DC vs KKR: Dominant Kolkata demolish Delhi by 106 runs to go top

Kolkata on top

With the win, Kolkata go top of the points table with 6 points, winning all three matches. This is the first instance when KKR have won their first three games in an IPL season.

Game, set and match!

Kolkata Knight Riders demolish Delhi Capitals by 106 runs to remain unbeaten with 6 points from 3 games. Batters had an excellent evening and so did the bowlers.

DC 166/10 in 17.2

KKR 2 wickets away

Delhi are 8 down and need 112 in 24 balls. It’s a formality for KKR now.

DC 161/8 after 16

50 & gone!

Just like Rishabh Pant, Tristan Stubbs is also gone after hitting a fifty. He smashes 29-ball half-century and then falls to Chakaravarthy. The spinner gets his 3rd wicket.

DC 159/7 after 15

2 in 2

The carnage is over for KKR and now it’s DC’s time. Varun Chakaravarthy removes Rishabh Pant as he struggled with knee injury. And soon after that, Axar Patel fell for a duck.

DC 126/6 after 12.3

Narine at his best

2 overs and just 8 runs. Sunil Narine continues to trouble Delhi Capitals. Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs are playing cautiously but they have to speed things up to move closer to the total.

DC 87/4 after 10

Pant-Stubbs anchor

Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs have stopped the damage momentarily. But they are long way behind. These two have to be there on the crease longer.

DC 70/4 after 8

End of powerplay

Delhi Capitals post 51/4 in the powerplay. They need 223. Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs are on the crease.

DC 51/4 after 6

DC 33/4

And DC 4 down now! It’s game over as Mitchell Starc removes David Warner after his Aussie teammate hit him for a 6.

DC 33/4 after 4.3

DC 27/3

Another duck and it’s Abhishek Porel who is dismissed for a 5-ball duck after Mitchell marsh departed for a 2-ball duck. Delhi Capitals are succumbing to the scoreboard pressure.

DC 27/3 after 4

DC 26/2

Not DC’s night. Capitals had their hopes pinned on Mitchell Marsh but he falls for a duck and it’s all but game over other than a miracle. Starc gets a wicket.

DC 26/2 after 3

Prithvi Shaw falls

Vaibhav Arora strikes and Delhi Capitals lose Prithvi Shaw. Varun Chakaravarthy takes a fine catch but whether he had fingers underneath the ball was the call and the TV umpires confirm that the ball did not touch the surface.

DC 21/1 after 2

Angkrish gets SKY’s approval

Required 273

David Warner & Prithvi Shaw begin 273 chase. No team has chased down this target. Can Delhi script history?

End of innings

A single comes off the last ball of the over and KKR end the innings at 272/7. What an incredible effort from Kolkata here.

Another one

Ishant has another wicket here. This time it is Ramandeep Singh who departs for 2 only.

Rinku out

On the last ball of the 19th over, Rinku is out for 26. The score moves to 264/5.

Ishant redeems self

On the very first ball of the last over, Ishant comes up with a perfect yorker. Russell fall flat on the ground as is dismissed for 41.

Close to 277

Russell takes KKR past 250 now. And Rinku isn’t too far behind as he’s dealing in boundaries too. It’s 254/4 in 18.3 overs.

Phew, a wicket

Iyer is out now. Khaleel Ahmed gets his man as the batsman is out for 18. KKR 232/4 in 17.2 overs.

Where will KKR end

This is going to be one massive score by KKR. Russell and Iyer are combining well to tear apart the DC attack. The score reaches 224/3 in 17 overs.

200 up

Russell slams Khaleel over point for a six, and the 200 comes up for KKR in the 16th over. This is excellent stuff here from the batsmen. It’s 203/3 after 15.2 overs.

Russell Now

After Raghuvanshi and Narine’s departure, the baton has been passed to Russell to score quick runs. He smashes a four and a six as KKR are 195/3 after 15 overs.

OUT

Right after slamming his fifty, Ragghuvanshi is caught at third man by Ishant Sharma. Nortje has a wicket. It’s 176/3.

50 for Raghuvanshi

There you have it. Raghuvanshi smashes his maiden fifty now, that too in only 25 balls here. It’s 171/2 after 13 overs.

OUT

Mitchell Marsh has done the trick here. He bowls a slower short ball and Narine edges it. He is out for a solid 85 from 39 balls. KKR 164/2 in 12.3 overs.

Another over ends, 100 partnership

And 100-run partnership has come in just 44 balls here for Raghuvanshi and Narine. What a start by these two men here. It’s 162-1 after 12 overs.

KKR in control

Narine is nearing his first-ever century in the IPL as he is 74 from 32 balls as the score reaches 137/1 after 10.2 overs.

Raining Runs

This Raghuvanshi looks special. He has raced to 31 off just 14 balls and complimenting Narine well. KKR are 126/1 after 9 overs.

Raghuvanshi shining too

Youngster Raghuvanshi, who is playing in his second match only, is also dealing in boundaries at the moment. KKR reach 93/1 after seven overs.

Narine in some form

Sunil Narine has been excellent so far and been dealing in boundaries. Looks like he’s in form of his life. He smashes a fifty in only 21 balls as KKR 88/1 after 6 overs.

Salt falls

After being dropped twice in a span of few deliveries, Salt is finally caught by Stubbs at mid on. He is out for 18 from 12 as KKR 60/1.

And again.

Kolkata Knight Riders are off to a flier here. Narine and Salt smash 26 runs in Ishant’s over. It’s 58/0 after 4 overs.

Iyer says..

We’ll bat first. The wicket looks like a belter, no drastic change in the wicket when compared to the last game. It’s been quite a journey, was a with Delhi and now with KKR, I’m comfortable with this switch. Anything can happen on a given day, it’s important to stick to the process. We’ve Sunil (Narine) coming in and going after the bowlers in the first 6 overs, so his role is very clear and the rest know what’s expected of them.

Pant says..

We would have batted first as well, could get a bit slower. It was nice to be back with the group, but I’m not thinking too far ahead. Thew bowlers did a great job, the fast bowlers, and we’d like them to do it once again. Not thinking about the team combination for the first two games, but we’ve had people working hard in the nets. We just need to keep doing the right things – one change, Mukesh is injured and he’s replaced by Sumit.

KKR opt to bat

And there you go. KKR have won the toss and opted to bat.

Pant misses catch on very first delivery!

Rishabh Pant manages to get a hand to a delivery off Khaleel Ahmed as Salt edges it. KKR get 4 runs via byes as DC let early chance slip.

DC vs KKR Impact subs

Delhi Capitals Subs: Abishek Porel, Kumar Kushagra, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Jake Fraser-McGurk

Kolkata Knight Riders Subs: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz

KKR Playing XI

Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

DC Playing XI

Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Rasikh Dar Salam, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed

Delhi Capitals

DC will be ecstatic with the way Rishabh Pant played against CSK. He was back at his best and that helped DC cover up the middle order gaps. With David Warner firing at the top, DC would aim to keep the momentum going.

Kolkata Knight Riders

For KKR, they are off to a flying start. KKR edged past SRH at home an dthen thrashed RCB in Bengaluru. Now, they are aiming a hat-trick of wins.

Toss time

So we are just minutes away from the toss now. Win and opt to bat..Let’s see if that is the case, after all.

Pant special?

Now third game into the season, fans would certainly be hoping for a special from DC skipper Rishabh Pant. He is due for a big one.