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DD beat KKR by 55 runs | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Highlights And Cricket Score 26th T20 Match - Commentary
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: Apr 27, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
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Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders Highlights And Cricket Score 26th Match - T20 Commentary
The Maxwell-Iyer association hurt the visitors big time as the pair scored runs at a hemorrhaging rate. Piyush Chawla was the only bowler to have bowled decently as apart from him, everyone was taken for a tour around the park. This is also the second highest total for Delhi in this league and they will now be backing themselves to defend it. Not going to be as easy as it sounds because Kolkata also own a dangerous batting line-up. Do join us in a short while for the chase.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer has powered Delhi to a mountain of a total! He played a scintillating knock on his captaincy debut and led from the front. All this happened after a rollicking start provided by Colin Munro and Prithvi Shaw. The latter, in particular, showed his class as he struck a delightful half century. Kolkata tried to get things under control but failed to strike at regular intervals.
Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer. SIX! Finishes things off in a grand manner, Iyer. This time the length is on the shorter side, Shreyas camps back and dismisses it over long off for a maximum. 29 runs from the over, Delhi end on a massive 219/4!
Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! A jab by Shreyas! Gets a full delivery around off and crunches it over mid off. That's once again struck with immense power and the long off fielder stands no chance.
Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer. Wide! Mavi has lost it completely. Feels the pressure and sprays a full ball way wide outside off.
Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer. SIX! Smoked away! Iyer is in a different zone at the moment. Mavi digs in a short delivery in line of the stumps, Shreyas gets on top of the bounce and hammer-pulls it over mid-wicket. This is extraordinary batting!
Vijay Shankar is the new man in.
Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer. OUT! Maxwell is gone! He was too eager to get on strike after Shreyas failed to put bat to ball on this delivery. It was a clever one by Mavi. Too full and wide outside off. The keeper quickly released the ball to the bowler who scored a direct hit to find the Aussie short. The third umpire confirmed the same and the 73-run stand off 32 balls comes to an end.
Appeal for a run out. Taken upstairs...
Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer. SIX! Change of angle by Mavi but the result is the same! 200 up for Delhi! This one is full and on the pads, Shreyas swings his bat like a hammer and dispatches it over mid-wicket for a maximum. Huge pressure on Shivam now!
Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer. SIX! A mighty one! That's not the length to bowl at this stage, Mavi. He bowls it full and just around off, Shreyas latches onto it and cracks it over covers for a biggie.
Shivam Mavi to bowl the final over.
Mitchell Johnson to Glenn Maxwell. FOUR! Connects and connects well this time. Full and in the slot, Maxwell stands firm and hammers it straight back down the ground for a rocketing boundary. 11 off the over.
Mitchell Johnson to Glenn Maxwell. One more miss. Maxwell seems a bit too anxious out there. Johnson takes the pace off this one and bowls a cutter on off, Maxwell swings and fails to connect.
Mitchell Johnson to Glenn Maxwell. Another swing and a miss. Full outside off, moving across, Maxwell winds up for the big hit over long on, but can't connect.
Mitchell Johnson to Glenn Maxwell. Misses. Back of a length outside off, Maxwell attempts to reverse pull this over short third man this time. Talk about an audacious effort. Showing no respect to one of the best fast bowlers of his time.
Mitchell Johnson to Glenn Maxwell. SIX! That's as flat as a Formula One racetrack. Short ball down the leg side, Maxwell moves inside the line and with a little swivel, he pulls it over short fine leg for a biggie.
Mitchell Johnson to Shreyas Iyer. Length delivery on the stumps, Iyer lofts it over mid-wicket. On the bounce to the man in the deep and a single is taken.
Mitchell Johnson returns to have a go with the ball.
Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell. SIX! That's more like it from Maxwell. Narine commits the mistake of dropping it short and Maxwell makes him pay dearly. Rocks back and blazes his pull shot over long on for a maximum. 18 from the over, also the 50-run stand comes up off only 23 balls.
Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell. Brings out the switch hit this time. Drags a shortish ball from around off to point and collects a couple.
Sunil Narine to Shreyas Iyer. Turning down, Shreyas fails to work it around and it goes off his pads to short third man for a leg bye.
Sunil Narine to Shreyas Iyer. SIX! Once again dropped near the rope! Iyer once again aims to go downtown but it has gone high but not too long. Rana gets underneath it at long on, tries to take the catch but puts it down and it goes over the rope. Kolkata getting clumsy in the field and these runs might come back to haunt them.
Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell. Quicker and flatter around off, hit down to long on for a single.
Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell. In the air but safe! Flighted and on middle, Maxwell gives the charge and hits it over mid on. Rana rushes forward to attempt for the catch with a dive but it falls just short. A couple taken.
Sunil Narine into the attack.
Shivam Mavi to Glenn Maxwell. Another full toss and Maxwell hammers it down to long on for a single.
Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer. No ball called for over the waist full toss. Mavi is losing it here. Attempts for a yorker probably but ends up slipping a high full toss. Shreyas swings at it after taking his eyes off and it goes towards covers. A single taken. Free Hit coming up.
Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer. SIX! Excellent batting by Shreyas. Plenty of movement inside the crease by him to confuse the bowler. Mavi ends up serving it full and right in the hitting zone for Iyer. He rockets it over extra cover and it sails over the rope.
Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer. DROPPED AND SIX! Uthappa was the fielder! Mavi hurls across a full ball around middle, Shreyas thwacks it over mid on and it flies to the deep. Uthappa moves across to his right to attempt for the catch, jumps a bit to do so but ends up parrying it over the rope. The umpire quickly checks upstairs before signalling for a biggie. Fifty up for Shreyas, what a start to his captaincy stint, also third consecutive one. Oozing form and confidence!
Shivam Mavi to Glenn Maxwell. That was struck ferociously by Maxwell but only for a single. The Aussie picked the slower delivery again and smashed the short ball across the line. Straight towards deep mid-wicket and hence only a run.
Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer. Hits the yorker mark perfectly, Iyer digs it out to short third man and crosses.
Shivam Mavi to Glenn Maxwell. Short and wide outside off, an off pace delivery, Maxwell cuts it through cover-point for a single.
Shivam Mavi is back on.
Strategic break. Delhi are going strongly and have a platform set for a big finish. They have Maxwell and Iyer in the middle and would hope that this pair does the job as they don't have much firepower left in the tank in terms of big hitters. Kolkata would try to limit the damage as much as possible.
Piyush Chawla to Glenn Maxwell. Hits it hard and down the ground to long off for a run. Just 3 from the over, Chawla finishes his spell, 4-0-33-1!
Piyush Chawla to Glenn Maxwell. Skidding down from middle and leg, Maxwell fails to get it away and is hit on the pads.
Piyush Chawla to Shreyas Iyer. Quicker again, full and on middle, flicked in front of square leg for one.
Piyush Chawla to Glenn Maxwell. Knocks a full ball down to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Glenn Maxwell. Quicker and outside off, played down to short third man.
Piyush Chawla to Glenn Maxwell. Flattish and shortish on off, punched from the crease to covers.
Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer. SIX! Wow, great hit! Russell bangs in a short ball around off, Iyer uses the depth of the crease and flat-bats it over extra cover for a maximum. 13 runs and a wicket off the over! Gambhir in the dugout loved it.
Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer. Shortish and on off, Iyer ducks and then tries to play the ramp shot at the very last moment. Misses.
Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Blazes away! Short and wide outside off, Shreyas rocks back and whacks it past the gap between backward point and short third man.
Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell. Maxwell opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Glenn Maxwell into the action now. Perfect time for him to walk in and start smashing it away. Delhi need a big finish.
Andre Russell to Rishabh Pant. OUT! A golden duck for Rishabh Pant! Russell has hurried Pant with his pace and bounce, targets his shortish length ball superbly, Rishabh is caught inside the crease as he gets ready to leave it. But once again the ball stays lower than expected and takes his gloves on its way towards Karthik who takes the simplest of catches.
Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer. Shortish and on off, hit firmly through mid-wicket for a single.
Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer. Wide! A low full toss down the leg side, Shreyas tries to flick but misses. Called a wide.
Rishabh Pant walks out to bat next. Also, Andre Russell is brought back into the attack.
Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw. OUT! Oh no, that stayed a little low and Shaw gets bowled. An unfortunate end to a very promising knock by Prithvi Shaw. Nevermind, just applaud this extraordinary effort by a future star. Chawla with a googly around off, a bit on the shorter side and it sneaks under the bat of Shaw who was looking to strike it over the leg side. The stumps illuminate and that marks the end of a 68-run stand.
Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw. The batsman dances down the track but decides to defend it.
Piyush Chawla to Shreyas Iyer. Short and outside off, cracked off the back foot towards backward point where Russell misfields and concedes a single.
Piyush Chawla to Shreyas Iyer. Flighted ball on middle, Iyer flicks it in front of square leg and scampers back for the second run.
Piyush Chawla to Shreyas Iyer. Tossed up ball on middle, Iyer ends up playing it back to the bowler.
Piyush Chawla to Shreyas Iyer. SIX! That's high and mighty! Shreyas showing his range now. Chawla serves it flighted and full just around off, Shreyas gives it the full whack of his bat and dismisses it over the bowler's head. Pressure straightaway on the bowler.
Piyush Chawla returns in the attack.
Mitchell Johnson to Prithvi Shaw. SIX! Boom! It goes all the way! Johnson digs in a short ball around middle and leg, Shaw uses every bit of his height to ride the bounce and then plays a sweetly timed pull shot. Perfect connection and it flies over the rope at square leg.
Mitchell Johnson to Shreyas Iyer. Back of a length ball just outside off, Iyer cuts it past backward point and takes a single.
Mitchell Johnson to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Inventive! Finally connects with one to bring up the 50-run partnership. A nicely directed short ball by Johnson again, this time Iyer crouches, keeps his eyes on the ball and upper cuts it down to third man for a boundary.
Mitchell Johnson to Shreyas Iyer. Another play and a miss! Johnson bowls it short and around off, angling away, Shreyas tries to cut but misses.
Mitchell Johnson to Shreyas Iyer. Play and a miss! A sharp delivery, on a shortish length wide outside off, Iyer tries to play at it late but fails to make any connection.
Mitchell Johnson to Prithvi Shaw. Back of a length delivery on middle, hit down the ground off the back foot to long on for a single.
Mitchell Johnson is back.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. Kuldeep drops it short and on middle, Shreyas pulls it in front of square leg and collects another couple. 12 coming from this over.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. Tossed up ball around middle, Shreyas works it down the leg side. They manage to come back for the second.
Kuldeep Yadav to Prithvi Shaw. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. They pick up a single.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. Walks down the track and works it towards mid-wicket for a run. Adjusted with the shortish length well after committing himself into the shot.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. Short and outside off, cut towards backward point.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. SIX! High and handsome! 100 comes up for Kolkata! A nice stride forward by the Delhi skipper, beautiful extension of his arms as he hoists it with the spin over mid-wicket for a biggie.
Kuldeep Yadav is back on.
Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! Putting on a 'Shaw'! Russell errs and serves a low full toss around off, Prithvi presents the full face of the bat and caresses it back past the bowler for a glorious boundary.
Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer. Driven through mid on by the batsman. One run added to the total.
Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw. Maiden fifty in the Indian T20 League for Prithvi Shaw! A shortish delivery around off, Shaw taps it down to third man and takes a run. He has got a very bright future. Showing his class and maturity.
Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! This little man has got some power! Fetches a short delivery from around off and muscles his pull shot over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.
Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw. Shaw has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Andre Russell brought on.
Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw. Stays back to a short ball turning away from him and cuts it square of the wicket on the off side. A single to end the over. 7 off it without taking any risk. They would like to keep doing the same till the 15th over. 84/1 at the halfway mark.
Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw. Uses his feet and flicks a full ball with the spin to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Sunil Narine to Shreyas Iyer. Half tracker outside off, tapped wide of backward point for one.
Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw. Spinning back into the batsman from a fuller length around off, Shaw helps it from the inside half of the bat towards backward square leg. Russell gets around it and tries to stop the ball but fumbles. No extra run taken though.
Sunil Narine to Shreyas Iyer. This one is too full and on middle, not allowing the ball to do its bit, Shreyas eases it down to long on and takes a single.
Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw. Short in length and outside off, spinning away, Shaw cuts it through point for a run.
Sunil Narine is back into the attack.
Strategic break signalled. Good battle going on between bat and ball at the moment. Delhi started briskly but then Kolkata pulled things back after dismissing Munro. Still, the home team will feel that they have an upper hand and would like to post a big total owing to a wonderful start. Let's see how the Kolkata spinners fare in the middle overs.
Mitchell Johnson to Prithvi Shaw. And here is the reply from Johnson. A slower bouncer, well-directed, Shaw somehow keeps it out towards mid-wicket and crosses. 13 from the over.
Mitchell Johnson to Prithvi Shaw. SIX! Prithvi, the new kid, flies a helicopter! Delightful. No respect whatsoever to one of the most fearsome bowlers in cricket! Great wristwork shown by the young man. He receives a length ball in his half, rotates his wrists skillfully and launches it over mid-wicket for a biggie. That shot will make MS Dhoni proud.
Mitchell Johnson to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! Well played! Johnson switches to round the wicket for Shaw but hurls a length ball on his pads. The young lad quietly picks it up and flicks it with great timing through backward square leg for a boundary.
Mitchell Johnson to Shreyas Iyer. Once again a length ball leaving the batsman outside off, Iyer dabs it wide of backward point towards third man. One run added to the total.
Mitchell Johnson to Shreyas Iyer. Back of a length ball around off, Iyer taps it down in front of backward point and looks for a run. He is sent back immediately by Shaw. Good call by the youngster. The fielder there was quick to the ball and had a shy at the striker's end also. Although Shreyas was safely in by then.
Mitchell Johnson to Prithvi Shaw. Angling away from the batsman, on a length and outside off, Shaw goes hard at it and mistimes his shot towards mid off. Still good enough for a single.
Mitchell Johnson to have another go.
Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer. Bouncer, around middle, Shreyas ducks. 13 runs in last 3 overs, Kolkata pulling things back now.
Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer. Once again a slower delivery, on middle and angling down, Shreyas helps it through mid-wicket and rushes back for the second run. A pretty weak throw from the deep to Karthik and it was also way off target.
Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer. A cracking sound of the bat meeting the ball. Iyer connects well with his cover drive but fails to pierce the gap.
Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw. Short this time, wide outside off, 114 kph, Shaw slaps it square of the wicket on the off side and rotates the strike.
Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer. Sharp delivery, on a good length and just outside off, Iyer pats it down by taking the bottom hand off the handle. He drops it in the gap at covers and they cross.
Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw. Aerial but safe! Back of a length ball on middle, Shaw works it across the line and it flies over mid on for a single.
Shreyas Iyer, the new Delhi skipper, is the next batsman in. Big responsibility on him, he has a foundation to work on now. Let's see how he fares this evening.
Shivam Mavi to Colin Munro. OUT! Sound of timber and Mavi roars in delight! Brilliant delivery, he keeps it full and around off, once again the pace is right up there as Munro tries to drill it through covers by making some space. But it takes the inner half of his willow and destroys the stumps. A fine knock by the Kiwi but he will be disappointed not to have cashed in on the start.
Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw. Another mishit by Shaw. This time he tries to pull a shortish delivery across the line but it takes the inside edge and hits him on the front pad. It deflects in the gap at covers and they cross for a run.
Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw. A mishit! Mavi takes the pace off the delivery as he lands it short and wide outside off, Shaw is a bit early into his shot and just about manages to hit it towards mid off.
Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw. A good looking cover drive by Shaw but he finds the fielder inside the ring.
Shivam Mavi to Colin Munro. Another pacey delivery. A bouncer this time. Munro takes his eyes off the ball as he tries to pull. Gets it away off the inner half of the bat and it brushes his thigh pad before rolling towards short fine leg. A single taken.
Shivam Mavi to Colin Munro. A speedy delivery angling away from Colin who tries flirting with it but misses.
Shivam Mavi is back on. Change of ends for him.
Mitchell Johnson to Colin Munro. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. 6 from the over. 57/0 in the Powerplay for Delhi, by far a great start this season.
Mitchell Johnson to Prithvi Shaw. Probably a slower one, on a back of a length around middle, Shaw quietly plays it in front of square leg and crosses.
Mitchell Johnson to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! Time for Prithvi to show why he is so highly rated. As soon as he gets the width outside off, he shows no mercy and bludgeons it through cover-point. Good battle, this.
Mitchell Johnson to Prithvi Shaw. Johnson taking the youngster's class. Digs in a sharp bouncer this time, well-targeted. Shaw takes the challenge to pull but is beaten for pace. Almost kissed his gloves.
Mitchell Johnson to Prithvi Shaw. Off the edge again! Angling away from the batsman, Shaw tries working it on the leg side but closes the face early. It goes off the leading edge to short third man.
Mitchell Johnson to Prithvi Shaw. Off the leading edge but safe! A back of a length delivery on middle, holding up a bit, Shaw tries playing it straight but it takes the leading half of the bat and rolls safely to covers.
Mitchell Johnson comes on to bowl.
Sunil Narine to Colin Munro. Helps it on the leg side but finds mid-wicket. 11 from the over. Good going from Delhi.
Sunil Narine to Colin Munro. Good comeback by Narine. Turning away from the batsman, Munro tries to cut but misses.
Sunil Narine to Colin Munro. SIX! That's smoked! Narine drops it full and on middle, Colin clears his front leg immediately and muscles it over mid-wicket for a biggie. The Kiwi is taking the West Indian to the cleaners. Not allowing him to settle here. 50 up for Delhi in quick time!
Sunil Narine to Colin Munro. FOUR! Nicely played! A carrom ball landing full around off, spinning away, Munro goes deep inside the crease to make space and forces it through the gap at covers.
Sunil Narine to Colin Munro. Tossed up ball around middle and leg, Munro helps it on the leg side but finds the mid-wicket fielder.
Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw. Flighted and full around off, turning in, Shaw hits it from the inner half of his blade to deep mid-wicket. A single has been taken.
Sunil Narine is brought into the attack.
Shivam Mavi to Colin Munro. On a length around middle, defended off the back foot. 9 from this over!
Shivam Mavi to Colin Munro. FOUR! Munro gets into the act now. Mavi is bowling at a good speed but he has not struck good length. Once again he is shortish outside off, Munro gives the charge and spanks it down the ground to long on.
Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw. Mavi continues to be on the shorter side outside off, Shaw cuts and this time there is a fielder placed in the deep point region. A single taken.
Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw. Almost another boundary! Short and wide outside off, PS cuts but it's stopped with a dive by Rana at backward point.
Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! Bang! Great connection on this occasion. Once again plenty of width on offer outside off and good batsmen rarely miss out. This time Prithvi packs a punch and smashes it through point.
Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw. Beaten! Shorter in length and wide outside off, a late thought by Shaw to play at it but he fails to connect.
Pace time! Another Under-19 star, Shivam Mavi to bowl now. He has impressed so far with his speed. Let's see how he goes tonight. Will be bowling to Shaw first up...
Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw. Googly around off, turning back in to cramp the batsman. Shaw just about manages to keep it out off the bottom edge and picks a single. 18 from the over, Delhi picking their pace!
Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! And again. Chawla under pressure. All the experience he has but he's feeling the heat against a newcomer. Fires in a quicker and shorter one on middle, Shaw stands back and pulls it powerfully in front of square leg. No chance for the fielder in the deep.
Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! The little Shaw showing his class this time. Attacks the flighted ball around off and powers it with the spin over covers. It goes on one bounce to the fence. Turning out to be an expensive over from Chawla!
Piyush Chawla to Colin Munro. Flattish and on off, punched to sweeper cover for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Colin Munro. FOUR! Not in much control but still it's a boundary for Colin! Full and spinning away from outside off, Munro tries to loft it over covers but ends up slicing it over backward point. It flies over the infield and races away to the fence in no time. The Kiwi opening up now.
Piyush Chawla to Colin Munro. FOUR! Chawla with a slip in place bowls it full and around off, spinning away a bit, Munro goes hard at it and drills it past his partner and the mid off fielder for a boundary.
Kuldeep Yadav to Colin Munro. Yadav bowls it on the shorter side, around off and spinning back in, Munro moves inside the crease and strokes it through the line. Finds the cover fielder.
Kuldeep Yadav to Colin Munro. SIX! Munro goes big! Once again the length is on the shorter side, this time the Kiwi quickly goes deep inside the crease and hammers it over long on for a maximum.
Kuldeep Yadav to Colin Munro. Flatter and shorter on off, Munro defends it off his back foot.
Kuldeep Yadav to Prithvi Shaw. Loopy full ball, Shaw gets down low and slog sweeps it in front of square leg. It races through and is cut off in the deep. Only a single.
Kuldeep Yadav to Colin Munro. Drags his length short on middle, Munro gets back and hits it firmly down towards long on for one.
Field change for Colin Munro. A fielder at long on is placed.
Kuldeep Yadav to Prithvi Shaw. No spin first up for Yadav, it's a bit short around off and Shaw punches it down to long on for a single.
Spin from both ends! Kuldeep Yadav to roll his arm from the other end.
Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw. Goes for the slog sweep and gets it over the infield at mid-wicket. There is a fielder in the deep and hence only a run results. Fine first over by Piyush!
Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw. On the shorter side outside off, Shaw cuts it from the crease but finds the fielder on the off side.
Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw. Stifled appeal for an lbw! A slider around middle, skidding down, Prithvi fails to work it around and is hit on the pads. They appeal but it's missing leg.
Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw. A leg spinner on this occasion, a bit short in length and not turning much, Shaw hits it across the line through mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a couple.
Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw. Probably a googly, on the slower side around off and turning in a bit, Shaw drives it through the line but finds the point fielder.
Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw. Good delivery first up. Skidding in from a fuller length around off, Shaw plays it back from the crease.
Time to play the game! The umpires are walking in. Kolkata quickly get into a huddle before spreading on the field. Once again a big crowd has come to watch this contest. The atmosphere is buzzing. Out come the openers for Delhi, the young Prithvi Shaw and the destructive Colin Munro. So far, the home team has faltered at the start and will be hoping for a good beginning today. Kolkata to start with the spin of Piyush Chawla. Here we go...
Shreyas Iyer admits that there is pressure and it's a big responsibility on him. He is very clear in his mind that they need to win seven out of the remaining eight matches to go through and adds that anything can happen in cricket. Further informs about the team changes - Colin Munro and Vijay Shankar replace Daniel Christian and GAUTAM GAMBHIR!
Dinesh Karthik says that he has heard about a little bit of dew in the evening and hence batting will get easy later on. (When asked to give any advice to Shreyas) DK smiles and says to Iyer to keep smiling and enjoy as it's just a game of cricket. Regarding their team changes, he informs that Mitchell Johnson returns in place of Tom Curran.
Toss - The brand new captain of Delhi, Shreyas Iyer walks out in the middle along with Dinesh Karthik and the match referee. Up goes the coin, Karthik calls tails and it comes down as tails. KOLKATA OPT TO BOWL!
Welcome, folks. A new day and a new beginning for Delhi under Shreyas Iyer. Their campaign has not kicked off in the manner they would have liked in spite of overhauling their squad and management this season. But this is something they are habituated to over the years. All they now need is stability and consistency going forward as they cannot afford to leave it too late. Kolkata, on the other hand, find themselves somewhere in the middle of the points table after winning 50 percent of their games. Consistency has eluded them too as they come into this contest on the back of a defeat against Punjab. Although, their team looks more balanced and settled as compared to the home team. On form, they will be the favourites but in this format, you never know. Expect a close game.
Delhi get their second win of the season. One which they desperately needed and this could very well get their campaign back on track. Plenty of positives for them to take. On Saturday, we have Chennai hosting Mumbai in their new home in Pune. It will begin at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Do join us for that. Cheers!
Shreyas Iyer is announced as the Man of the Match for his stunning 93 off 40 deliveries. He smashed 10 sixes and 3 fours and remained unbeaten 7 short of a century. Had there been a couple of more balls to play, he would have surely got there with the way he was playing.
After putting in a good show with the bat, the home side continued in the same vein with the ball. Trent Boult, Glenn Maxwell and Avesh Khan provided the early breakthroughs and Kolkata were 4 down within the Powerplay itself. It was more or less game over at that point. Yes, Andre Russell and Shubman Gill did try to resurrect the chase and kept some hope alive, but the risk was always big as there was no recognized batsman left after them. The moment the latter got run out, it all went downhill from there and Russell's blistering knock wasn't enough. A clinical performance from Delhi, their third biggest win in the League (in terms of runs), one which they would be proud of.
A much-needed win for Delhi. They finally looked like the team they were meant to going by how they went at the auction. Shreyas Iyer starts his leadership reign on a high. His team completely outclassed the opposition in all departments. The toss was the only thing that went Kolkata's way. After putting Delhi into bat, the hosts got off to a blazing start as Munro and Shaw (who got a fifty) were firing away. It continued on with skipper Iyer playing the knock of his life. His 73-run stand with Maxwell turned the tide in the hosts' favour as they got past the 200-mark for the first time this season.
Trent Boult to Mitchell Johnson. FOUR! Ends the innings with a couple of boundaries, but to no avail in the grand scheme of things. DELHI WIN BY 55 RUNS! A big one for them. Johnson flicks it over the mid-wicket area and finds the fence. Smiles return in the Delhi dugout.
Trent Boult to Mitchell Johnson. FOUR! Too full, Johnson creams the drive through the covers and sends it across the boundary line. Good timing on that.
Trent Boult to Kuldeep Yadav. Works it through mid-wicket and takes the single available to him.
Trent Boult to Kuldeep Yadav. Yorker just outside off, Kuldeep backs away, throws his bat at it but can't connect again.
Trent Boult to Kuldeep Yadav. Short ball just outside off, Yadav is a bit sloppy in playing at the ball so misses it.
Trent Boult to Kuldeep Yadav. Wide! Way down the leg side, easy call for the umpire to make.
Trent Boult to Mitchell Johnson. Fired very, very full on the stumps. Johnson looks to drill this away but gets an inside edge down to fine leg for a single.
Trent Boult to bowl the final over.
Glenn Maxwell to Kuldeep Yadav. Some comic relief out in the middle provided by Amit Mishra. Yadav gets an inside edge past the leg stump. Mishra from short fine leg chases after it, dives to stop it and half-does it. The ball is stuck under his body, so he gets it out and tosses it to his mate who has come to assist him. Lovely stuff. Two runs taken.
Glenn Maxwell to Kuldeep Yadav. The batsman has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one.
Glenn Maxwell to Kuldeep Yadav. FOUR! On the pads, Yadav works it fine down the leg side with a sweep. Beats short fine leg and gets a boundary.
Glenn Maxwell to Mitchell Johnson. Drifting in on middle and leg, slogged over mid-wicket. One run taken.
Kuldeep Yadav is the last man in for Kolkata.
Glenn Maxwell to Piyush Chawla. OUT! That's a superb catch from Munro in the deep. On the stumps, Chawla slogs this over square leg. It's travelling flat and towards Colin Munro, who judges the ball well before leaping and taking it above his head.
Glenn Maxwell to Mitchell Johnson. Works it through mid-wicket and takes one run.
Glenn Maxwell to bowl once more.
Avesh Khan to Mitchell Johnson. Low full toss on off, Johnson gets an edge through the vacant slip cordon, down towards third man for a single.
Mitchell Johnson is the new batsman.
Avesh Khan to Andre Russell. OUT! Russell's blistering knock comes to an end. Avesh Khan is right on the money. Excellent yorker on middle stump, can't get any more perfect than that. Russell makes room, shows all three stumps as he tries to hit. Misses and his furniture is rocked in all directions. All but over now for Kolkata, if it already wasn't.
Avesh Khan to Andre Russell. The batsman goes for the pull but misses it completely.
Avesh Khan to Andre Russell. Short ball, Andre backs away to pull. Not where he intended it to, as he hits it down to long on.
Avesh Khan to Andre Russell. Low full toss from around the wicket, Russell slogs it aerially through mid-wicket. It goes to the man in the deep but the big man doesn't take the run again.
Avesh Khan to Piyush Chawla. The batsman guides it to third man. They pick up a single. 76 needed to win off 17.
Avesh Khan back on.
Liam Plunkett to Andre Russell. Bouncer on middle and leg, Russell wildly swings in an attempt to connect but misses.
Liam Plunkett to Andre Russell. No wide given! Hmm... Interesting. Down the leg side, Russell makes room by moving down leg, then decides to move out of it. Looks at the umpire but doesn't get anything from him.
Liam Plunkett to Andre Russell. Yorker speared in on the stumps, Russell digs it out back to long off. Doesn't take the single this time.
Liam Plunkett to Piyush Chawla. Around the wicket to Chawla, it's angled in on a shortish length. The left-hander taps it awkwardly on the off side and gets off strike.
Liam Plunkett to Piyush Chawla. Slower ball, on a back of a length and outside off. Chawla tries running this down to third man but misses it altogether.
Liam Plunkett to Andre Russell. Full toss on the pads, Russell flicks it to deep square leg and rotates strike.
Piyush Chawla is next in. Liam Plunkett is also back to bowl.
Amit Mishra to Shivam Mavi. OUT! Mishra has his second of the over. Lovely. Bowls it short and it's the wrong 'un. Keeps a bit low as Mavi goes back to play across the line. It goes under his bat and takes the leg stump. Mishra ends with figures of 4-1-23-2. A superb spell from the leggie.
Amit Mishra to Shivam Mavi. Leg spinner outside off, Mavi sweeps and misses.
Amit Mishra to Shivam Mavi. The wrong 'un on middle and off, spins in as Mavi gets low to sweep. Is rapped on the gloves as it was heading towards the sticks. Very lucky, had that hit him on the pads, he would have been a goner.
Shivam Mavi is the next batsman in. He just needs to rotate the strike to Russell. Kolkata still need 79 to win off 27.
Strategic break.
Amit Mishra to Andre Russell. OUT! Much-needed breakthrough for Delhi. They break the 64-run stand just at the right time. Russell cuts this towards backward point and sets off for a run. His partner hesitates in taking off after coming a few steps down the track. Meanwhile, Iyer charges to the ball and fires in a throw to Pant who whips the bails off quickly. Taken upstairs and the replays show even the dive hasn't saved Gill. He departs rather unfortunately after a good knock. That hesitation cost him his wicket.
This time the referral is for a run out and Shubman Gill is the man in question. He looks to be gone. Let's see here...
Amit Mishra to Andre Russell. Not out! Russell survives. Flighted around off, it turns away and beats the outside edge of Russell's defensive blade. The keeper takes the bails off and appeals. It's taken upstairs and replays show Dre Russ is fine.
A stumping referral being checked upstairs. It is against Andre Russell. He looks safe though.
Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill. Short and quicker on off, Gill looks to play the reverse paddle but it goes off his pad on the off side. Leg bye taken.
Rahul Tewatia to Andre Russell. Fired full and outside off, Russell fails to connect. No wide given, was just inside the tramline. 80 needed in 30 balls.
Rahul Tewatia to Andre Russell. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
Rahul Tewatia to Andre Russell. Short and wide outside off, cut away straight to the man at point.
Rahul Tewatia to Andre Russell. FOUR! Now a boundary. Too full on off, Russell gets low and bangs it right back over the bowler's head to send it crashing into the ad boards.
Rahul Tewatia to Andre Russell. SIX! Goes with the spin and clears the fence with ease. Whoa! So much power in that shot. Tossed up outside off, Russell plants his front foot across and lifts it over the cover fence for half a dozen.
Rahul Tewatia to Shubman Gill. Spinning away from around off, cut away square to point where the fielder dives and saves a boundary for his side. Only a single taken.
Rahul Tewatia brought on.
Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill. Short and flat outside off, punched through the covers for a single.
Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill. 50-run stand comes up. Shubman chops it away a bit square on the off side and comes back for the second. This partnership has kept Kolkata alive in the chase. Great going from the pair, Russell in particular is looking in dangerous mood.
Amit Mishra to Andre Russell. Picks it off his pads and tucks it away on the leg side. One run to the total.
Amit Mishra to Andre Russell. Full and outside off, Russell gets low to hit but gets a bottom edge through the keeper's legs for a couple.
Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill. Knocks it through the gap in the covers and hands over the strike to Russell.
Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill. FOUR! Picks the googly and goes with the spin and gets the desired result. Gill takes a step out to the floated ball and lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Amit Mishra returns.
Trent Boult to Shubman Gill. Smacks a short ball straight towards point and steals a quick single. 14 off the over, a good one for Kolkata.
Trent Boult to Shubman Gill. Short and outside off, cut hard straight to point.
Trent Boult to Andre Russell. Could have been a run out! Close. Russell dabs this towards point and calls for the single. His partner though sends him back. Tewatia collects the ball and fires a throw at the striker's end but misses. The man backing up can't stop it and it deflects off him. The batsmen eventually cross for a run.
Trent Boult to Andre Russell. FOUR! Smart batting from Dre Russ! Uses the angle, uses the pace and puts it away. Short ball going away, Russell rises and steers it over backward point for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Andre Russell. SIX! BOOM! That's outta here. Full attacking the stumps, Russell gets his front leg out of the way and smokes it straight back down the ground for a maximum.
Trent Boult to Andre Russell. Wide! Slower ball full and wide outside off, Russell looks to make contact but misses. It's across the tramline so a wide is called.
Trent Boult to Shubman Gill. Sensible from Gill. Just taps it into the covers and brings Russell back on strike.
Smart move from Shreyas Iyer. He needs a wicket and needs it fast, so brings his strike bowler back on. Trent Boult is into the attack.
Avesh Khan to Andre Russell. SIX! The 100 is up with that. Monstrous hit from a renowned monster. From around the wicket, Khan bowls it on a back of a length. Russell clears his front leg and heaves it deeper into the mid-wicket stands. 2nd tier this time. What a hit.
Avesh Khan to Andre Russell. Wide! Angles it down the leg side, Andre looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled.
Avesh Khan to Andre Russell. SIX! That's almost out of the Feroz Shah Kotla! Short of a length on off, not that short but it's all the same to Russell. He just stands tall and muscles it deep into the mid-wicket stands for a biggie.
Avesh Khan to Andre Russell. Good bouncer. Sharp, fast and well-directed. Russell can only duck and evade.
Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill. Punched firmly off the back foot, through the covers. The man in the deep mops it up and keeps the batsmen to just the one.
Avesh Khan to Andre Russell. Mistimes his pull to long on where Boult moves to his left and slides to stop it. One run taken.
Avesh Khan to Andre Russell. Doesn't even look at the ball while swinging. Khan takes the pace off this and shortens the length. Russell stays leg side to club it over the leg side, but misses it completely.
Avesh Khan brought back on.
Liam Plunkett to Shubman Gill. Straightening up a shade on off, Gill defends it from within the crease.
Liam Plunkett to Andre Russell. Russell flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Liam Plunkett to Andre Russell. Good comeback. Short ball on middle and leg, too good for Russell who can't connect with his bat.
Liam Plunkett to Andre Russell. FOUR! Muscled that! Right in the gap. Andre Russell is a monster. Picks up the slower one this time, it's on a back of a length and then powers it with a pull through mid-wicket, bisecting the gap between the two men in the deep.
Liam Plunkett to Andre Russell. Seeing Russell back away, Plunkett bowls a cutter outside off. Russell swings for a big hit, only to miss.
Liam Plunkett to Shubman Gill. Angling in as Plunkett comes from wide of the crease, Gill uses the angle as he works it through mid-wicket for one run.
Liam Plunkett to bowl his third over.
Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill. Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill. FOUR! Superb placement and timing from Shubman Gill. Did not hit that with too much power at all. Just helps the pull through mid-wicket, beating the two men out in the deep for a boundary.
Amit Mishra to Andre Russell. Russell is off the mark. He works it to mid-wicket for a single.
Andre Russell is the new man in for Kolkata.
Amit Mishra to Dinesh Karthik. OUT! First wicket of the season for Amit Mishra! He is delighted with this. Tosses it up close to off, Karthik looks to clear the infield over covers by opening his body up a bit but is undone by the extra spin. Ends up slicing it towards point where Trent Boult takes one of the simplest catches he's ever taken. Half the side back in the hut for the visitors now. They need 143 in 63 balls.
Amit Mishra to Dinesh Karthik. Bit of a dangerous shot to play. Mishra fires it too full, Karthik is down to sweep but the shot is never on. Ends up with a bottom edge which bumps on the surface before lobbing on the leg side.
Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill. Loopy leg break outside off, spinning away, Gill reaches out to it and cuts it towards point. Boult there dives to his left and keeps the batsmen to just one.
Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill. Good running, this. Gill forces it just wide of point and both batsmen quickly set off. Easily done.
Vijay Shankar to Dinesh Karthik. Shaping back in on middle, Dinesh brings the wrists into play as he leans ahead and flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill. Forces it down to long off and gets to the other end.
Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill. SIX! What a delightful shot! Fuller from Shankar, on off, Gill picks his spot and lofts it over long off with a clean strike. Very well hit.
Vijay Shankar to Dinesh Karthik. Full ball aiming the base of off stump, drilled to long on off the inner half. Easy run collected.
Vijay Shankar to Dinesh Karthik. Darts it just outside off, Karthik comes half-forward and defends.
Vijay Shankar to bowl.
Strategic break signalled. Kolkata have been put under the pump and in real trouble as Delhi plucked 4 wickets inside the Powerplay. Dinesh Karthik and Shubman Gill now stand in the middle and have a massive task ahead of them. The experience of the skipper might come in use, but the young Gill will have to keep a calm head and stitch a good partnership. Can't afford to lose any more wickets right now.
Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill. Well outside off, Gill reaches out for it and cuts it towards sweeper cover for a double.
Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill. Stays inside the crease and keeps it out with a straight blade.
Amit Mishra to Dinesh Karthik. Driven through mid off by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Amit Mishra to Dinesh Karthik. Touch quicker through the air around off, forced on the off side from the back foot.
Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill. Looped up delivery on off, eased back to long on for a run.
Amit Mishra to Dinesh Karthik. Shorter and flatter on off, DK slaps it down to long on. Moves inside the crease nicely, gets it away with ease after that. Single to the scoreboard.
Amit Mishra called on to bowl.
Liam Plunkett to Shubman Gill. Comes from wide of the crease and angles in a full ball on off, Gill plays it back to the bowler. 10 off the over.
Liam Plunkett to Dinesh Karthik. Works this across the line and gets a single. Comfortably placed it to the right of deep mid-wicket.
Liam Plunkett to Dinesh Karthik. SIX! Short boundary over on the leg side and that's gone all the way. Short ball, angling down, Karthik pulls it over backward square leg and clears the rope for half a dozen.
Liam Plunkett to Shubman Gill. Opens the bat face and guides this shortish ball to third man for one run.
Liam Plunkett to Dinesh Karthik. Back of a length outside off with some room to work with. Karthik cuts this quickly through to Munro at sweeper cover. The batsmen jog over and change ends.
Liam Plunkett to Shubman Gill. Full, around off and swinging away, pushed down past the bowler. Single taken as the man at mid off moves to his right and cuts it off.
Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill. Good over from young Avesh Khan. A wicket and 5 runs from it. Shubman runs it down to third man and keeps strike with a single. Kolkata are 51/4 and Delhi were 57/0 at this stage.
Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill. FOUR! Superb shot! Full on off, Gill knows what he wants to do here. He lofts it over mid off cleanly and finds the fence.
Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill. Short in length, rising off the deck, Gill looks to smack this over backward point but can't connect.
Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill. Back of a length on off, angling in with good pace. Gill mistimes the slap to mid off from within the crease.
Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill. Fired full, on middle and off, Gill drives it down towards mid on with the full face of the bat.
Shubman Gill is the next batsman in.
Avesh Khan to Nitish Rana. OUT! Proper pacer's wicket for Avesh Khan! Superbly done. Hits the deck hard and bangs it in short. Rana is in no position to play the pull shot. Still goes through with it, gets a top edge which Khan takes it with ease moving to his left. Kolkata are 4 down now and we're not even done with the Powerplay.
Liam Plunkett to Nitish Rana. Another single. 6 off the over. Good start by Plunkett. Bowls one more slower delivery on middle and leg, Rana off the outer half plays it just wide of the cover fielder for one.
Liam Plunkett to Dinesh Karthik. Comfortable single. DK taps this down to third man with an open face and calls his partner through.
Liam Plunkett to Nitish Rana. Slower ball from Plunkett. Fuller on the pads, Rana works it with gentle hands square on the leg side and both batsmen cross over with ease.
Liam Plunkett to Dinesh Karthik. Past point this time. As a result, an easy single comes.
Liam Plunkett to Dinesh Karthik. Uppish from DK but it's straight to point. Lucky for him it didn't carry. Length ball moving away from outside off, it's carved square on the off side.
Liam Plunkett to Dinesh Karthik. Bit straight in line, angling in on a length on middle and leg, Karthik lofts it across the line over mid-wicket and comes back for the second.
Liam Plunkett on to roll his arm over.
Avesh Khan to Nitish Rana. FOUR! That's a beautiful shot! Khan slants across a length ball outside off, Rana opens the face and punches it firmly through point. Perfectly in the gap and that will race away. No stopping it.
Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik. Good length delivery in the channel outside off, Karthik with an open face dabs it towards point. Easy run taken.
Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik. Sharp bumper outside off, Karthik has nothing to do with that one.
Avesh Khan to Nitish Rana. Shaping away from a good length, around the off stump, Rana opens the face of the bat and guides it down to Boult at third man. One run added to the scoreboard.
Avesh Khan to Nitish Rana. Just behind a length on middle and leg, Rana stands his ground and defends it with soft hands on the leg side.
Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik. Goes full and targets the off stick, Dinesh Karthik drives it to mid off and scampers to the other end.
Dinesh Karthik, the Kolkata captain, will bat next. Also, Avesh Khan is brought into the bowling attack.
Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. OUT! And Boult has the last laugh. Can't keep a bowler of his quality out for too long. Super. The dangerman Narine departs. Short of a good length angling in on middle and leg, the West Indian makes a little room to pull but spoons a top edge towards Iyer at cover. The Delhi skipper comes inside a few steps and takes it with ease and a lot of glee. Kolkata rocked early and in some trouble now.
Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. Bumper on off, Narine can't connect. This is better from Boult.
Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. SIX! Back-to-back maximums for Sunil Narine! And this isn't any ordinary bowler, it's Trent Boult. Full on leg, Narine backs away and smokes it straight back over the bowler's head for a biggie.
Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. SIX! Takes the attack to Trent Boult and earns a maximum to his name. Full ball, in his arc and Narine doesn't need any second invitation to put this away. Backs away, gets his front leg out of the way and launches it over long off.
Trent Boult to Nitish Rana. Off the mark immediately. Rana runs this back of a length delivery outside off down to third man for a single.
Nitish Rana to bat next.
Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa. OUT! Boult dismisses Uthappa! Kolkata are two down in no time. Soft dismissal in the end, really. Short in length, on middle, it's quick in pace which hurries Uthappa into the pull shot. He gets a top edge towards mid-wicket where Shaw takes a simple catch moving backwards, a little to his right.
Glenn Maxwell to Robin Uthappa. Uthappa works it with the turn through square leg and gets off the mark with a run.
Robin Uthappa is the new batsman in.
Glenn Maxwell to Chris Lynn. OUT! Maxwell strikes! Perfect start for him and Delhi. Wonderful stuff. Maxwell comes from over the wicket this time and bowls a quicker one on off. Lynn is done in by the pace and gets cramped for room too. Looks to force it across the line but ends up getting an inside edge back on to the stumps. That's an all Aussie affair as Glenn gets the better of Chris.
Glenn Maxwell to Sunil Narine. Hit through the cover area. One run taken.
Glenn Maxwell to Sunil Narine. FOUR! Better placement this time. Beats Munro out in the deep. Around off, Narine crashes it through the gap in the covers, beating the fielder to the rope.
Glenn Maxwell to Sunil Narine. Touch shorter outside off, spinning away a touch, Narine punches it through extra cover. Munro at wide long off moves to his right and puts in a good dive. Saves two runs for his side.
Glenn Maxwell to Sunil Narine. SIX! And that's a big one too. Narine welcomes Maxwell with a maximum. Tossed right up there from around the wicket, Sunil targets the straight boundary and smokes this with a lot of power there. Clears the fence with absolute ease.
Glenn Maxwell to bowl from the other end.
Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. Back of a length close to off, Narine backs away and slaps it just wide of mid off for a single.
Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. Drives this full ball to mid off and crosses over.
Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. Superb ball from Trent Boult. Bowls it full and gets it to swing back in, Lynn looks to hit this away but gets an inside edge back onto his pads.
Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. Fraction straight in line, coming back in as Lynn works it on the leg side.
Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Nice placement. Short of a good length into the body, Lynn swivels and pulls it powerfully along the ground, through square leg for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. Back of a length delivery angling across, Lynn taps it in front of short cover from within the crease.
Chase time, folks! A familiar pair of Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn to open for Kolkata. They have a mountain to climb and the start here holds great importance. These two are known for their explosive batting and the visiting team needs them to fire big time. Trent Boult to kickoff proceedings with the ball. Here we go again...