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Shreyas Iyer: Looking at the start, we should have put a lot of pressure on them and gone for wickets. But the way they batted, especially how Sunil Narine went after us. We could have executed the plans better. I think they chose the bowlers to go after really well. They were really good in shot selection. They outplayed us in pretty much every department. Kudos t their approach and mindset. You need an amazing start when chasing 190. Losing two wickets in the Powerplay puts a lot of prssure on the others. We need to play with freedom and not have a survival mindset. Obviously we are disappointed with the loss, but I am glad it is happening at this point of time. There are a lot of learnings from this game.
Important win for KKR. With this win they remain fourth on the points tally. They are just 2 points short of MI, DC and RCB. Few areas of improvement that DC will have to take care.
Result
Kolkata Knight Riders win by 59 runs.
DC 135/9 after 20 overs.
Ferguson to bowl the last over. Ashwin is on strike.
19.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Ashwin plays the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for a run.
19.2 Slow fuller delivery and Deshpande plays the ball to off side for a run.
19.3 Slow short delivery outside off stump. Ashwin looks for a cut shot but the ball goes to the keeper.
19.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Ashwin plays the ball to midwicket for a run.
19.5 WICKET! Tushar Deshpande c Morgan b Ferguson 1(3)
And another wicket falls as the batsman tries to clear the long-on boundary. Fuller delivery and Deshpande plays the ball straight into the hands of Eoin Morgan at long-on.
Anrich Nortje is the new batsman.
19.6 Short ball outside off stump. Ahsiwn guides the ball to the fielder at short third man.
DC 132/8 after 19 overs.
Cummins to bowl his last over. Ashwin is on strike.
18.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Ashwin hammers the ball through extra cover for a boundary.
18.2 Fuller delivery and Ashwin plays the ball to leg side for a single.
18.3 Fuller delivery fired on middle stump. Rabada plays the ball back to Cummins.
18.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rabada aims off side but the ball goes to the keeper.
18.5 WICKET! Rabada c Tripathi b Cummins 9(10)
Fuller delivery on off stump. Rabada goes for a big shot but the ball again goes to the fielder at long-on. Rahul Tripathi takes a good catch.
Tushar Deshpande is the new batsman.
18.6 Yorker outside off stump. Deshpande digs the ball out.
DC 127/7 after 18 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl his last over. Rabada is on strike.
17.1 Fuller delivery and Rabada plays the ball to leg side for a single.
17.2 Good length delivery and Ashwin plays the ball to leg side for a run.
17.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rabada smacks the ball down to long-off for a boundary.
17.4 Fuller delivery and Rabada defends.
17.5 Fuller delivery and Rabada slogs the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
17.6 Fuller delivery and Ashwin plays the ball down to long-off for a run.
DC 119/7 after 17 overs.
Cummins is back in the attack. Rabada is on strike.
16.1 Good length delivery and Rabada plays the ball to long-on for a run.
16.2 Short delivery outside off stump. Ashwin goes for cut but the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.
16.3 Fuller delivery and Ashwin hits the ball to off side.
16.4 Fuller delivery and Ashwin plays the ball to off side for a single.
16.5 Good length delivery and Rabada plays the ball to mid-off for a single.
16.6 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Ashwin pulls and sends the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
DC 112/7 after 16 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl. Stoinis is on strike.
15.1 WICKET! Stoinis c Tripathi b Chakravarthy 6(6)
Knuckle ball fired on middle stump. Stoinis goes for a big shot. He has not timed his shot well. The ball goes to long-on and Rahul Tripathi at long-on takes a good catch.
Kagiso Rabada is the new batsman.
15.2 Fuller delivery and Axar plays the ball back to the bowler.
15.3 Good length delivery and Axar plays the ball to leg side for a single.
15.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rabada drives the ball down to long-off for a run.
15.5 WICKET! Axar b Chakravarthy 9(7)
Clean bowled!!!! Fuller delivery fired on middle stump. Axar makes room to play a big shiot. He exposes all three stumps. The ball hits the middle stump to end Axar's stay in the middle.
R Ashwin is the new batsman.
15.6 Short delivery and Ashwin cuts the ball with soft hands.
DC 110/5 after 15 overs.
Narine to bowl. Stoinis is on strike.
13.1 Fuller delivery and Stoinis plays the ball to short fine for a single.
13.2 SIX! Full toss outside off stump. Axar sweeps and sends the ball flying over deep midwicket boudnary for a maximum.
13.3 Short delivery and Axar plays the ball to leg side for a run.
13.4 Short delivery outsdie off stump. Stoinis pulls and sends the ball down to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
13.5 Fuller delivery and Stoinis plays the ball to leg side for a run.
13.6 Fuller delivery and Axar goes for a sweep but misses.
DC 99/5 after 14 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
13.1 DROPPED! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer goes for a big shot. The ball goes high in the air. Chakravarthy wants to take the catch but he misjudges and the ball goes through his grips. Iyer takes a single.
13.2 WICKET! Hetmyer c Tripathi b Chakravarthy 10(5)
Fuller delivery and Hetmyer hits the ball to long-on. Rahul Tripathi at long-on takes the catch.
13.3 WICKET! Shreyas Iyer c K Nagarkoti b Chakravarthy 47(38)
Fuller delivery on off stump. Iyer goes for a slog. He has not timed his shot well. Long on is in action once again. Nagarkoti has his eyes fixed on the ball and takes a good catch.
Axar Patel is the new batsman.
Chakravarthy is on a hat-trick!
13.4 Fuller delivery and Stoinis plays the ball to off side for a single.
13.4 WIDE! Poor ball by Chakravarthy as he bowls down the leg side.
13.5 Fuller delivery and Axar plays the ball to off side for a single.
13.6 Fuller delivery and Stoinis plays the ball down to long on for a single.
DC 94/3 after 13 overs.
Narine to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
12.1 Fuller delivery on off stump. Iyer paddle scoops the ball down to fine-leg for 2 runs.
12.2 Fuller delivery outsdie off stump. Hetmyer hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
12.3 Short delivery outsdie off stump. Iyer hits the ball to long-on for 2 runs.
12.4 Short delivery and Iyer plays the ball to the fielder at extra cover.
12.5 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
12.6 SIX! Fuller delivery and Hetmyer hits the ball to clear long-on with ease.
DC 79/3 after 12 overs.
Varun Chakravarthy to bowl. Pant is on strike.
11.1 Full and flat delivery outside off stump. Pant plays the ball back to the bowler.
11.2 WICKET! Pant c Shubman Gill b Chakravarthy 27(33)
Tossed up delivery. Pant sweeps the ball. The ball goes straight down the throat of Shubhman Gill at backward square leg.
Shimron Hetmyer is the new batsman.
11.3 Good length delivery outside off. Iyer drives the ball through cover for a single.
11.4 Good length delivery on middle stump. Hetmyer plays the ball to leg side and takes a run.
11.5 Short delivery and Iyer pulls the ball to leg side for a single.
11.6 Short delivery and Hetmyer plays the ball with soft hands down to long-on for 2 runs.
DC 76/2 after 11 overs.
Ferguson to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
10.1 Good length delivery and Iyer flicks the ball to fine-leg for 2 runs.
10.2 FOUR! Pitched up delivery on off stump. Iyer drives the ball . The ball flies just over the fielder at mid-off for a boundary.
10.3 FOUR! Back to back boundaries. Fuller delivery and Iyer makes room and slams the ball to long-off for a boundary.
10.4 Good length delivery and Iyer hits the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for a single.
10.5 Good length delivery and Pant plays the ball to leg side for a run.
10.6 Slow short delivery. Pant makes room to cut the ball but the ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.
DC 64/2 after 10 overs.
Narine to bowl. Pant is on strike.
9.1 Fuller delivery outsdie off stump. Pant comes down the track and hits the ball to long-off for a run.
9.2 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
9.3 Fuller delivery on off stump. Pant comes down the track and hits the ball back past the bowler down to long-off and gets a single.
9.4 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a run.
9.5 Fuller dleivery outside off stump. Pant slogs the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
9.6 Fuller delivery and Iyer hits the ball to deep midwicket and settler for yet another single.
DC 58/2 after 9 overs.
Ferguson to bowl his second over. Pant is on strike.
8.1 Fuller delivery on off stump. Pant hits the ball straight and Ferguson stops the ball.
8.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery on off stump. Pant smacks the ball over the fielder at short midwicket for a boundary.
8.3 Good length delivery on off stump. Pant flicks the ball to fine leg and gets a single.
8.4 Good length delivery on off stump. Iyer plays the ball to side for a run.
8.5 Fuller delivery on off stump. Pant hits the ball to mid-on.
8.6 Fuller delivery on off stump. Pant drives the ball to off side and settles for a single.
DC 51/2 after 8 overs.
Sunil Narine to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
7.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Narine as he bowls down the leg side.
7.1 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball to fine leg for 2 runs.
7.2 Fuller delivery and Iyter plays the ball to backward square leg for 2 runs.
7.3 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball to backward point for a single.
7.4 Fuller delivery and Pant blocks the ball.
7.5 Fuller delivery and Pant plays the ball back to Nairne.
7.5 Fuller delivery and Pant plays the ball down to long-on for a run.
DC 44/2 after 7 overs.
Lockie Ferguson to bowl. Pant is on strike.
6.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Pant plays the ball with soft hands to leg side.
6.2 Short delivery on off stump. Pant pulls and sends the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
6.3 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. Pant hammers the ball through backward point for a boundary.
6.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. Pant moves across to play the ball to leg side but misses.
6.5 Good length delivery on off stump. Pant hits the ball straight. The ball hits the stumps and goes down the ground. Pant takes a single.
6.6 Good length delivery outside off stump. Iyer drives the ball through cover for a run.
DC 36/2 after 6 overs.
Nagarkoti to bowl his second over. Pant is on strike.
5.1 Short delivery outside off stump. Pant pulls and sends the ball to square leg for a run.
5.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer blocks the ball.
5.3 Short delivery outside off stump. Iyer makes room and plays the ball to point and takes a single.
5.4 Good length delivery on middle stump. Pant hits the ball to the fielder at extra cover.
5.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Pant guides the ball to the fielder at point.
5.6 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Pant plays the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover and settles for a single.
DC 33/2 after 5 overs.
Prasidh Krishna to bowl. Pant is on strike.
4.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Pant plays a shot early. The ball takes the leading edge of the bat and falls short of Krishna.
4.2 SIX! Good length delivery on middle stump. Pant flicks the ball to fine leg for a maximum.
4.3 Fuller delivery on off stump. Pant hits the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
4.4 Good yorker and Pant digs the ball out.
4.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Pant hits the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
NO BALL! As Krishna has over stepped.
FREE HIT!
4.5 Bouncer. The ball hits on the helmet as Pant looks to pull. The ball goes to leg side and Pant takes a single.
NO BALL again!
FREE HIT!
4.5 Fuller delivery and Iyer flicks the ball. The ball goes straight into the hands of teh fielder at deep midwicket. Iyer takes a single.
4.5 WIDE! Poor bowling by Krishna as he bowls down the leg side.
4.6 Short ball on middle stump. Pant plays the ball to off side and takes a single.
DC 21/2 after 4 overs.
Kamlesh Nagarkoti to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
3.1 Good length delivery outside off stump. Iyer cuts the ball to the fielder at point.
3.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer blocks the ball.
3.3 FOUR! Good length delivery on leg stump. Iyer works the ball through backward square leg for a boundary.
3.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer moves across and flicks the ball from the inner half of his bat to backward square leg for a boundary.
3.5 Good length delivery outside off stump. Iyer plays the ball back to the bowler.
3.6 Good length delivery outsdie off stump. Iyer hammers the ball to the fielder at cover.
DC 13/2 after 3 overs.
Cummins to bowl his second ober. Iyer is on strike.
2.1 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball to mid-off for a single.
2.2 Fuller delivery fired on middle stump. Dhawan punches the ball to the fielder at cover.
2.3 WICKET! Dhawan b Cummins 6(6)
Big wicket for KKR! Fuller delivery fired on around off stump. Dhawan goes for a drive. The ball goes past the outside edge of the bat and knocks the off stump from the ground.
Rishabh Pant is the new batsman.
2.4 Fuller deivery on off stump. Pant pushes the ball to off side.
2.5 Fuller delivery on off stump. Pant pushes the ball back to Cummins.
2.6 Short delivery on off stump. Pant plays the ball back to the bowler.
DC 12/1 after 2 overs.
Prasid Krishna to bowl from the other end. Dhawan is on strike.
1.1 Short delivery outside off stump. Dhawan gets the under edge of the bat and the ball goes to third man. Dhawan takes a single.
1.2 Length delivery on mid-on. Iyer plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
1.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Dhawan plays the ball to mid-on.
1.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. Dhawan plays the ball to leg side for a single.
1.5 Good length delivery on middle stump. Iyer works the ball to backward square leg for a single.
1.6 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Dhawan slams the ball through cover for a boundary.
DC 4/1 after 1 over.
Pat Cummins to bowl the first over for KKR. On strike is Ajinkya Rahane.
0.1 WICKET! Rahane lbw b Cummins 0(1)
Full and straight delivery on middle stump. Rahane looks to defend the ball but the ball hits the stumps. There is a loud appeal from Cummins and the umpire raises his finger to send Rahane back.
Shreyas Iyer is the new batsman.
0.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer drives the ball to send the ball wide of the fielder at mid-on down to long-on for a boundary.
0.3 Good length delivery on middle stump. Iyer blocks the ball.
0.4 Fuller delivery on off stump. Iyer flicks the ball to the fielder at midwicket.
0.5 Good length delivery on middle stump. Iyer presents full face of his bat to block the ball.
0.6 Fuller delivery on off stump. Iyer pushes the ball to mid-on.
DC's chase is about to get underway. KKR players are out on the field and in a huddle. Captain Eoin Morgan gives his team last bit of inspiring words. Out come Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane to open the inning for DC.
Trivia Alert!
Highest scores against Delhi Capitals since IPL 2018:
211/4 - by CSK, 2018
210/8 - by KKR, 2020
200/9 - by KKR, 2018
194/6 - by KKR, 2020
KKR 194/6 after 20 overs.
Stoinis to bowl the last over of the inning. Rana is on strike.
19.1 Fuller delivery and Ranan makes room to scoop the ball but misses.
19.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana plays the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for 2 runs.
19.3 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. Rana pulls. The ball takes the inside edge and races down to fine leg for a boundary.
19.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Ranan drives the ball through cover poiny for a boundary.
19.5 WICKET! Nitish Rana c Tushar Deshpande b Stoinis 81(53)
Slow short delivery outside off stump. Ranan goes for a big shot. The ball hits the toe end of the bat and lobs in the air. Tushar Deshpande settles under the ball and takes a good catch.
Pat Cummins is the new batsman
19.6 WICKET! Morgan c Rabada b Stoinis 17(9)
Short ball outside off stump. Morgan swings his bat. The ball takes thick outside edge of the bat. The ball flies high in the air. Rabada runs backward and takes a good catch.
KKR 184/4 after 19 overs.
Rabada to bowl his last over. Morgan is on strike.
18.1 Full toss outside off stump. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes to short fine leg. Morgan takes a single.
18.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana plays the ball to off side for a single.
18.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Morgan plays the ball to off side and takes a run.
18.4 Yorker outside off stump. Rana makes room and plays the ball to off side for a single.
18.5 SIX! Full toss and Morgan smacks the ball over the bowler's head for a maximum.
18.6 FOUR! Full toss on leg stump. Morgan makes room and plays the ball in the gap between the fielder at short third man and backward point for a boundary.
KKR 170/4 after 18 overs.
Nortje to bowl. Morgan is on strike.
17.1 BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off stump. The ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.
17.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Morgan hits the ball over the fielder at mid-off for a boundary.
17.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Morgan looks to play the ball to leg side. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes on one bounce to the keeper.
17.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Morgan drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
17.5 Slow fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana looks to play the ball to off side but fails to get the bat on to the ball.
17.6 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. Rana slogs. The ball goes just past the diving fielder at shrort square leg for a boundary.
KKR 161/4 after 17 overs.
Rabada to bowl. Rana is on strike.
16.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery fired on middle stump. Rana makes room to play the ball to off side. The ball takes thick outside edge and goes down to third man for a boundary.
16.2 Short delivery. Rana makes room to play his shot but misses. The ball goes to the keeper.
16.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Rana looks to play the ball to leg side but misses.
16.3 WIDE! Poor ball by Rabada as he bowls down the leg side. Pant fails to collect the ball. Rana takes a single.
16.4 WICKET! Narine c Rahane b Rabada 64(32)
Short delivery outside off stump. Narine swings his bat to play a big shot over square leg. The shot has not been timed well and Rahane at square leg takes the catch.
Eoin Morgan is the new batsman.
16.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana drives the ball to cover.
16.6 FOUR! Short delivery. Ran pulls and sends the ball over the fielder at short fine leg for a boudnary.
KKR 151/3 after 16 overs.
Tushar Deshpande is back in the attack. Narine is on strike.
15.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Deshpande as he bowls way outside off stump.
15.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Narine goes for a big shot but misses.
15.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Narine misses his shot.
15.3 Full toss outside off stump. Narine hits the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for 2 runs.
15.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Narine hits the ball through sweeper cover for a single.
15.5 Full toss outside off stump. Rana hits the ball to the man at sweeper cover for a single.
15.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Narine moves across his stumps and crunches the ball through extra cover for a boundary.
KKR 142/3 after 15 overs.
Ashwin to bowl. Narine is on strike.
14.1 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Narine slaps the ball through extra cover for a boundary.
14.2 Fuller delivery and Narine slogs the ball. The ball goes high in the air. Daniel Sams at deep square leg drops a difficlut catch and Narine takes 2 runs.
14.3 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Narine smokes the ball over ,long-on for a maximum.
14.4 Fuller delivery and Narine plays the ball through off side for a single.
14.5 Fuller delivery and Rana sweeps the ball for 2 runs.
14.6 Fuller delivery and Rana plays the ball to off side for a run.
KKR 127/3 after 14 overs.
Stoinis to bowl his third over. Narine is on strike.
13.1 SIX! Short delivery outside off stump. Narine hammers the ball over backward square leg for a maximum.
13.2 FOUR! Slow short delivery wide outside off stump. Narine slaps the ball through extra cover for a boundary.
13.3 WIDE! Poor delivery by Stoinis as he bowls way outside off stump.
13.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Narine leaves the ball for the keeper.
13.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Narine looks to play the ball to off side but misses his shot.
13.5 Good length delivery outside off stump. Narine swings his bat. The ball takes a faint edge and falls short of Pant. Pant fails to stop the ball as Narine takes a single.
13.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana hammers the ball through cover for a boudnary.
KKR 111/3 after 13 overs.
Nortje is back in the attack. Rana is on strike.
12.1 Fuller delivery on off stump. Ranan plays the ball to cove point. There is confusion between Rana and Narine. Axar Patel misses a direct hit and Narine is safely back in his crease.
12.2 Short delivery on leg stump. Rana plays the ball to fine leg for a run.
12.3 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Narine makes room and plays the ball down to long-on for a run.
12.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana plays the ball through extra cover for a run.
12.5 Short delivery on leg stump. Narine plays the ball to fine leg for a run.
12.6 EDGE and FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana goes for a drive. The ball takes the outside edge and goes down to third man for a boudnary.
The boundary gets Rana to fifty!
KKR 102/3 after 12 overs.
Ashwin to bowl. Rana has the strike.
11.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery. Rana plays a reverse sweep to send the ball down to third man for a boundary.
11.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana plays the ball through cover for a single.
11.3 SIX! Short delivery outside off stump. Narine pulls the ball to send it over deep midwicket boundary for a maximu.
11.4 Fuller delivery and Narine plays the ball to deep miwicket for a single.
11.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana plays an inside out shot over extra cover for a boundary.
11.6 Fuller deivery and Rana sweeps the ball to backward square leg for a run.
KKR 85/3 after 11 overs.
Stoinis to bowl his second over. Rana is on strike.
10.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana drives the ball through extra cover for a boundary.
10.2 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Rana gives himself room and plays a late cut to send the ball through backward point for a boundary.
10.3 Slow full toss. Rana plays the ball with soft hands down to the fielder at short third man.
10.4 Good length delivery on leg stump. Rana guides the ball to off side for a run.
10.5 Short delivery on leg stump. Narine goes for pull. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to off side. Narine settles for a run.
10.6 Slow short delivery. Rana pulls and sends the ball to square leg for a single.
KKR 75/3 after 10 overs.
Tushar Deshpande is back to bowl. Narine is on strike.
9.1 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Narine slashes the ball through point for a boundary.
9.2 Short delivery outside off stump. Narine plays the ball through cover. The fielder at sweeper cover stops the ball. Narine takes 2 runs.
9.3 Fuller delivery fired on leg stump. Narine plays the ball to leg side and takes a run.
9.4 SIX! Good length delivery on off stump. Rana pulls and sends the ball flying over square leg for a maximum.
9.5 Short delivery outside off stump. Rana plays the ball through cover to the fielder at sweeper cover and settles for a single.
9.6 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. Narine slaps the ball through off side for a boundary.
KKR 57/3 after 9 overs.
R Ashwin to bowl. Narine is on strike.
8.1 Fuller deivery and Narine blocks the ball.
8.2 SIX! Tossed up delivery outside off stump. Narine swings his bat and sends the ball flying over the bowler's head for a maximum.
8.3 EDGE and FOUR! Short delivery wide outside off stump. Narine goes on the backfoot and cuts the ball. The ball takes the outside edge and runs down to third man for a boundary.
8.4 Short delivery outside off stump. Narine cuts the ball through backward point for a single.
8.5 Good length delivery and Rana plays the ball to off side for a single.
8.6 Short delivery and Narine cuts the ball for a single.
KKR 43/3 after 8 overs.
Rabada continues. Rana is on strike.
7.1 Fuller deivery outside off stump. Rana plays the ball through point for a single.
7.2 WICKET! Karthik c Pant b Rabada 3(6)
Good length delivery on off stump. Karthik wants to play the ball to leg side. The ball kisses the outside edge of the bat and goes to the keeper.
Sunil Narine is the new batsman.
7.3 Short delivery outside off stump. Narine leaves the ball for the keeper.
7.3 WIDE! Good length delivery way outside off stump.
7.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. Narine leaves the ball for the keeper.
7.5 Good length delivery outside off stump. Narine plays the ball to off side for a single.
7.6 BEATEN! Good length delivery on middle stump. Rana wants to work the ball on the off side but the ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.
KKR 41/2 after 7 overs.
Marcus Stoinis to bowl. Karthik has the strike.
6.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Karthik plays the ball to leg side and takes a srun.
6.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Rana blocks the ball.
6.3 Good length delivery around off stump. Rana guides the ball down to third-man for a run.
6.4 Good length delivery on middle stump. Karthik pulls and sends the ball to leg side for a run.
6.5 WIDE! Fuller delivery way outside off stump.
6.5 Good length delivery on middle and leg stump. Rana plays the ball to leg side and takes a run.
6.6 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Karthik goes on the backfoot and plays the ball to backward point.
KKR 36/2 after 6 overs.
Nortje is back in the attack. Tripathi is on strike.
5.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery going down the leg side. Tripahit moves and makes room to play the ball through backward point for a boundary.
5.2 Fuller delivery and Tripahit drives the ball to mid-off for a single.
5.3 Short delivery on leg stump. Rana works the ball to leg side for a run.
5.4 WICKET! Tripathi b Nortje 13(12)
Bull's eye!!!!! Great yorker from Nortje. Fired on the toes. Tripathi goes on the backfoot to negotiate the ball. The ball goes through his defences and kocks the stumps.
Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman.
5.5 BEATEN! Fuller delivery around off stump. Karthik presents full face of his bat. The ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.
5.6 1 Leg Bye! Fuller delivery on leg stump. The ball hits the pads and goes to leg side. Karthik takes a run.
KKR 29/1 after 5 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl. Tripathi has the strike.
4.1 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Tripathi drives the ball over extra cover and gets 2 runs.
4.2 Fuller delivery on middle and off stump. Tripathis pushes the ball to cover.
4.3 Fuller deivery and Tripathi plays the ball to cover-point.
4.4 Fuller delivery and Tripahit plays the ball to leg side for a single.
4.5 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Rana pulls the ball through midwicket for a boundary.
4.6 Fuller delivery which raps on the pads.
KKR 22/1 after 4 overs.
Kagiso Rabada introduced into the attack. Rana is on strike.
3.1 Short ball outside off stump. Rana plays the ball to the fielder at point.
3.2 Short delivery on off stump. Rana guides the ball to the fielder at point.
3.3 Good length delivery on off stump. Rana pushes the ball to short cover and takes a quick single.
3.4 Short delivery outside off stump. Tripahit clears mid-on and takes 2 runs.
3.5 Good length delivery on middle and leg stump. Tripathi makes room adn plays the ball over mid-off and takes 2 runs.
3.6 Short ball on leg stump. Tripathi goes on the backfoot and plays the ball to third-man for a run.
KKR 16/1 after 3 overs.
Tushar Deshpande to bowl his second over. Rana is on strike.
2.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Rana defends.
2.2. FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Rana pulls and sends the ball to square leg for a boundary.
2.3 Good length delivery on middle stump. Rana blocks the ball with a dead bat.
2.4 Good length delivery on off stump. Rana punches the ball back to the bowler.
2.5 Fuller delivery around off stump. Rana plays the ball with soft hands down to third-man for a run.
2.6 Good length delivery on leg stump. Tripathi goes on backfoot and guides the ball to backward point.
KKR 11/1 after 2 overs.
Anrich Nortje to bowl from the other end. Rana is on strike.
1.1 BEATEN! Off-cutter outside off stump. Rana goes for a drive through cover but the ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.
1.2 Fuller delivery outsdie off stump. Rana plays the ball down to third-man for a run.
1.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Gill flicks the ball to backward square leg for a run.
1.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana flashes his bat and the ball just fall just short of Tushar Deshpande at fine-leg. Rana takes a run.
1.5 WICKET! Shubman Gill c Axar b Nortje 9(8)
Poor shot from Gill. Short ball outside off stump. Gill cuts the ball off his backfoot. Axar Patel standing at backward point puts in a dive and takes the catch.
Rahul Tripathi is the new batman.
1.6 BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off stump. Tripathi presents full face of his bat. The ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.
KKR 8/0 after 1 over.
Tushar Deshpande to bowl the first over for DC. He will be bowling to Shubhman Gill.
0.1 Short ball outside off stump. Gill plays the ball to cover.
0.2 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Gill crunches the ball through backward point for the first boundary of the match.
0.3 Short ball on the leg stump. Gill takes a step out of his crease and plays the ball to off-side.
0.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Gill guides the ball to the player at sort midwicket.
0.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middel and leg stump. Gill leans in and times the ball through midwicket for a boundary.
0.6 Good length delivery on middle and leg stump. Gill blocks the ball.
The two umpires walk out to the middle. DC players are in a huddle. KKR innings will be opened by Shubhman Gill and Nitish Rana. Another change at the top of the order for KKR.
Two important team selections from either team: DC drop Prithvi Shaw owing to his poor form and KKR have brought back Sunil Narine.
KKR Playing XI
Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
DC Playing XI
Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Tushar Deshpande, Anrich Nortje
Eoin Morgan: We had a good practice, we need to focus. We haven't played our best cricket, hopefully we do that today. Nagarkoti comes in, Narine comes in for Kuldeep and Banton. Looks a good wicket, we love playing here.
Shreyas Iyer: We will bowl first, there's bit of grass on the wicket. It will help our seamers at the start. We are here to express ourselves, so our mindset will be the same. We will have the same approach. Every player has been Man of the match on some occasion. Rahane comes in for Prithvi, Nortje comes in for Sam.
Toss
DC captain Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and opts to bowl.
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