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23:13 Consolidate position at No 2
KKR 157-3 (16.3 ovs) vs DC 153-9 | Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders notched up a comfortable seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in their Indian Premier League match in Kolkata on Monday.
Opting to bat first, Delhi Capitals were stopped at 153/9 by KKR's disciplined bowlers. The home team completed the chase of 154 with 21 balls to spare.
While batting, KKR raced to 79 for no loss in the power play with Phil Salt (68 off 33 balls) taking the DC bowling attack to the cleaners.
Earlier, Delhi Capitals scored 67 runs in the power play while losing three wickets. However, the visitors simply caved in after the dismissal of their skipper Rishabh Pant (27 off 20 balls).
Batting at number nine, spinner Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with an unbeaten 35 off 26 balls.
Among KKR bowlers, spinner Varun Chakaravarthy finished with excellent figures of 3/16 in four overs, while the returning Vaibhav Arora too impressed, an unplayable delivery getting him the wicket of Shai Hope.
Dar back in the attack and after two dots, Venky gets the winning runs with a six over deep extra cover. KKR win by 7 wickets.
Kuldeep continues, Shreyas starts the over with a single.
Venky then sweeps and lucky Lizaad doesn't get there in time and the batters take a single.
Shreyas then takes a single before Venky survives a run out.
Venky then takes a single to the leg side.
Kuldeep comes around the wicket and Shreyas reverse sweeps it over deep backward point for a six! 10 come off it.
Axar back in the attack and the length delivery is cut late past backward point for a four.
The batters then three singles as 7 come off it.
22:50 Shreyas, Venky keep it calm
KKR 134-3 (14 ovs) vs DC 153-9 | Scorecard
Kuldeep continues and after a dot, Venky flicks the ball to fine leg for a couple.
Venky is beaten on the outside edge next ball.
He takes a single to long on next ball. A dot later, Shreyas cuts the ball to backward point for a quick single as 4 runs come off it.
34 needed now and KKR coasting along here.
Rasikh Dar back in the attack and Venky drives it through covers for a four!
The batters then take three singles and a couple as 9 come off the over.
22:44 Shreyas, Venky keep KKR on track
KKR 121-3 (12 ovs) vs DC 153-9 | Scorecard
Kuldeep back in the attack and Shreyas starts the over with a single.
Short ball next and Venky pulls it to deep square leg for a four!
Two dots later, Venky gets a single. Shreyas ends the over with a couple to deep mid-wicket. 8 come off it.
Axar continues and after a dot, Shreyas comes to the off side and scoops the ball over the vacant fine leg for a four!
Shreyas then plays it past backward point but a misfield by Kuldeep allows the batter another boundary.
Two dots and a single to end the over. 9 runs come off it.
22:34 Shreyas, Venky find runs
KKR 104-0 (10 ovs) vs DC 153-9 | Scorecard
Venkatesh Iyer is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a single to the leg side.
Shreyas then plays the ball to square leg for a single.
Full toss next and Venky flicks it in the air, just past the man at mid-wicket and he gets a couple as a wicket and 4 runs come off it.
Lizaad Williams back in the attack, he starts with a quick short of length ball, Pant miscues the pull, gets a top edge and is caught by Kuldeep in the deep. Rinku is out for 11. KKR lose three quick wickets.
22:26 Axar strikes twice
KKR 100-0 (9 ovs) vs DC 153-9 | Scorecard
Shreyas Iyer is the new man in and he and Rinku take 4 singles as 4 runs and a wicket come off it.
Axar continues and he starts with an arm ball that comes into Salt, he misses and Axar hits as the ball crashes into the off stump. Salt out for 68.
Kuldeep in the attack now and after a dot, Rinku guides the ball wide of slip for a four as the fielder dives but can't stop it.
A dot and a single later, tossed up and Salt swings it over cow corner for a six!
A single to end the over as 12 come off it.
Rinku is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a lucky 3 thanks to overthrows from Fraser-McGurk.
Two singles and two dots to end the over as 5 runs and a wicket come off it.
Axar in the attack now and he strikes first ball as Narine hits it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. He is out for 15.
22:12 KKR own Powerplay overs
KKR 79-0 (6 ovs) vs DC 153-9 | Scorecard
Khaleel continues and Salt starts with a dot.
Salt then cuts the short of length ball through the off side for a four as makes room.
A dot later, Salt brings up his 50 with a six (Salt gets 50 off 26 balls) as he swings his arms and hits the slower ball over the bowler for a six! The ball is out the stadium and the fourth umpire brings out a new set of balls.
Full toss and Salt then slashes and the ball runs through point for a four.
Another swipe and Salt gets a four through vacant backward point and short third man for a four as 18 come off it.
Rasikh Dar is in the attack now and Salt takes a quick single to start the over.
Narine then swings his arms and hits it over extra cover for four!
The half-centuty stand comes up as Narine cuts the ball over backward point for a four!
Narine pulls the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
Back of length ball and Salt thumps it over extra cover for a four!
The next one comes into the batter and he flicks it to the leg side for a single as 15 come off it.
21:59 KKR off to a flyer
KKR 46-0 (4 ovs) vs DC 153-9 | Scorecard
Khaleel continues and after a dot, Narine misses the swing and only gets a single to backward square leg.
A dot later, Khaleel bowls a full ball on the off stump, Salt swings and misses.
Salt gets enough on it as he flat slaps the slower ball over the infield for a four!
A single to the leg side to end the over as 6 come off it.
Williams continues and he starts with one into Narine's pads. A dot later, Narine plays the ball to the off side and scampers for a single.
Short ball and Salt misses the pull.
Full ball and Salt gets his front foot out of the way, and swings it over the bowler for a six!
Full ball again and on the middle stump and Salt whips it over cow corner for a six!
A dot to end the over as 13 come off it.
21:49 Salt tees off early
KKR 27-0 (2 ovs) vs DC 153-9 | Scorecard
Khaleel in the attack at the other end and Salt swings, miscues and Williams puts the catch down at mid-on. Salt gets a couple.
Salt then gets three dots before he swipes the ball in the gap to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Salt digs out the yorker as 4 come off it.
Salt and Narine come out to bat while Lizaad Williams opens the attack for DC and Salt tucks the ball down to fine leg to start the innings with a four to fine leg.
Salt then takes a single. Narine then takes a single off a leg bye. No ball called/
Free Hit ball, Williams bowls a wide and Salt then just swings his arms next ball and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a six!
Back of length next ball and Salt gets to the pitch of it and hits it through the off side for a four!
Salt then gets a single off a leg bye.
Narine then pulls the ball to backward square leg for a four as 23 come off the opening over.
21:38 Chakravarthy stars with 3 wickets
DC 153-9 (20 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard
Delhi Capitals were stopped at 153/9 by Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match in Kolkata on Monday.
Opting to bat first, Delhi Capitals scored 67 runs in the powerplay while losing three wickets. However, the visitors simply caved in after the dismissal of their skipper Rishabh Pant (27 off 20 balls).
Batting at number nine, spinner Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with an unbeaten 34 off 26 balls.
Spinner Varun Chakaravarthy finished with excellent figures of 3/16 in four overs, while the returning Vaibhav Arora too impressed, an unplayable delivery getting him the wicket of Shai Hope
Russell is in the attack and Kuldeep swings and the thick edge goes to the third man boundary for a four!
Two dots later, Kuldeep plays the ball to backward point, a misfield and an overthrow allows them 2 runs.
A dot ball next, DC review for wide, fair ball called. Kuldeep then miscues and pulls the ball to fine leg for a four. 10 come off it. DC put 155 on the board.
Lizaad Williams is the new man in and the ball brushes his pad on the way to the keeper for a dot.
He gets off the mark with a single to the leg side next ball. A dot and a wide later, Kuldeep taps the ball down to short third man for a single as 4 come off it.
Harshit continues and Kuldeep takes a single to cover.
Dar then beaten by the slower one as he tries to go big but only to chip it to mid-off and he is out for 8.
Vaibhav Arora back in the attack and he starts the over with a good one as Kuldeep is beaten on the inside edge.
And again!
Kuldeep and Dar then take a single each.
A dot later, Kuldeep goes for the big swing and misses, he takes a single off a leg bye, big shout, umpire says not out. KKR review and lose it. 3 come off the over.
Harshit Rana back in the attack and Dar gets a single off a leg bye.
Kuldeep and Dar then take a single each off the next two balls.
A dot later, Dar edges the ball down to third man for a four. 8 come off the over.
21:04 Kuldeep trying to find runs
DC 128-8 (16 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard
Chakravarthy is subbed after his impressive spell of 3 for 16. Angkrish Raghuvanshi is on as the Impact Sub for KKR.
Starc is back in the attack.
After two dots, Dar gets a single to the leg side.
Kuldeep then manages to keep out the yorker.
Kuldeep then pulls the short ball and is dropped at deep backward square leg and Rana puts it down. 6 RUNS!
Down the leg side, wide called and the ball runs past the keeper for a four. 5 runs given.
Kuldeep then flicks the ball nicely through square leg for a four as 16 come off it.
Rasikh Dar is the new man in and he gets his on the pads, big shout for LBW, no says the umpire. KKR take the review and lose it.
Dar takes a single next ball.
Kuldeep ends the over with a dot as 6 runs and a wicket come off it.
Chakravarthy continues and Kuldeep gets lucky as the outside edge runs past the keeper for a four!
Kuldeep then takes a single to short third man off a reverse sweep.
Chakravarthy gets his 3rd wicket. Kushagra gets the inside edge, hits the flap of his pad, the ball balloons into the air and Salt takes the catch behind the wicket. The impact sub is out cheaply for 1.
20:47 Stubbs, Axar back in the hut
DC 106-7 (14 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard
Kuldeep Yadav is the new man in and after a dot, he slogs and the top edge flies over short fine leg for a four!
A single to end the over as 5 runs and a wicket come off it.
Narine continues and after two dots, he strikes!
Axar tries to cut, and the inside edge goes on to hit the stumps and he is out for 15. DC lose 7th wicket.
Impact sub Kushagra replaces Prithvi Shaw. He is the new man in.
He is off the mark with a single to long on.
After two dots, Axar gets a single and a dot to end the over as a wicket and 2 runs come off it.
Chakravarthy continues and he strikes again!
He bowls a leg spinner, the ball is full and on the off stump, Stubbs goes for the cut and is caught behind by Salt. He is out for 4 and DC lose 6th wicket.
Narine back in the attack and Stubbs and Axar take four singles to start the over.
A dot later, Stubbs takes a single to end the over as 5 come off it.
20:34 Pant out for 27
DC 94-5 (11 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard
Tristan Stubbs is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a single to long off.
Three dots to end the over as just 1 run and a wicket comes off it.
Chakravarthy continues and gets his man this time. He bowls it in the slot, Pant goes for the slog sweep, miscues and he gets the leading edge and is caught at cover. He is out for 27 off 20.
Arora back in the attack and Pant cuts it through the off side for a four!
A dot later, Pant pulls and the ball falls short of the fielder at mid-wicket. He gets a single.
Arora then bowls a short ball on the side and Axar upper cuts it over third man for a four!
Axar then cuts the ball and uses his wrists well, and the ball races past backward point for a four!
Dot to end the over as 13 come off it.
Varun Chakravarthy into the attack now and DROPPED! Pant tries to swipe it over short fine leg but the top edge flies to short third man where Harshit Rana puts down a dolly. Pant gets a life.
Axar then gets a single to mid-wicket.
Pant then swings and hits the ball over short fine leg, it falls in no man's land and he gets a couple.
Pant then takes a single.
A dot later, Axar punches the ball through cover and he gets a couple as Russell puts the dive at the boundary to cut off 2 runs. 7 come off it.
20:20 Porel out for 18
DC 67-3 (6 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard
Narine continues and the first ball grips and spins into Pant and he loses his bat as he keeps it away.
Pant then takes a couple to mid-wicket.
Pant then takes a single to the off side.
A dot later, Patel gets a single to the off side.
Pant then tries to swing scoop, the top edge flies over the keeper and he gets a single as 5 come off it.
Axar Patel is the new man in and he plays out two dots as a wicket and a single comes off it.
Rana continues and Pant starts the over with a single to deep point.
A dot later, Porel makes room and tries to lap it but is beaten.
Porel then is bowled next ball, he comes too far to the off side as he looks to scoop, misses the ball completely as the ball comes into the batter, and his stumps go carting all over the place. Porel out for 18 off 15. Rana comes around the wicket and strikes.
20:10 DC fightback in Powerplay
DC 67-3 (6 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard
Narine in the attack now and after a dot, the ball delivered on middle and off, Pant goes on one knee, gets under the ball and snds it sailing over deep square leg for a six!
Pant and Porel then take 3 singles off the next four balls as 9 come off it.
Harshit Rana in the attack and after a dot, Porel smashes him for 2 fours and a six before Porel and Pant take a single each as 16 come off the over.
20:00 Hope bowled by Vaibhav Arora
DC 42-3 (4 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard
Pant is the new man in and Arora bowls a wide. Two dots later, half-volley and wide, Pant gets to the pitch of it and slaps it through the off side for a four. 12 runs and a wicket come off it.
Arora continues and Porel starts the over with a single.
Arora then bowls a short bouncer, he takes his eyes off while going for the shot and the top edge flies for a six over fine leg.
Arora then bowls a peach to have Hope neither front nor back, length ball angled in, squares up Hope, the ball lands on the seam, goes just past his outside edge and clips the off stump. Hope out for 6.
Shai Hope is the new man in and he starts with a dot. A wicket and 12 runs come off it.
Starc continues, brilliant inswinging yorker, Fraser-McGurk clears the front leg but squeezes it off a thick inside edge behind square, he gets a single.
Porel then whips the ball to backward square leg for a single as Ramandeep puts in the dive at the boundary and saves three runs.
Fraser-McGurk then moves away and hammers the short ball over mid-wicket for the first six of the night.
The Aussie then moves to the leg side and slices the ball to third man for a four!
More swing for Starc, Fraser-McGurk flicks it straight to Venkatesh Iyer who completes a good catch at deep square leg as the ball was dying down on him quickly. Good catch low down. Fraser McGurk out for 12 off 7.
19:44 Shaw out for 13
DC 18-1 (2 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard
Abhishek Porel is the new man in. he gets a wide down the leg side first ball.
He comes down the track, looks to swing but is hit on the pad.
A dot later, Porel comes down the track, goes for the big swing and misses. Just 3 runs and a wicket come off it.
Vaibhav Arora opens at the other end and that dot ball is a no ball.
Free Hit ball is an inswinger, Fraser McGurk gets a single to mid-wicket.
A dot next as Shaw cuts it to backward point.
Has Shaw got an edge to that? Ball close to Shaw's pad, he tries to play it down fine, gets a fine edge, is caught behind and KKR win the review and get the first wicket. DC lose Shaw for 13.
Prithvi Shaw and Fraser-McGurk open the batting for DC while Starc opens the bowling for KKR.
A little bit of swing, a pitched up ball and Shaw just punches it through covers for a four.
Starc bowls straighter next ball and the wide is bowled wide down the leg side.
Swing again, on Shaw's pads and he flicks it over deep leg for a four!
A hint of swing next, Shaw hits it through the line and just past Starc's boot for a four down the ground.
Shaw then makes Shaw to swing and miss.
Shaw then gets a single to square leg.
The next ball swings into Fraser-McGurk's pads as he attempts to flick it, an inside edge on the pads and he takes a single. Big appeal for LBW. No says the umpire. 15 come off the first over.
19:17 KKR will look to get back to winning ways
Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant has won the toss and elected to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata, on Monday.
Shaw and Rasikh come in for DC while Starc comes into KKR's Playing XI.
Playing XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar Salam, Lizaad Williams, Khaleel Ahmed.
Impact Subs: KKR: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
DC: Mukesh Kumar, Praveen Dubey, Ricky Bhui, Sumit Kumar, Kumar Kushagra
With four wins in their last five matches, the Rishabh Pant-led side is gradually assembling their pieces and starting to look like a force to be reckoned with.
Signed up as Lungi Ngidi's replacement, Aussie Jake Fraser-McGurk has proved to be their X-factor with his ferocious batting display at the top.
A natural power-hitter with superb hand-eye coordination, the 22-year-old has taken the IPL by storm scoring 247 runs in five matches at a strike-rate of 237.50.
His brutal treatment of the otherwise sensational Jasprit Bumrah stands as a testimony of his skill-level. McGurk slammed a slower ball from the Mumbai Indians pacer for a six and it was the first time a batter lofted Bumrah for a first-ball six.
The pacer conceded 18 runs in his first over, the most by him in this season in a single over as DC overcame MI by 10 runs on Saturday.
He made a 27-ball 84 against MI, and McGurk will relish the batting-friendly conditions at Eden Gardens where 523 runs, including a record 42 sixes, were scored between Punjab Kings and KKR.
The PBKS on that occasion had scaled down a world record 262.
But DC's batting is not only about McGurk, the South African Tristian Stubbs also left everyone in awe with his astonishing power-hitting, smashing a 25-ball 48 not out against Mumbai.
The KKR replaced injured Mitchell Starc with Sri Lankan pacer Dushmantha Chameera but the latter gave away 16 runs per over in his debut for KKR and failed to inspire any confidence.
Barring spinner Sunil Narine, who returned with 1/24 from his four overs, none of the KKR bowlers made any impact.
IPL's costliest buy Starc has been their biggest let-down and KKR would hope that the Aussie hits his stride soon after overcoming the thumb injury.
In bowling, Kuldeep Yadav who was sidelined under Dinesh Karthik while he was with KKR, will look to prove a point against the Kolkata side as he along with left-arm spinner Axar Patel has formed a formidable spin pair.
However, the home side has some positives to look up to. Narine's sensational form with the bat -- 357 runs from eight matches with two fifties and one century -- has given a thrust to their batting up the order this season.
After this match, KKR will be on the road to face Mumbai and Lucknow, hence they will be eager to register a win before those tougher assignments and keep themselves in the play-off race.
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