KKR beat DD by 71 runs | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils, Highlights And Cricket Score 13th T20 Match - Commentary

Delhi will be a little disappointed with themselves. After the good start Trent Boult gave them, you'd think the rest would follow suit. The problem for them was that they couldn't contain partnerships from being formed, which cost them. Almost everyone chipped in, but the wickets didn't come when they should have. All a little too late, when the damage was more or less done. Now, like last time, with a big target to chase down, the start will be crucial. All eyes will be on how Jason Roy goes about his business. Stay tuned for all the action.

A very good batting performance from the home side, especially after being put into bat. After Narine's early departure, Lynn and Uthappa were moving along steadily and put up a fifty stand. It set the platform for the middle order to take advantage of. A couple of decent partnerships were formed, but the real onslaught started when Rana and Russell joined forces out in the middle. Their 61-run stand came in no time, with Russell going ballistic. Rana stuck it out there, and credit to him, as he stroked himself to a fine half century, thereby seeing Kolkata on the 200-mark.

Rahul Tewatia to Tom Curran. OUT! Third of the over from Tewatia. Good final one from him, just 1 off the over. Curran comes down the track and lofts it straight down Glenn Maxwell's throat at long on. They would have liked more, but it's a total the hosts can live with. KOLKATA FINISH ON 200/9!

Shivam Mavi next in to bat.

Rahul Tewatia to Piyush Chawla. OUT! Short, quick and around off, Chawla comes down the ground, looking to clear Eden Gardens. He instead gets a big top edge which balloons upwards. Pant moves to his left and gobbles it up with ease.

Rahul Tewatia to Piyush Chawla. Landed short on middle and leg, Chawla with a big pull but misses.

Rahul Tewatia to Piyush Chawla. Googly outside off, bit quicker in pace, Chawla with a big swing across the line but misses as the ball goes under his bat.

Piyush Chawla is the next batsman in.

Rahul Tewatia to Shubman Gill. OUT! Tewatia strikes! Full outside off, Gill slices this square of the wicket on the off side. Morris at point moves to his left and takes it nicely. The leggie strikes, bit of a soft dismissal in the end.

Rahul Tewatia to Tom Curran. Tossed up outside off, spinning away, hit down towards long off for a single. 200 is up for Kolkata.

Rahul Tewatia will bowl the final over of the innings.

Chris Morris to Shubman Gill. FOUR LEG BYES! Bad end to the over from Morris. Bowls it around leg, it's a full toss, Gill looks to flick it fine, does so but off the pads. It goes past the diving keeper and away to the boundary line.

Chris Morris to Tom Curran. Curran backs away to this full ball in line of the stumps, drives it straight back down but hits the timber at the other end. It deflects away towards cover and a run is stolen.

Chris Morris to Shubman Gill. Full delivery, tailing in on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

Tom Curran is the new batsman in for Kolkata.

Chris Morris to Nitish Rana. OUT! The wicket of Rana comes but a bit too late. Takes the pace off this as he bowls it fuller around off, Rana is early into the shot as he lofts it in the cover area. Skipper Gambhir moves back, settles himself under the ball and takes a safe catch. A stupendous knock from Nitish Rana comes to an end.

Chris Morris to Nitish Rana. Fuller ball from Morris, on off, it's played off the inner half to the left of the bowler for a quick one.

Chris Morris to Nitish Rana. FOUR! Full delivery, Rana once again picks his spot. Uses the depth of the crease well as he's able to get under the full ball and then loft it over point for a boundary.

Chris Morris to Nitish Rana. Wide! Fires it quite wide outside off, it's across the tramline so a wide is signalled.

Chris Morris to Andre Russell. In the channel outside off, worked away to point for nothing.

Chris Morris to Nitish Rana. The batsman defends it from within the crease. They pick up a single.

Chris Morris to Nitish Rana. FOUR! This is smart batting from Rana. He's been superb since coming on. It's short again, outside off, the left-hander just cuts this over backward point and sends it across the boundary line.

Chris Morris to Nitish Rana. Bit shorter in length again, Rana makes room to put bat on ball but fails.

Chris Morris to Nitish Rana. SIX! 28 in the last 7 balls. Kolkata are dealing only in boundaries here it seems. Banged in short by Morris, Rana rises tall and then pulls this with a lot of power over the mid-wicket fence. The fielder out there can only ball watch.

Mohammed Shami to Andre Russell. SIX! 22 runs off the over, Andre Russell has arrived! Back of a length ball, the big man heaves this across the line and makes perfect connection. Off the meat over the mid-wicket fence.

Mohammed Shami to Andre Russell. SIX! Holds the pose as well. What a man, Dre Rus! Full ball, Russell makes room and lofts it high and into the long off stands for a biggie. Pure force. What a shot.

Mohammed Shami to Andre Russell. Dropped! But a difficult chance to be honest. Length ball on middle and leg, cutting in, Russell goes for the big heave over the leg side but gets a top edge. It flies in the mid-wicket region, Roy from long on makes a lot of ground to get to it. Dives forward, has his fingertips on it, but it bursts out. Two taken.

Mohammed Shami to Andre Russell. SIX! Too much power on it! Placed it quite fine so nobody could stop it. Short outside off, Russell cuts this over the vacant slip cordon. Over the rope and that's a biggie.

Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana. Full ball aiming the base of off stump, Rana looks to place it through the covers but gets an inside edge on the leg side. Another run taken.

Mohammed Shami to Andre Russell. Good length delivery just outside off, Russell taps it down with soft hands on the off side for a single.

Chris Morris to Nitish Rana. The batsman has played it to the point region. End of the over.

Chris Morris to Nitish Rana. SIX! No stopping Rana tonight. Right in his slot as it's full in length, the left-hander thumps this well over long on. Superb connection, it flies all the way for half a dozen.

Andre Russell is in to bat.

Chris Morris to Dinesh Karthik. OUT! Smart captaincy from Gambhir. Twice Karthik has hit it there, so this time he places the fielder perfectly. Fuller on the pads, Karthik lofts it over mid-wicket. Boult out there moves to his left and pouches it safely. The skipper's cameo comes to an end.

Chris Morris to Dinesh Karthik. FOUR! Another boundary. Full on the stumps, DK lifts it over mid-wicket. This time a fielder is out there, but the placement is such that he is left useless.

Chris Morris to Dinesh Karthik. FOUR! Exquisite stroke! On a length, fraction straight in line, Karthik lofts it over mid-wicket with a flick. Nobody out there, and that's a boundary.

Chris Morris to Nitish Rana. Length ball shaping away, around off, Rana with soft hands taps it down in front of point for a brisk single.

Chris Morris to roll his arm over.

Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana. The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.

Mohammed Shami to Dinesh Karthik. Just behind a length, on middle and off, Karthik swings across the line, gets an inside edge onto his thigh pad as the ball then goes away behind square on the off side. One run to the total.

Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana. Waits for the length ball to come, it shapes away and Rana works it to third man for one.

Mohammed Shami to Dinesh Karthik. Dabs it through point once more, just the one run this time.

Mohammed Shami to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball coming in on off, Karthik closes the face a bit too early and hence, gets a leading edge through point. Two runs taken.

Mohammed Shami to Dinesh Karthik. Not out! Good review. We had missed it as well, but there was an inside edge on it too. Even if there wasn't, height would have saved him. Shaping back in on a back of a length, Karthik looks to work it across the line but is caught on the pads. First the appeal goes up and then the finger. DK instantly takes the review and replays detect an inside edge before the ball hit the pads. Good one. He survives.

Review taken, this time by Karthik. It's for an lbw decision against him. He, like many, thinks height is the issue and so, takes it upstairs.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana. Muted shout for a caught behind. But it's probably gone off the thigh pad. Good call. Delhi don't have any review left either. Fuller down leg, Rana flicks but misses and it goes off the pads.

Vijay Shankar to Dinesh Karthik. Plays this towards point and then jogs across to the other end. Milestone for Dinesh Karthik as he reaches 3000 Indian T20 League runs. Becomes the 12th player to do so.

Vijay Shankar to Dinesh Karthik. SIX! DK off the mark wasting no time. In some style too. Sees the bowler bowling a touch short, so Karthik takes a step down the track and then pulls it over backward square leg for a biggie.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana. Fuller on the pads, Rana flicks it past backward square leg. Runs the first one, wants to come back for the second but he slips at the other end. So just a single taken.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana. FOUR! Dropped short and Rana puts it away. He picks up the length early, camps back and muscles the pull over mid-wicket to send it across the boundary line.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana. Fullish in length, on middle and leg, Rana flicks it straight to the man at mid-wicket.

Vijay Shankar is into the attack. So, Gautam Gambhir finally decides to make use of him.

Mohammed Shami to Dinesh Karthik. Cutting back in from a length, on off, Karthik gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Mohammed Shami to Dinesh Karthik. Wide! Short ball but it's too short! Wide called by the umpire.

Dinesh Karthik is next in.

Mohammed Shami to Chris Lynn. OUT! Lynn departs! A very good catch from Jason Roy to dismiss him. Very full from Shami, on the stumps, Lynn clears his front leg and looks to clear long on. Can't properly get under it, as it lobs towards Roy who comes running in. He dives forward and takes a superb catch.

Mohammed Shami to Chris Lynn. Length ball from Shami, Lynn swings, only to miss.

Mohammed Shami to Chris Lynn. Thunderous connection from Chris Lynn but Trent Boult is manning the boundary out there. Good fielding placement from Gautam Gambhir, shows he knows his former players well. Short and wide, Lynn hammers this through covers but Boult out there moves to his right to make a good tumbling stop.

Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana. Width on offer outside off, cut out square on the off side for one.

Mohammed Shami to Chris Lynn. Back of a length delivery coming back in, Lynn backs away and punches it through mid on for a single.

Mohammed Shami to have a go with the ball.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Nitish Rana. Not out! Wasted review to be honest. Not sure why Gautam Gambhir took in the first place. Tossed up outside off, Rana gets low to sweep but misses. Is hit on the front pad and an appeal goes up. The umpire denies it, Nadeem then speaks with his skipper and it's taken upstairs. Replays clearly indicate impact is well outside off. So Rana survives.

Review! It's against an LBW decision with Nitish Rana in question. Impact seems well outside off though. Let's see now...

Shahbaz Nadeem to Chris Lynn. The batsman has played it to the point region. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Nitish Rana. Drives this through mid on and crosses over.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Nitish Rana. FOUR! Turning out to be an expensive over, this. Spinning in on middle and leg, Rana kneels down and places the sweep nicely through backward square leg for a boundary.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Nitish Rana. SIX! Superb shot! Makes use of the feet to get close to the pitch of the delivery and then slogs it well over mid-wicket. Clears the fence with ease for half a dozen.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Nitish Rana. From over the wicket, it's dropped short and outside off, Rana camps back and plays his favourite cut shot. Square through the wicket, Boult out in the deep moves to his right and dives to make a good stop. Two runs taken.

Strategic break signalled by the umpire.

Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana. Spinning in from leg, Rana moves inside the line and nudges it down towards short fine leg for a single.

Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana. Premeditates the reverse sweep, it's a touch short in length, Rana plays and misses.

Mohammed Shami to Dinesh Karthik. Wide! Short ball but it's too short! Wide called by the umpire.

Dinesh Karthik is next in.

Mohammed Shami to Chris Lynn. OUT! Lynn departs! A very good catch from Jason Roy to dismiss him. Very full from Shami, on the stumps, Lynn clears his front leg and looks to clear long on. Can't properly get under it, as it lobs towards Roy who comes running in. He dives forward and takes a superb catch.

Mohammed Shami to Chris Lynn. Length ball from Shami, Lynn swings, only to miss.

Mohammed Shami to Chris Lynn. Thunderous connection from Chris Lynn but Trent Boult is manning the boundary out there. Good fielding placement from Gautam Gambhir, shows he knows his former players well. Short and wide, Lynn hammers this through covers but Boult out there moves to his right to make a good tumbling stop.

Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana. Width on offer outside off, cut out square on the off side for one.

Mohammed Shami to Chris Lynn. Back of a length delivery coming back in, Lynn backs away and punches it through mid on for a single.

Mohammed Shami to have a go with the ball.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Nitish Rana. Not out! Wasted review to be honest. Not sure why Gautam Gambhir took in the first place. Tossed up outside off, Rana gets low to sweep but misses. Is hit on the front pad and an appeal goes up. The umpire denies it, Nadeem then speaks with his skipper and it's taken upstairs. Replays clearly indicate impact is well outside off. So Rana survives.

Review! It's against an LBW decision with Nitish Rana in question. Impact seems well outside off though. Let's see now...

Shahbaz Nadeem to Chris Lynn. The batsman has played it to the point region. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Nitish Rana. Drives this through mid on and crosses over.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Nitish Rana. FOUR! Turning out to be an expensive over, this. Spinning in on middle and leg, Rana kneels down and places the sweep nicely through backward square leg for a boundary.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Nitish Rana. SIX! Superb shot! Makes use of the feet to get close to the pitch of the delivery and then slogs it well over mid-wicket. Clears the fence with ease for half a dozen.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Nitish Rana. From over the wicket, it's dropped short and outside off, Rana camps back and plays his favourite cut shot. Square through the wicket, Boult out in the deep moves to his right and dives to make a good stop. Two runs taken.

Strategic break signalled by the umpire.

Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana. Spinning in from leg, Rana moves inside the line and nudges it down towards short fine leg for a single.

Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana. Premeditates the reverse sweep, it's a touch short in length, Rana plays and misses.

Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana. SIX! Right out of the screws from Rana! Loopy and full in length, Rana eyes the leg side and pummels it over mid-wicket. High into the night sky and deep into the stands for a maximum.

Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana. Floated right up there, easily defended by Nitish Rana.

Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana. The wrong 'un once again, around off and full in length, Rana comes ahead to drive but gets it off the outer half towards point.

Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana. Googly around off, Rana opens the bat face and runs it to short third man. Wants the single but is sent back by his partner.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Nitish Rana. Worked away on the leg side. Single taken. Good comeback from Nadeem after getting hit for 18 in his first over.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Chris Lynn. Punched off the back foot by the batsman to sweeper cover. One run added to the total.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Chris Lynn. Quick and flat from Nadeem, punched off the back foot by Lynn.

Nitish Rana is the new man in.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. OUT! Uthappa departs! Nadeem breaks this dangerous-looking partnership. Could have gone on to be more dangerous, but he does it just in time. Uthappa is beaten on the flight once again as he kneels down to slog sweep this. Gets a top edge which lobs up to the left of the bowler. Nadeem settles himself under the ball and takes a simple catch.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Chris Lynn. Stays back, makes room and punches it through to sweeper cover for a single.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. Short ball attacking the stumps, Robin off the back foot pulls it through towards wide long on for a run.

Rahul Tewatia to Chris Lynn. 10 from this one. Another good one for Kolkata. Lynn defends it solidly and ends the over without much fuss.

Rahul Tewatia to Robin Uthappa. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single.

Rahul Tewatia to Chris Lynn. Knocks this loopy ball towards long on and calls his partner through.

Rahul Tewatia to Robin Uthappa. In the air... but safe! How unfortunate for Delhi. They could have really used this wicket. Short ball around leg, Uthappa goes back to pull but gets a top edge as he's too early into the shot. It lobs behind over the keeper. Short fine leg and short third man both run to try and take it, but it falls between them. Single taken.

Rahul Tewatia to Robin Uthappa. SIX! That's knocked out of the park! Tossed up leg break, Uthappa comes half-forward and hoicks this from the middle of his big blade. Makes sweet connection, clears the mid-wicket fence with ease. The 50-run stand is up as well.

Rahul Tewatia to Chris Lynn. Quite full on middle and leg, worked to mid-wicket for one.

Rahul Tewatia is brought into the bowling attack.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. Dot ball to end, but 18 runs have come off it. Robin prods forward and defends the full ball safely.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. FOUR! Another boundary. Cannot be bowling there to a player of his quality. Short and wide outside off, room to free his arms and Uthappa takes it. He smoothly punches it past the cover fielder and finds the fence.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. SIX! Goes downtown and gets the desired result! Looped up delivery, Uthappa clears his front leg and hammers it straight back over the bowler's head. No stopping that, it's fast and flat as it crashes into the ad boards.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. Works it off his pads and gets it in the gap through square leg. Maxwell out in the deep mops it up and two runs are taken.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. SIX! Big, big, big hit from Uthappa! Tossed up on middle, Uthappa sees the flight and instantly knows what he wants to do. He gets low and then sweeps it high and handsome over backward square leg for a maximum.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. Served just behind a driving length, around off, Uthappa looks to poke at it but is beaten as the ball spins away.

Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. FOUR! That's just heartbreaking for the bowler. What should have been a catch, becomes a boundary. Full toss on the stumps, Lynn lofts it down the ground. Morris at long on runs in, it falls short of him and goes past him after. Boundary.

Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Lynn brings the hammer down! Powerful hit. From around the wicket, Boult pitches it full outside off, Lynn with all his might smacks it straight back down the ground and beats everybody out there.

Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa. Opens the face of the bat and dabs it in front of point for a run.

Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa. FOUR! BANG! Stand and deliver stuff from Robin Uthappa! Full and right in the slot for him, he stands his ground and smashes it over Trent Boult's head for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa. Could have easily drawn an edge there. Close. Slants across a length delivery around off, Robin opens the face looking to dab it to third man, but is beaten instead.

Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa. Hits the deck hard and bowls it on a back of a length, Uthappa works it in front of mid-wicket for nothing.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Chris Lynn. Leading edge which falls safely. Lands it on middle and off, it turns and Lynn closes the face early. Spoons a leading edge which fortunately for him, falls safely in the covers.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. Easily wristed away towards mid-wicket for one more.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Chris Lynn. Hangs back, punches it towards long on and crosses over.

Rahul Tewatia is brought into the bowling attack.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. Dot ball to end, but 18 runs have come off it. Robin prods forward and defends the full ball safely.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. FOUR! Another boundary. Cannot be bowling there to a player of his quality. Short and wide outside off, room to free his arms and Uthappa takes it. He smoothly punches it past the cover fielder and finds the fence.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. SIX! Goes downtown and gets the desired result! Looped up delivery, Uthappa clears his front leg and hammers it straight back over the bowler's head. No stopping that, it's fast and flat as it crashes into the ad boards.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. Works it off his pads and gets it in the gap through square leg. Maxwell out in the deep mops it up and two runs are taken.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. SIX! Big, big, big hit from Uthappa! Tossed up on middle, Uthappa sees the flight and instantly knows what he wants to do. He gets low and then sweeps it high and handsome over backward square leg for a maximum.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. Served just behind a driving length, around off, Uthappa looks to poke at it but is beaten as the ball spins away.

Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. FOUR! That's just heartbreaking for the bowler. What should have been a catch, becomes a boundary. Full toss on the stumps, Lynn lofts it down the ground. Morris at long on runs in, it falls short of him and goes past him after. Boundary.

Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Lynn brings the hammer down! Powerful hit. From around the wicket, Boult pitches it full outside off, Lynn with all his might smacks it straight back down the ground and beats everybody out there.

Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa. Opens the face of the bat and dabs it in front of point for a run.

Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa. FOUR! BANG! Stand and deliver stuff from Robin Uthappa! Full and right in the slot for him, he stands his ground and smashes it over Trent Boult's head for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa. Could have easily drawn an edge there. Close. Slants across a length delivery around off, Robin opens the face looking to dab it to third man, but is beaten instead.

Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa. Hits the deck hard and bowls it on a back of a length, Uthappa works it in front of mid-wicket for nothing.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Chris Lynn. Leading edge which falls safely. Lands it on middle and off, it turns and Lynn closes the face early. Spoons a leading edge which fortunately for him, falls safely in the covers.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. Easily wristed away towards mid-wicket for one more.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Chris Lynn. Hangs back, punches it towards long on and crosses over.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Beautiful timing this time. Stays leg side once again, it's short and on leg. Lynn firmly punches it through the gap in the covers for a boundary.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Chris Lynn. Short, flat and sliding in on leg, Lynn makes room as the ball stops on the deck a touch. He's a bit early into the punch as a result as he plays it to mid off.

Shahbaz Nadeem to Robin Uthappa. From around the wicket, it's floated on the stumps, Uthappa comes forward and wrists it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Shahbaz Nadeem into the attack now.

Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Boundary to end the over. Short ball outside off, Lynn cuts this fiercely over point and sends the ball across the rope for a rocketing boundary. Nonetheless, successful over from Trent Boult. A wicket and 5 runs off it.

Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa. Off the outer half this time, down towards third man and a single is taken. Uthappa is off the mark.

Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa. Just ahead of a length, outside off, Uthappa hangs his bat in front of his pad and gets beaten past the outside edge.

Robin Uthappa walks into the middle next.

Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. OUT! GONE! Narine is out of here. Boult has started off well and is on absolute fire! Bangs in another short one, Narine looks to pull this away but gets a feather behind. Pant leaps to take it, gets a hand on it but can't hold on to it. Maxwell at first slip is alert to the situation. He turns around and takes the ball in his safe hands. The umpire, however, just wants to make sure about the height. Replays confirm it's fine and that's the first breakthrough for the away side.

Referral taken. Sunil Narine is caught behind but the umpire wants to check for the height on the bouncer, as he already signalled one for the over on the previous ball.

Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. Short ball, close to off, Sunil looks to put bat on ball but misses.

Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. What a ball from Trent. Well played by Narine too. Yorker fired in, on middle and off, the southpaw just about manages to dig it out back down the track.

Chris Morris to Chris Lynn. Just ahead of a length on off, punched firmly but straight to mid off.

Chris Morris to Chris Lynn. Sharp movement on that occasion for Morris. Landed on off, came in at first and then moved away quickly. Lynn swung, only to connect with thin air.

Chris Morris to Chris Lynn. SIX! He connects finally and the ball flies away! Full on the stumps, Lynn stays leg side again, swings his bat and thumps it right off the meat. Over the mid-wicket fence and that's a maximum.

Chris Morris to Chris Lynn. Short ball, too straight in line, Chris pulls but can't make good connection. Finds the man at mid-wicket.

Chris Morris to Chris Lynn. Cut him there! What a ball. Length ball shaping back in, Lynn backs away to swing across the line, but the ball goes under his bat and into the keeper's gloves.

Chris Morris to Sunil Narine. Off the mark, even if it is in a streaky manner. Short ball banged in, Narine gets an inside edge on his punch towards square leg and he takes one.

Chris Morris will bowl from the other end.

Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. Maiden over to begin with from Trent Boult. This is the first one of the competition this season, and it's come in the 13th game. This is excellent stuff from him. Full on off, Lynn cracks it on the off side. Roy at cover dives and makes a good stop.

Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. That was close! Yikes! Lynn survives a close one. Full in length and very, very close to off, Lynn backs away a touch and swings with all his might. Makes no connection as the ball whizzes past the off stick.

Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. A hint of movement this time for Boult. Outside off on a length, the right-hander swings and misses completely.

Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. Timed that really well but is unfortunate to not have found the gap. Full delivery outside off, Lynn leans into the shot and sweetly drives it, only to find the man at cover.

Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. Short ball, just outside off, Lynn rises and guides it straight to the man at short third man.

Trent Boult to Chris Lynn. Fuller length ball, swinging in on middle and leg, Chris Lynn works this gently in front of mid-wicket.

Ricky Ponting rings the bell at Eden Gardens to signal the beginning of the game. The players, led by the umpires, make their way out on the field. Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn will open the innings, with Trent Boult taking the ball first up. Here we go...

Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata skipper says he is not surprised that he has to bat first after losing the toss. Opines that they are not under pressure of chasing so will look to put up as many runs on the board. States his spinners are doing well but their batters will have to up their game a bit. Ends by saying that they have roped in Tom Curran for Mitchell Johnson.

Gautam Gambhir, Delhi skipper says that the pitch is looking good and it won't change much during the course of the game. On being in a Delhi kit this time he states that he will look to play with the same intent and thanks the Kolkata crowd for whatever he has achieved. Ends by saying that he has made one change to this playing XI, which is Chris Morris in place of Dan Christian.

Pitch Report - Brett Lee doing the pitch report says the grass line is kept a bit longer just before the bowling crease line. Adds the bowlers could get confused because of it and concede front foot no balls. Reckons the wicket looks beautiful and 160 should be a par score. Ends by saying there will be turn and bounce, which will produce a cracker of an evening.

TOSS - Delhi win the toss and opt to field first!

More than the batting though, what would worry Dinesh Karthik and the management is the bowling performance, especially in the death. The looming threat of the dangerous Jason Roy, who hammered a stunning 91 against Mumbai, will definitely play on their minds. So, Mitchell Johnson/Tom Curran's opening spell becomes all the important keeping that in mind. To add to all this, it's going to be an emotional return with Gautam Gambhir coming back to his former home, the place which he spent 7 years and led Kolkata to two Indian T20 League titles. Should be a good contest. The pitch report and the toss will be coming up soon...

Three games apiece and two points each for our two sides to be in action this evening. Match 13 will be vital for both Kolkata and Delhi. A win would certainly boost morale and kickstart things in terms of the entire season. Well, Delhi have got that start, with an important victory over Mumbai at the Wankhede. Kolkata will be wary of the threat, even if they are at home. The batting has under performed a bit, and the tweaking of the batting order hasn't done them much good either. Would be personally surprised if Sunil Narine doesn't open in this game.