send it down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
3.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Dhawan jabs his bat to play the ball over cover for a boundary.
3.6 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Dhawan plays the ball with soft hands back to the bowler.
7 runs from the over.
DC 29/0 after 3 overs.
Cummins continues to bowl. Shaw is on strike.
2.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Shaw plays the ball to leg-side.
2.2 Short ball on middle stump. Shaw pulls the ball to mid-wicket and takes a single.
2.3 Good length delivery on middle stump. Dhawan goes on the backfoot and plays the ball to off-side for a single.
2.5 FOUR! Slightly short ball outside off stump. Shaw punishes the ball by pulling it and sending it down to mid-wicket boundary.
2.5 SIX! Short ball on middle stump. Shaw goes on the backfoot and pulls the ball to send it flying over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
2.6 Good length delivery outside off stump. Shaw pushes the ball to cover and takes a single.
13 runs from the over.
DC 16/0 after 2 overs.
Shivam Mavi to bowl. Dhawan is on strike.
1.1 FOUR! Poor ball to start the spell. Short ball outside off stump. Dhawan cuts and send the ball down to third man.
1.2 Short ball and Dhawan plays the ball to backward point and takes a single.
1.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Shaw guides the ball to third-man and takes 2 runs.
1.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Shaw goes on the backfoot and plays the ball to off-side and takes a single.
1.5 Short ball on middle stump. Dhawan comes down the track to play the ball through off-side. The ball beats him and flies to the keeper.
1.6 Good length ball and Dhawan plays the ball to off-side.
DC 8/0 after 1 over.
Pat Cummins to bowl the first over. Prithvi Shaw is on strike.
0.1 Short ball on middle stump. Shaw works the ball to leg-side and gets a single.
0.2 Good length delivery on middle stump. Dhawan cuts the ball to third-man for a single.
0.3 Short ball on middle stump. Shaw presents full face of his bat. The ball takes thick outside edge and goes to the fielder at flying slip.
0.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Shaw goes bang and smacks the ball over mid-on for a boundary.
0.5 Fuller delivery and Shaw plays the ball to cover for a single.
0.6 Good length delivery outside off stump. Dhawan plays the ball to cover and takes a single.
The action is about to get underway. The players and the two umpires are out on the field.
KKR Playing XI
Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
DC Playing XI
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Amit Mishra, Harshal Patel
Shreyas Iyer: Would've also looked to bowl considering the dew. Wicket looks amazing. Happy to bat as well. Have talked about it. Have got slow starts in the last few games. Important we don't lose wickets in pp. Have batsmen who can come in the later half and cover up. Ashwin in for Axar. Harshal in for Ishant. They have left-handers. Harshal gives batting down the order.
Dinesh Karthik: Going to bowl first. Maybe a little bit to do with the dew. Both games so far have gone with the bowling team. We're on the right path. Instead of Kuldeep, we have Rahul Tripathi. Wanted to add depth to our batting. This is like every Indian ground we play on. Nothing new.
Toss
KKR captain Dinesh Karthik has won the toss and opted to bowl.
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
Shubman Gill, Shikhar Dhawan, Dinesh Karthik, Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact player for KKR
Pat Cummins:KKR has the Aussie who is a lethal wicket-taker. Cummins can also swing his bat down the order and bag some runs for his side.
Impact player for DC
Kagiso Rabada:The South African pacer is among the wickets and is not slowing down. His bowling at the death is an art. DC need him to keep his form going.
KKR Threats:Can KKR consistently beat the top sides in the competition? That question still needs an answer.
KKR Weaknesses:Should the team persist with Narine as an opener? Narine’s failures have put pressure on Shubman Gill to increase the scoring rate. Narine’s role should be clearly defined and his purpose as an opener should be communicated.
KKR Strengths:A settled bowling unit. KKR have figured a bowling formula that works for them. The attack comprising Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav has the right mix of experience and youth.
The SWOT anaylsis of KKR
DC Threats:If Shaw and Pant continue to misfire, DC should give Ajinkya Rahane a chance to showcase his skills. Rahane's isn't a natural T20 player but he has moulded his game to adapt to the format.
DC Opportunities:DC should give either Alex Carey or Sandeep Lamichhane a chance to contribute. Carey has more than 1,600 T20 runs at an average of 30.07. Lamichhane has scalped 117 T20 wickets from just 88 matches at an average of 18.15.
DC Weaknesses:Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant have the game made for T20 cricket but they are in search of consistency. They seem to play too many adventurous shots and end up throwing away their wickets. They need to make the bowlers earn their wickets....
DC Strengths:DC’s bowling is promising. Kagiso Rabada has got seven wickets so far. He has been supported by Anrich Nortje, Marcus Stoinis, Amit Mishra and Axar Patel.
The SWOT analysis for DC
Form Guide (last five matches)
Delhi Capitals: L-W-W-L-W
Kolkata Knight Riders:W-W-L-L-W
Head to Head
Matches Played: 25
Delhi Capitals: 11
Kolkata Knight Riders: 13
Kolkata Knight Riders hold slight advantage over Delhi Capitals. Will KKR extend their lead over DC or will DC close the gap after tonight's match?
Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders come into tonight's fixture with contrasting sets of fortune. DC were defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad while KKR won against Rajasthan Royals.
As we build up to the start of the match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders, you can also follow DH's coverage of match 16 between RCB and RR which is currently in progress here.
Good evening and welcome to the coverage of match 17 of the Indian Premier League 2020. Tonight's match is between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kolkata Knight Riders squad
Dinesh Karthik (c& wk), Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Eoin Morgan, Varun Chakravarthy, Tom Banton (Wicketkeeper), Rahul Tripathi, Chris Green, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik (Wicketkeeper), Ali Khan.
Delhi Capitals squad
Shreyas Iyer (c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Daniel Sams, Mohit Sharma, Anrich Nortje, Alex Carey (wk), Avesh Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harshal Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav.
Expect a contest between Pant and Russell as DC take on KKR
Andre Russell's brute power will meet its match in Rishabh Pant's fearless approach when the Kolkata Knight Riders face the Delhi Capitals with an aim to light up the Sharjah skyline in what promises to be another six-hitting spree in the UAE.
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