Kagiso Rabada with a superb over. He defends 11 runs and with it Delhi Capitals take two valuable points from this game. DC now moves to second on the IPL 2019 points table. What a match this was! Fitting end to this clash. Full Scorecard |IPL 2019 Points Table| Orange Cap | Purple Cap
OUT! After being hit for a four, Kagiso Rabada makes a fine comeback. Bowls a dot ball and then clean bowls Andre Russell with a yorker. Three balls remaining, seven to win and Robin Uthappa comes out to bat.
So, Delhi Capitals manage ten runs in the Super Over. Prithvi Shaw was the third batsman for DC. Kolkata Knight Riders will need 11 runs to win this clash and take home two valuable points.
In Super Over, Delhi Capitals will bat first. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer are the batsmen for DC. Prasidh Krishna will bowl the over for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Two needed of the last ball, and Delhi Capitals manage only one run. Colin Ingram is run-out while looking for the second run. Match is tied and we now go into the Super Over. Kuldeep Yadav has been excellent in this over, credit to him. Ingram run out (Uthappa/Karthik) 10(7)
Two needed of the last ball, and Delhi Capitals manage only one run. Colin Ingram is run-out while looking for second run. Match is tied and we now go into the Super Over. Ingram run out (Uthappa/Karthik) 10(7)
OUT! Kuldeep Yadav removes Hanuma Vihari. He is caught in the deep. Goes for the glory shot and perishes. Hanuma Vihari c Shubman Gill b Kuldeep Yadav 2(3)
OUT! Prithvi Shaw falls one short of his hundred. He gets top edge and the ball goes high in the air. Dinesh Karthik settles underneath it and completes the catch. Prithvi Shaw c Karthik b Ferguson 99(55)
OUT! Kuldeep Yadav picks Rishabh Pant. He is caught in the deep. Excellent bowling this by Kuldeep. He gives away only three runs and picks a wicket as well. DC now needs 15 off 12 balls. Pant c Chawla b Kuldeep Yadav 11(15) .
16 runs from the 17th over and that leaves Delhi Capitals to win 18 off 18 balls. Prithvi Shaw is nearing his century and is batting on 96. KKR needs pure magic from its bowlers here.
34 off 24 balls needed for Delhi Capitals to win this clash. The partnership between Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant is worth 36 off 24 balls. Meanwhile, the home side is well on course for a win.
Delhi Capitals need 46 more runs to win from 30 balls. Should not be a problem from here on with eight wickets in hand also Prithvi Shaw in the middle of a fine innings.
OUT! Delhi Capitals lose their skipper. End of a fine partnership. The duo was looking threatening to take the game away from KKR. Shreyas Iyer goes for third consecutive boundary and finds Shubman Gill near boundary rope. Third umpire is called to check whether it was a clean catch or not. It was! Shreyas Iyer c Shubman Gill b A Russell 43(32)
That's half-century up for Prithvi Shaw. Brings his third IPL fifty with a boundary. He has been superb thus far. 50 off 30 balls for the right-hander. Delhi well on course here.
Delhi Capitals have begun well here despite losing Shikhar Dhawan early. Meanwhile, the partnership between Shreyas Iyer and Prithvi Shaw is worth 37 off 32 balls.
End of Powerplay overs and it is a decent start for both the teams. Shreyas Iyer has joined Prithvi Shaw in the middle. DC needs one good partnership from these two.
OUT! Soft dismissal this! Shikhar Dhawan hits it straight to Andre Russell at mid-off. Piyush Chawal gets the wicket. S Dhawan c A Russell b Chawla 16(8)
With back to back wins, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are off to a brilliant start in the Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019). The Dinesh Karthik-led side defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad on their season’s first outing and then Kings XI Punjab in their second match. However, both the matches were played at Eden Gardens, KKR’s home venue. For the first time in the season, Knight Riders move out of the comfort of their home ground and take on Delhi Capitals, formerly Delhi Daredevils (DD) at their home ground Feroz Shah Kotla. Stay tuned for DC vs KKR live score updates of IPL 2019. DC vs KKR, IPL 2019 Live Cricket Streaming: Watch Free Telecast of Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders on Star Sports and Hotstar Online.
While Kolkata Knight Riders are unbeaten in two matches thus far, Delhi Capitals, on the other hand have won one and lost as many. In their opening match Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians in an away game. However, against Chennai Super Kings, playing at home, Delhi Capitals failed to register a win. The Shreyas Iyer-led side will be seeking their first win of the season at home.
Delhi Capitals (From): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Colin Ingram, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, Ankush Bains, Harshal Patel, Manjot Kalra, Chris Morris, Sherfane Rutherford, Jalaj Saxena, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayyappa, Colin Munro. Most Sixes in IPL: Chris Gayle Becomes First Batsman to Smash 300 Sixes in Indian Premier League History.
Kolkata Knight Riders (From): Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Nikhil Naik, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Carlos Brathwaite, Sandeep Warrier, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj, KC Cariappa.
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