Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils Match Updates, IPL 2016: KKR ease to 9-wicket win over pathetic Delhi

Over 15

First ball is a WIDE that sails over Gambhir's head.

Ball 2: Gambhir taps the ball into the off side and gets a quick single to finish off the game.

KKR 99/1 after 14.2 overs. Kolkata Knight Riders win by 9 wickets with 34 balls left.

Over 14

Nathan Coulter-Nile.

I know what Zaheer Khan is thinking and I'm laughing. A player who's out of form & suddenly being asked to captain a loosing side. #KKRvDD

— Sensitive Tomato (@GovernerOfIndia) April 10, 2016

FOUR. Edge from Gautam Gambhir and it goes for four. 

FOUR. Overpitched and driven for four by Manish Pandey.

1 ball left in the 14th over. Can Pandey finish with a six.

FOUR. He goes for it, Pandey moves towards leg, bowler bangs it in short and Pandey swings the ball through midwicket for four.

KKR 97/1 after 14 overs, just 2 more needed.

Over 12

FOUR. Short from Coulter Nile and Gambhir pulls it in front of the wicket, over midwicket for four.

Don't understand why commentators say - "Bowlers need some wickets" As if they were out there in the middle to take a stroll in the park.

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) April 10, 2016

KKR 82/1 after 12 overs. 

Over 11

FOUR. Mayank Agarwal pulls the ball to the square leg boundary for four.

8 off the over, KKR 77/1 after 11 overs.

Over 10

FOUR WIDES. Amit Mishra goes wide outside leg stump and KKR get 5 wides. Just 32 more needed.

With all due respect, Zak doesn't look to be a captain material. #KKRvDD

— Jarvis (@BhavnoorSB) April 10, 2016

OUT. "Yeh hai badhiya shot" said the commentator, and then Uthappa was caught at long off.

Manish Pandey is the new batsman.

"EK taraf Dabangg doosri taraf Kati Patang" - err, WHAT?

After 10 overs. KKR 69/1. 30 needed.

Over 9

Carlos Brathwaite.

NO BALL. Full toss on chest and called no ball, but they don't take advantage of the free hit.

FOUR. Last ball is crashed away by Uthappa through covers for four.

KKR 62/0 after 9 overs.

Over 8

Amit Mishra comes on to bowl. Why don't DD just concede the game?

Navjot Singh Sidhu is in the commentary box. We have a question for you.

#IPL2016: What do you think of Navjot Singh Sidhu's unconventional commentary? https://t.co/MXpuu30kj9

— dna (@dna) April 10, 2016

 KKR 52/0 after 8 overs.

Over 6

FOUR.

KKR 47/0 after 6 overs.

Watching classy shots with perfect timing is all together a different feeling...even big sixes can't replace it #KKRvDD

— M@llu SRKian (@MalluSRKian) April 10, 2016

Here's a video of people cheering when DD's batsmen get out.

And another one for @Russell12A #KKRvDD #IPL pic.twitter.com/uuX3vC20sR

— Prantik (@Hazardesque_) April 10, 2016

Over 5

FOUR. A relatively quiet over from a returning Zaheer is spoilt by Uthappa, who drives down the ground for four.

KKR 42/0 after 5 overs.

Over 4

FOUR. On the pads from Chris Morris and flicked away from four by Robin Utthappa. Easy as you like for KKR.

KKR 35/0 after 4 overs.

Robin Uthappa - now 6th batsman in #IPL to cross 3000 runs!#KKRvDD

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 10, 2016

Over 3

FOUR. 

FOUR. 

One of the reasons the #IPL is so much fun is that getting team balance right is so interesting. Not just bat & ball but Indian & overseas

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 10, 2016

Two boundaries from the over, KKR 29/0 after 3 overs.

Over 1

KKR made 4 off the first over. 4 for no loss.

Over 2

FOUR. On the pads by Zaheer Khan and Gambhir coolly flicks it away for four through square leg.

FOUR. Again on the pads, and the same treatment from Gambhir. This is sad, seeing Zak bowling this way.

Single off the pads.

FOUR. Driven through covers for four off Ball 6. 16 from the over. KKR 20/0.

This Delhi Daredevils team is just a gift of Karma to Delhiites for electing AAP !!!

— Harshraj Sanghvi (@harshraj81) April 10, 2016

Over 18

FOUR. Zaheer slogs the bowler for four over midwicket. Desperately trying to get his team past 100 and save the blushes.

OUT. But he won't succeed. Short, Zaheer is squared up and tries to go over cover, but holes out. Delhi Daredevils bowled out for 98.

At this point, I would be extremely unhappy if Delhi Daredevils actually start playing well.

— Aashrey (@aashrey_) April 10, 2016

Over 17

Zaheer Khan is the last man in. He is beaten three times in three deliveries by Chawla.

Big LBW appeal off the last ball, not given out. DD 93/9 after 17 overs.

Delhi Daredevils holds the record of getting all out under 100 for most times (6) in IPL history. Today on the verge for 7th time. #KKRvDD

— $@M (@SAMTHEBESTEST) April 10, 2016

Over 16

Amit Mishra facing Hogg, has little clue about the first two deliveries. He tries to reverse sweep the second one and flick the third and misses twice.

OUT. We had seen it coming. Sharp turn after pitching, Mishra plays down the wrong line and is caught in the slips off an edge. DD on the brink, 92/9.

And it's time for a timeout. A strategic one.

Over 14

OUT. Sanju Samson is caught behind for 15. Caught keeper Uthappa bowled Brad Hogg (age 45).

Brad Hogg has 2.4-15-2.

FOUR. Full and smashed for four down the ground.

DD 89/8 after 14 overs.

Over 13

FOUR. Full and driven for four by Chris Morris, he has been brought in with huge money and expected to perform.

OUT. And 1/14th of that investment is now wasted. Yorker on middle, Morris plays all around it and is gone for 11 off 9 balls.

#DD have the lowest Batting Impact unit amongst all the teams in the tournament. Not a great start today. #KKRvDD #IPL2016

— Impact Index Cricket (@Impact_Index) April 10, 2016

 DD 84/7 after 13.

Over 12

FOUR. Chris Morris goes for a reverse sweep off Brad Hogg and gets enough on it for a boundary.

FOUR. Four byes as Brad Hogg's line goes for a toss. 5 wides actually.

DD 80/6 after 12 overs.

Juhi Chawla is in attendance.

Over 11

Big Buffy Six Hitting Brathwaite walks into the middle.

SIX. Piyush Chawla bowls a flight half volley and sees it disappear over long on for six.

OUT. Six and Out. Gone fourth ball. He was plumb second ball we thought, but this time he was surely gone. Played back to a ball he should have been playing off the front foot. LBW. 6 off 4 balls.

Delhi Daredevils owners might b getting so mad tht they might even think of shifting their base from Delhi to Daulatabad, like Tughlaq #IPL9

— Vinayak Bhat (@vinayakbhat82) April 10, 2016

 Delhi 68/6 after 11 overs.

Over 10

OUT. Wickets continue to tumble. Pawan Negi is the next man to fall. He rushes down the track and tries to go over the on side, the ball turns and Negi misses. Out stumped.

DD 55/5.

Over 9

Umesh Yadav is back for another spell.

He concedes just 4 off his over.

This match is following a pattern very similar to that of the first game between Mumbai and Pune. How much can Delhi get from here?

Delhi's young top order suckered into folly in trying to be enterprising

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 10, 2016

But did we mention that Brathwaite is yet to come in? Perhaps he can change their fortunes.

Carlos Braithwaite must be feeling like many million bucks playing at the Eden Gardens again...

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 10, 2016

Over 8

SIX. Down the track comes Pawan Negi, and hammers the bowler over mid off for six. That was due given that he had scored 1 off 7 balls.

Navjot Singh Sidhu - "Humaare Zaamaane toh mein ground aise hote the, dive maarte the toh banda aloo ki tarah cheel jaata tha"

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) April 10, 2016

No run off the next 2 balls. DD 49/4 after 8 overs.

Over 6

After a quick start, the destruction of Delhi Daredevils began. Karun Nair drove loosely in the air and was caught at backward point to give KKR the 4th wicket.

DD are 35/4 after 6 overs.

One thing good about gambhir captaincy, he always likes to attack the opposition with his field set wenever they are in pressure #KKRvDD

— Yashwanth Rao (@YashuR06) April 10, 2016

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You know you're doing something right when the legend Rahul Dravid himself is extremely worried. #KKRvDD

— Meetra (@MeetraAh) April 10, 2016

Over 5

The stadium seems to be half-full.

Sunday crowd only 65% filled #KKRvDD

— Chennai Super Kings (@Whistlepodu4Csk) April 10, 2016

OUT. Third wicket goes down. Mayank Agarwal miscues and the ball flies to third man and he is caught.

DD 31/3.

Over 3

OUT. Quentin de Kock is gone. He went for the pull off a short delivery but was not in position. Hit it straight up in the air and was caught.

DD 24/1.

OUT. The ball is angled it full from wide of the crease, Iyer looks to work that across the line but is late on the shot as he is struck in front of middle and leg.

DD 25/2 after 3 overs.

Over 2

Umesh Yadav to bowl over 2.

Ball 4: Short and sits up outside off, smacked over midwicket for four.

High S/r in #IPL as openers
156.82 V Sehwag
153.98 C Gayle
147.16 S Jayasuriya
142.53 D Warner
138.39 A Gilchrist
137.52 M Hayden#KKRvDD

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 10, 2016

Ball 5: Smashed for six behind square by de Kock.

Ball 6: Dot ball. DD 23/0.

Over 1

Andre Russell.

FOUR. Mayank Agarwal scoops Russell over extra cover for four first ball.

Single to third man third ball. DD 6/0.

A run out is avoided off the final delivery. DD 8/0 after 1 over.