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And KKR have picked up two easy points here!
Piyush Chawla's four-wicket haul ripped DD apart and the predictable spin option worked for KKR big time.
Despite Shreyas Iyer's 40 and skipper JP Duminy's valiant 25, the total was far beyond DD's reach who faltered in wake of Chawla's assault.
With this win, KKR now have a serious chance of qualification whereas DD have touched nadir once again!
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Over 20
DD - 158 for 6 lose by 13 runs
End of Innings.
KKR have clinched this quite comfortably!
FOUR! And that is it.
18 from 1 needed.
Dot ball.
FOUR! Tiwary blasts that one to deep-mid wicket...the fielder spills it and it is a boundary.
dili ab bahut door hai #KKRvsDD #KKRvDD
— Beard King (@manasisawsum) May 7, 2015
22 from 3 needed.
Single.
23 from 4 needed.
FOUR! And lo...Morkel slams that to long-on...fighting on!
WIDE!
Yadav to bowl the last over.
Over 19
DD - 143 for 6
Matthews goes for 22...valiant effort.
WICKET! And he chops the next delivery on to his stumps.
29 from 7 needed.
FOUR! And Matthews ends a period of prolong frustration with a boundary down the track.
Great over by Russell.
Over 18
DD - 137 for 5
End of Over.
37 from 15 needed.
FOUR! Cut away by Tiwari to the boundary.
Umesh to bowl this over.
Over 17
DD - 130 for 5
17 off it.
End of Over.
SIX! Tiwary hoicks that over deep-square leg...superb shot again!
49 from 20 needed.
SUPERB SHOT!
SIX! Matthews is fighting on...carts that over long-on.
DD are amost out of it now.
Can he complete the wrecking job now?
Hogg is back!
Over 16
DD - 113 for 5
Great over for KKR.
Saurabh Tiwary is the new batsman in.
DD - 111 for 5
Duminy is out after a valiant 25...Umesh takes a good catch in the deep.
WICKET! And DD's last hope is gone probably!
Over 15
DD - 106 for 4
FOUR! And Matthews ends the over with a boundary.
#DD in self destruction mode #KKRvsDD
— RoyalKnight (@Raghuram_Here) May 7, 2015
71 from 33 needed.
Matthews is the new batsman.
Narine is back in the attack.
Over 14
DD - 97 for 4
End of Over
DD - 96 for 4
Russell gleefully laps up his slog at deep-mid wicket.
BIG WICKET! Yuvraj is gone for a duck!
DD - 96 for 3
Chawla gets the wicket.
GONE! Jadhav perishes at long-off...Botha takes a simple catch.
77 from 42 needed.
Over 13
DD - 95 for 2
10 off the over.
Brad Hogg is just in his teenage with 44 years of experience #BradHogg #KKRvsDD #IPL2015 #ipl #iplt20 @IPL
— Aman Pandey (@amanpandey219) May 7, 2015
Whacks a 87 meter hit into the mid-wicket stands by Narine.
SIX! And Duminy is hell-bent on a rescue act here!
Over 12
DD - 85 for 2
End of Over.
FOUR! Lucky for Jadhav as his delicate edge runs behind the keeeper for a boundary.
Wicket! Bowled him and Hoggy is off running! Cramps Iyer for room and he chops on! #DD 72/2 11overs vs #KKR 101 needed from 54 #IPL #KKRvsDD
— IPL Crazy Fans Club (@iplcrazyfans) May 7, 2015
SIX! Jadhav welcomes Botha with a big hit!
K Jadhav is the new batsman in.
Over 11
DD - 71 for 2
He is bowled for 40.
GONE! And Hogg's magic begins...Iyer was bamboozled by one that crashed through his defences.
FOUR! A sharp leg-break beats Iyer's bat and evades the keeper for a boundary!
Good over by Hogg so far.
Again an all too familiar scenario for him!
JP Duminy is the new batsman.
manoj tiwari ka world war 3 khatam hua #KKRvsDD
— Beard King (@manasisawsum) May 7, 2015
Over 10
DD - 64 for 1
10 off the over.
DD - 63 for 1
His smash falls into Yadav's hands at long-on.
Tiwary is gone after a laboured 25.
GONE! And KKR have the breakthrough!
Chawla to bowl this over.
Over 9
DD - 54 for 0
Good over.
Iyer is living dangerously against Hogg.
DROPPED! Gambhir spills an easy chance off Iyer at gully.
Brad Hogg into the attack! Come on Hoggyyyy! #KKRvsDD #KKR #Go4More
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 7, 2015
Can he produce magic again?
Brad Hogg is in to bowl.
Over 8
DD - 51 for 0
13 off the over.
122 from 73 needed.
this is the Narine we hav known for years !! top over !! #KKRvsDD
— SciFi Pirate (@tomnjerrytwo) May 7, 2015
DD need more of that regularly.
He looks to accelerate the run-rate now.
SIX AND FOUR! Iyer is hammering Chawla here.
Over 7
DD - 38 for 0
Good over.
Iyer almost perished trying to hoick him out of the ground.
Has he a;ready got into DD's minds?
Narine to bowl this over.
Over 6
DD - 36 for 0
Only 2 off the over.
DD need to switch gears fast..else they are in danger fo being left behind!
Russell is back in the attack.
Over 5
DD - 34 for 0
End of Over.
FOUR! And Tiwary charges down the track and spoons it over covers...good shot.
Sunil Narine back! Welcome champ! #KKRvsDD #KKR #Go4More
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 7, 2015
DD have some task at hand to ward off KKR's spin army tonight!
Sunil Narine to bowl this over.
And the mystery man is back!
Over 4
DD - 24 for 0
Nine off the over.
KKR some wickets plzz .. Spinners plz come !! #KKRvsDD
— Funnily Serious (@notionalview) May 7, 2015
They have five in their ranks by the way!
No spin attack as of yet for KKR?
SIX! Whacked over deep-mid wicket by Iyer...amazing timing.
Russell is back in the attack.
Over 3
DD - 15 for 0
Good over by Yadav...only four off it.
Yadav is looking dead accurate tonight!
Can they accelerate?
Slow start for DD so far.
Yadav is back to bowl.
Over 2
DD - 11 for 0
Seven off the over.
Russell retorts with a bouncer.
FOUR! And Iyer cuts that beautifully to square-third man...the fielder dived but still is a boundary!
New bowler is Andre Russell.
Over 1
DD - 4 for 1
FOUR! And Tiwary ends the over with a flick that runs over to wide-long on.
Good start by Yadav.
No run.
Good ball which wicekdly angles away from Tiwari.
Dot ball.
Umesh Yadav to bowl the first over.
Shreyas Iyer and M Tiwary have walked in to bat.
Meanwhile...
That's sheer charm from @KKRiders cheer-army #KKRvsDD #IPL https://t.co/gmOeBKEB5f
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 7, 2015
Great effort from KKR's batsmen which saw them rack up a more than competitive total on board.
If Robin Uthappa's fiery 32 helped them set the tone early on, then vital contributions from Manish Pandey and Piyush Chawla consolidated their innings.
And Yusuf Pathan fired them to 171 thanks to his gem of a 42 which has all but given DD a tough task at hand now.
Will DD wilt and crumble against KKR's spin-army?
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Over 20
KKR - 171 for 7
End of Innings.
RUN-OUT! And Botha is out for 17 after he tries for another run.
FOUR! And this one is lashed away through covers with disdain.
FOUR AGAIN! A mis-hit flies towrads deep-third man...the fielder comically bundled it up!
FOUR AND FOUR! Botha has hammered Zaheer for two consecutive boundaries.
Over 19
KKR - 153 for 6
A fine knock of 42 by Pathan!
WICKET! And Pathan's slog falls into Tiwari's hands at wide-long off.
KKR cross 150.
GREAT SHOT!
POWERFUL! Pathan uses his wrists again to smack that one down the track.
Over 18
KKR - 143 for 5
Eight off Mishra's over.
FOUR! Whacked over deep-mid wicket by Pathan...good shot!
Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman.
Over 17
KKR - 135 for 5
16 off the over...expensive one for DD.
KKR - 128 for 5
Russell goes for 5.
GONE! And Tahir gets a big wicket here...Russell's smash falls into Matthews' hands in the deep.
Over 16
KKR - 119 for 4
Ten off the over.
here comes the real hitter #Russell on crease #KKRvsDD #KKR #IPL #PepsiIPL#eit20
— Mighty King (@iamgalib) May 7, 2015
PATHAN POWER.
SMASHED! Pathan uses his powerful wrists to smash that into deep-mid wicket.
Over 15
KKR - 109 for 4
Andre Russell is the new batsman.
KKR - 108 for 4
He goes for 22.
A slog went wrong for him.
WICKET! Chawla skies it to Tiwari at mid-off.
FOUR! Flicked away to long-leg by Pathan...fine shot!
Morkel back in the attack.
Over 14
KKR - 102 for 3
10 off Yuvraj.
Good over for KKR.
Over 13
KKR - 91 for 3
Eight off the over.
SIX! Whacked down the track by Chawla...great shot!
Yusuf Pathan is the new batsman.
Matthews is the bowler.
Over 12
KKR - 83 for 3
Fine effort before a slowish delivery rattles his timbre.
GONE! Yuvraj cleans up Pandey for 22.
That Was a Devilliers in Piyush Chawla #kkrvsDD
— திருச்சி மன்னாரு (@TrichyMannaru) May 7, 2015
Will this game explode into life?
Yuvraj is brought in to bowl now.
What a slow game!
Over 11
KKR - 79 for 2
End of Over.
He fell down before connecting it to the deep-dquare leg boundary.
FOUR! And that bouncer almost blew Chawla's head off!
Angelo Matthews is the bowler.
Over 9
KKR - 72 for 2
9 off the over.
Piyush Chawala.. ahead of Russel/Pathan/Yadav/Botha?? #KKRvsDD
— OfficeOfGSP (@gouripathy) May 7, 2015
Danny Morrison is NZ ka Siddhu. #KKRvsDD
— Rogue Academic (@rogueacademic88) May 7, 2015
Tahir is the bowler.
A surprise choice?
New batsman is Piyush Chawla.
Over 8
KKR - 63 for 2
He is trapped leg-before for 32.
GONE! Uthappa was bamboozled by one that turned sharply to leg!
Mishra back in the attack.
KKR - 62 for 1
11 off the over
KKR need to negotiate the foxy Tahir here.
Looks like Delhi Daredevils have secretly appointed @KamiAkmal23 as their fielding coach. #ButterFingers #KKRvsDD
— Don Homer (@tHe_D4rK_pRinc3) May 7, 2015
PANDEY POWER!
SLAMMED! Tahir's first ball disappears into the deep-mid wicket crowd.
Over 7
KKR - 51 for 1
Only one off the over.
Uthappa has reached 29.
Amit Mishra is the new bowler.
Missing Ryan Tendo and Morne Morkel #KKRvsDD #WinItKKR #KKR
— вααzιgαя кηιgнт (@iSRKianSAJED) May 7, 2015
Over 6
KKR - 50 for 1
End of Over.
FOUR! Uthappa is firing and how...this hit down the track brings up KKR's fifty.
Butterfingers?
DROPPED! Yuvraj drops a straight-forward chance at silly-mid on.
Morkel is the bowler.
FOUR! Pandey hammers that down the track...good shot.
Over 5
KKR - 39 for 1
End of Over.
Zaks had Gambhir's number through this spell, from memory perhaps. #KKRvsDD
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 7, 2015
Manish Pandey is the new batsman.
KKR - 38 for 1
He goes for 12.
The off-side trick finally worked against Gambhir!
WICKET! Amazing out-swinger from Zaheer which Gambhir edges to the keeper.
Zaheer is the bowler.
Over 4
KKR - 37 for 0
End of Over.
Mandeep held on to that but inside the ropes that is!
SMASHED! Uthappa retorts with one that sails over wide-long on.
Good ball from Duminy which spins wickedly into Uthappa.
JP Duminy gets a welcome here!
FOUR! Whacked away to wide-long on by Gambhir.
Over 3
KKR - 21 for 0
End of Over.
Good ball from Zaheer which almost gets a nick off Uthappa.
FOUR! Uthappa's edge flies between the slips....AGAIN!
DD have packed the off-side with four fielders.
FOUR! Flicked away to deep-square leg by Uthappa...fine timing!
Zaheer back in the attack.
Over 2
KKR - 12 for 0
End of Over.
FOUR! Edged through the slips by Uthappa...lucky shot!
Narine is back. YESSS! #KKRvsDD
— Resham Chakraborty (@ReshamSi_hawa) May 7, 2015
NOT-OUT! Uthappa's escapes a run-out appeal....DD are looking dangerous on field tonight!
CLOSE! Good fielding by DD...if only it were for that direct hit.
He is playing after quite a while tonight!
Albie Morkel is the new bowler.
Over 1
KKR - 5 for 0
Single to end the over.
Single.
Playing 5 SPINNERS!!!!! #kkr Standard!! Been saying for yrs tht they play boring cricket, this just proves my point #KKRvsDD
— #KXIP LionsRoar! (@16Hitesh) May 7, 2015
Dot ball.
And Zaheer is aiming to exploit Gambhir's weak area outside off.
Dot ball.
Good outswinger from Zaheer which Gambhir just prods on to and misses.
Gambhir on strike.
Uthappa is off the blocks.
Single.
Dot ball.
Zaheer starts off-mark.
WIDE!
Zaheer Khan to bowl the first over.
Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa have walked in to bat.
So here goes the Playing XI for today's match. Go #KKR! #KKRvsDD #Go4More pic.twitter.com/big33iTK5N
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 7, 2015
19:59 IST Thursday, 7 May 2015
SPIN KINGS?
Narine, Hogg, Botha n Chawla - 4 key spinners r playing for us tonight!! They all looking deadly n magical.. Go KKR #KKRvsDD #IPL8 — KKR KLJ Again (@IamPrathit) May 7, 2015
19:47 IST Thursday, 7 May 2015
KKR - RV Uthappa†, G Gambhir*, MK Pandey, SA Yadav, AD Russell, YK Pathan, PP Chawla, J Botha, GB Hogg, UT Yadav, SP Narine
DD - SS Iyer, MK Tiwary, SS Tiwary, JP Duminy*, Yuvraj Singh, AD Mathews, JA Morkel, KM Jadhav†, A Mishra, Imran Tahir, Z Khan
TOSS TIME - KKR win the toss and elect to bat first
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