| 0.0 : TOSS - The captains are out in the middle. The coin is flipped into the air and lands in favor of Delhi. They have elected to BOWL first. |
| Impact players for Kolkata -Â Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Narayan Jagadeesan, David Wiese. |
| Impact Players for Delhi - Prithvi Shaw, Yash Dhull, Sarfaraz Khan, Ripal Patel, Chetan Sakariya. |
| 0.1 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, On a length and outside off, a bit of movement as well, Jason Roy covers his line and lets it go. |
| 0.2 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, An inswinger from outside off, Jason Roy taps it to the fielder at extra covers. Another dot. |
| 0.4 : Ishant Sharma to Litton Das, FOUR! Litton Das gets off the mark in style! Full and on off, Litton Das picks it well and steers it through point as the ball races away from the fence. |
| 0.5 : Ishant Sharma to Litton Das, Keeps it outside off again, Litton Das eases it to the man at mid on. |
| 0.6 : Ishant Sharma to Litton Das, Another fuller one, on off, Litton Das pushes it to the point fielder. Ends with a dot ball. |
| 0.0 : Kolkata (Playing XI) - Litton Das (WK) (In place of Rahmanullah Gurbaz), Jason Roy (In place of Narayan Jagadeesan), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (C), Mandeep Singh (In place of Shardul Thakur), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Kulwant Khejroliya (In place of Lockie Ferguson), Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy. |
| 0.3 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Touch fuller and on middle, Jason Roy tucks it to mid on. The misfield allows the batters to take one. Jason Roy gets off the mark! |
| 1.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, FOUR! A half-volley, on middle and leg, Jason Roy hangs back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 1.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, Too full again, on middle, Jason Roy blocks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 1.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, Swing and a miss! On a length and down leg following the batter, Jason Roy moves forward to heave it but gets beaten. |
| 1.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, FOUR! Great timing and a perfect result for Jason Roy! Touch fuller and on off, Jason Roy hangs back and caresses it through extra covers as the ball finds the fence. |
| 1.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, Wide! Lands it down leg, Jason Roy misses his flick. Wided. |
| 0.0 : Delhi (Playing XI) - David Warner (C), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Philip Salt (WK) (In place of Abishek Porel), Lalit Yadav, Aman Khan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma (In place of Mustafizur Rahman), Mukesh Kumar (In place of Yash Dhull). |
| David Warner, the captain of Delhi, says that they will bat first. Adds that they would have done that irrespective of the weather. Says that there are two changes in their team as Ishant Sharma and Philip Salt come in place of Abishek Porel and Mustafizur Rahman. |
| Nitish Rana, the skipper of Kolkata, says that it has been a long time since he played on this ground and he cannot even remember when the last time was. Informs that there are four changes to their playing XI and requests not to ask the names. Explains that they need to play their best as a unit in order to be successful. |
| 1.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, Back of a length, angling in, Jason Roy gently pulls it to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 0.6 : Mukesh Kumar will share the attack and bowl from the other end. |
| 0.0 : We are all set for the game to begin as the umpires make their way out to the middle. Jason Roy and Litton Das have already made their way out to the center patch as the Delhi players stand in a huddle at the boundary line. They now disperse to take their respective fielding positions in the field with Ishant Sharma holding the new ball and ready to begin proceedings. Let's play... |
| 1.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Litton Das, OUT! TAKEN! Short ball does the trick. Bowls it short and outside off, Litton Das gets in two minds and looks to pull it but gets the toe end of his bat. The ball lobs up in the air towards square leg. Lalit Yadav settles under it and completes the simple catch. Litton Das makes his way back into the shed. |
| 2.1 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Full and on off, Jason Roy taps it to the fielder at covers. |
| 0.0 : Venkatesh Iyer makes his way out to the middle at number 3 on the back of an outstanding century. |
| 2.2 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, A slower one outside off, shorter in length, Jason Roy looks to pull it but misses. |
| 2.3 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, FOUR! Fine shot. On a length and on middle and leg, Jason Roy picks it well and tucks it in the gap, through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Back of a length and with some extra bounce, Jason Roy looks to push it but gets beaten. Good comeback from Ishant Sharma! |
| 2.5 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Good-length, outside off, Jason Roy pushes it to point for a single. |
| 2.6 : Ishant Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, Another one on a length, and outside off, Venkatesh Iyer leaves the harmless delivery. |
| 3.1 : Anrich Nortje to Jason Roy, FOUR! A boundary to welcome Anrich Nortje. On a length and outside off, Jason Roy slices it over point as the ball races away from the fence. |
| 3.2 : Anrich Nortje to Jason Roy, Bowls it down leg, Jason Roy looks to flick it but the ball brushes his pads and rolls towards short fine leg. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 3.3 : Anrich Nortje to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Anrich Nortje gets the danger man. Shorter one, outside off, shaping away a shade. Venkatesh Iyer looks to play it behind but mistimes his shot completely. He gets an outside edge as the ball carries towards slips and  Mitchell Marsh takes a sharp catch. Venkatesh Iyer walks out for a duck. |
| 3.4 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Rana, Back of a length and outside off, Nitish Rana looks to play at it but misses. |
| 3.5 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Fine shot. Errs his line and bowls it down leg, Nitish Rana picks it well and helps it through fine leg for a boundary! |
| 3.6 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Rana, Oh, that was close! Full and outside off, Nitish Rana looks to drive it but gets an outside edge. It carries a bit and lands just short of the fielder at slips. A dot to end with. |
| 3.3 : Nitish Rana the captain of Kolkata walks out to the middle much earlier than he would have hoped for. |
| 4.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, Short and on off, Jason Roy looks to pull it but gets a bottom edge as the ball bounces back towards the keeper. |
| Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, Wide! Bowls it wide outside off, Jason Roy leaves it alone. |
| 4.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, On a length and on off, Jason Roy drives it but finds the fielder at covers. |
| 4.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, On a length and outside off, Jason Roy miscues his slap towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Nitish Rana, On a length and outside off, pace off, Nitish Rana covers his line and lets it go. |
| 4.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Nitish Rana, Shorter and on middle, Nitish Rana ducks underneath it. |
| 4.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Nitish Rana, Back of a length and on off, Nitish Rana punches it to the man at extra covers. Ends with a dot ball. |
| 5.1 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Ishant Sharma bowls this full and into the stumps. Jason Roy uses his wrists well and flicks this towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 5.2 : Ishant Sharma to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! Huge moment in the game as Kolkata lose their third wicket in the Powerplay and it is their skipper Nitish Rana who has to depart! Ishant Sharma serves this full and outside the off pole. Nitish Rana looks to force the issue and goes aerial straight down the ground. He does not connect well and ends up lobbing the ball behind the bowler. Mukesh Kumar at mid on backtracks and runs to his right to take a could catch with the ball coming over his |
| 5.3 : Ishant Sharma to Mandeep Singh, Bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Mandeep Singh dabs this towards the cover-point fielder. |
| 5.4 : Ishant Sharma to Mandeep Singh, Goes a touch fuller and outside the off pole. Mandeep Singh taps this towards mid off and sets off for a quick single. Has to put a dive in and dismantles the stumps at the non-striker's end. |
| 5.5 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Short this time and outside off. Jason Roy cuts this late towards deep backward point and takes one. |
| 5.6 : Ishant Sharma to Mandeep Singh, Mandeep Singh is really testing the fielders here! On a fuller length and outside the off stump. Mandeep Singh knocks this towards mid off and takes another frantic run. He slides into the stumps once again as he looks to get into the crease. |
| Time-out! Kolkata are off to a shaky start and have lost three wickets inside the powerplay. Jason Roy is looking good in the middle and Kolkata will be hoping for him to put up a gritty stand alongside Mandeep Singh. Delhi are looking good with their bowling unit and they will look to carry on with the same momentum. Axar Patel comes into the attack now. |
| 6.1 : Axar Patel to Mandeep Singh, Axar Patel floats this one full and into the stumps. Mandeep Singh blocks this back down the pitch. |
| 6.2 : Axar Patel to Mandeep Singh, Tosses this full and straight. Mandeep Singh attempts the reverse sweep and misses. Probably got some glove on it as the appeal is turned down. |
| 6.3 : Axar Patel to Mandeep Singh, Slightly short and outside the off pole. Mandeep Singh rocks back in the crease and tucks this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.4 : Axar Patel to Jason Roy, Loops this one full and outside the off pole. Jason Roy goes for the reverse sweep as well and misses. The ball raps the pads and there is another appeal but the impact is probably outside off. |
| 6.5 : Axar Patel to Jason Roy, Flights this one full and outside the off stump. Jason Roy eases this down to long off and takes a single. |
| 6.6 : Axar Patel to Mandeep Singh, Continues to bowl full and outside off. Mandeep Singh works this towards deep square leg and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 7.1 : Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, Mitchell Marsh bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Jason Roy blocks this back down the pitch towards the bowler. |
| 7.2 : Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, WIDE! Strays down leg side on a good length. Jason Roy misses his flick and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, Bowls this one back of a length and outside the off pole. Jason Roy looks to pull but miscues it into the leg side and crosses for a single. |
| 7.3 : Mitchell Marsh to Mandeep Singh, SIX! Easy pickings for Mandeep Singh and he does not miss out! Mitchell Marsh bowls this on a slightly fuller length and onto the pads. Mandeep Singh whips this off his pads over deep backwards square leg for six runs. |
| 7.4 : Mitchell Marsh to Mandeep Singh, Bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Mandeep Singh dabs this towards point and looks for a single. He is sent back by Jason Roy. |
| 7.5 : Mitchell Marsh to Mandeep Singh, Slightly back of a length and outside off. Mandeep Singh punches this towards deep cover point and takes a single. |
| 8.1 : Axar Patel to Jason Roy, Axar Patel bowls this short and outside off. Jason Roy pulls this towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 8.2 : Axar Patel to Mandeep Singh, OUT! TIMBER! Axar Patel strikes and Delhi continue to lose wickets at regular intervals! Axar Patel floats this one full and angled into the stumps. Mandeep Singh tries to be cute as he gets well across the stumps towards the off side and looks to paddle this fine. He does not connect and the ball goes on to hit the top of the middle stump. Kolkata have lost their fourth wicket and will once again be depending on their middle and lower order to bail them out |
| Rinku Singh walks in. |
| 7.6 : Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, DROPPED! Mitchell Marsh drops Jason Roy off his own bowling! This is on a good length and just outside off. Jason Roy looks to pull this but it is not short enough and ends up skying this into the leg side towards mid-wicket. Mitchell Marsh covers good ground and gets both his hands on the ball but spills it. A massive chance goes begging and the batters take one. |
| 8.3 : Axar Patel to Rinku Singh, Flatter one, on middle, Rinku Singh blocks it back towards the bowler. |
| 8.4 : Axar Patel to Rinku Singh, FOUR! This is a shot of a man brimming with confidence! Axar Patel tosses this full and just outside off. Rinku Singh reverse sweeps this towards deep backward point and gets off the mark with four runs. |
| 8.5 : Axar Patel to Rinku Singh, Fires this one full and into the pads. Rinku Singh clips this towards mid-wicket. |
| 8.6 : Axar Patel to Rinku Singh, Quicker one, outside off, Rinku Singh blocks it to the gully fielder. Ends with a dot ball. |
| 9.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, Kuldeep Yadav starts with a flighted delivery full and in line with the stumps. Jason Roy reverse sweeps this straight to the man at backward point. |
| 9.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, SIX! That is more like it from Jason Roy! Kuldeep Yadav gives the ball a bit of air and tosses this just outside off. Jason Roy shimmies down the wicket and thumps this over the bowler's head for six runs. Jason Roy should be looking to play more shots in front of the wicket with this kind of power. |
| 9.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, Tosses this one full and just outside off. Jason Roy shuffles down the wicket and flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rinku Singh, Short and outside the off pole. Rinku Singh goes deep in the crease and cuts this towards deep point for one. |
| 9.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, Flights this full and outside the off stump. Jason Roy sweeps this towards deep backward square leg and takes a single. |
| 9.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rinku Singh, Loops this full and onto the pads. Rinku Singh clips this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single to retain strike. |
| 10.1 : Axar Patel to Rinku Singh, Full and on middle, Rinku Singh blocks it back towards the bowler. |
| 10.3 : Axar Patel to Sunil Narine, Lands it on off, Sunil Narine eases it to mid-wicket. |
| 10.4 : Axar Patel to Sunil Narine, Full and on off, Sunil Narine taps it but finds teh fielder at covers. Another dot. |
| 10.2 : Sunil Narine makes his way out to the crease. |
| Axar Patel to Rinku Singh, OUT! TAKEN! Axar Patel strikes again. Bowls it a touch fuller and on middle, Rinku Singh gets low and looks to slog sweep it but mistimes it completely. It goes up in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Lalit Yadav settles under it and takes a sitter. Rinku Singh makes his way back into the hut and Kolkata have lost half their side with a little less than half their innings still left to be played. |
| 10.5 : Axar Patel to Sunil Narine, Bowls it on middle and leg, Sunil Narine tickles it towards fine leg. Three dots now! |
| 10.6 : Axar Patel to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Nicely played! Fuller and outside off, quicker too, Sunil Narine hangs back and guides it through third man for a boundary! |
| 11.1 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Two Wides! Bowls it down leg, Jason Roy misses his flick. The keeper fails to collect it as the batters cross. |
| Ishant Sharma to Sunil Narine, Back of a length and on off, Sunil Narine punches it to covers. The fielder stops it well to his left. Dot. |
| 11.2 : Ishant Sharma to Sunil Narine, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. Back of a length and on off, Sunil Narine hangs back and pulls it but mistimes his stroke completely. The ball carries towards deep mid-wicket and the skipper, David Warner makes no mistake. Sunil Narine makes his way back and Kolkata are in a spot of bother now! |
| Andre Russell is the new batter at the crease. |
| 11.3 : Ishant Sharma to Andre Russell, Full and on off, Andre Russell pushes it to covers for one. Gets off the mark straightaway. |
| 11.4 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Lands it outside off, Jason Roy guides it to backward point for a single. |
| 11.5 : Ishant Sharma to Andre Russell, Short and wide, Andre Russell looks to play an upper cut but gets beaten. |
| 11.6 : Ishant Sharma to Andre Russell, Back of a length, angling in, Andre Russell fends it to covers for a quick single. |
| 12.1 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, On a length and on off, Andre Russell eases it to point for one again. |
| 12.2 : Anrich Nortje to Jason Roy, Full and on leg, Jason Roy looks to play a lap sweep but miscues it to third man for one. |
| 12.3 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Bowls it outside off, Andre Russell blocks it to the point fielder. |
| 12.4 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Short and on off, Andre Russell pulls it hard. The fielder at short mid-wicket stops it well diving to his left. Dot. |
| 0.0 : Delhi Capitals have used their Impact Player option. Ishant Sharma who has bowled really well with figures of 4-0-19-2 will take a much-deserved break and Prithvi Shaw comes onto the field in his place. Anrich Nortje has been brought back into the attack. |
| 12.5 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, On a length and on middle, Andre Russell tucks it to backward square leg for one. |
| 12.6 : Anrich Nortje to Jason Roy, A yorker right into the blockhole, Jason Roy digs it to mid on for a single. |
| Strategic break! The players will take some refreshments and Kolkata will need to work out what a good score on this wicket is. They have just four wickets in hand and this is a crucial partnership for them as both Jason Roy and Andre Russell can turn the game on its head. Delhi will be eager to wrap this inning up at the earliest and set themselves an easy run chase. |
| 13.1 : Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, Shorter and slower one, on off, Jason Roy gently pulls it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.2 : Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, SIX! This is Andre Russell for you! Back of a length and on off, Andre Russell hangs back and pulls it over mid-wicket as the ball sails into the stands for a maximum. |
| 13.3 : Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, Good comeback from Mitchell Marsh. On a length, angling in, Andre Russell fends it to short covers for a quick single. |
| 13.4 : Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, FOUR! Slightly shorter and some width on offer, Jason Roy picks it well and slaps it through covers as the ball races away from the fence. |
| 13.5 : Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, Bowls it on middle and leg, Jason Roy looks to pull it but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls towards short fine leg. They cross. |
| 13.6 : Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, Wide! A wayward bouncer, outside off, Andre Russell lets it go. Wided. |
| Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, Lands it on middle, Andre Russell knocks it to long off for a single. |
| 14.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell, Slower one, on off, Andre Russell hangs back and blocks it away. |
| 14.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, Slightly shorter and on off, Jason Roy looks to slog sweep it but misses as the ball hits his chest and bounces off the deck. Dot. |
| 14.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, Full and on off, Jason Roy taps it but finds the man at covers. |
| 14.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, OUT! TAKEN! Jason Roy holes out in the deep. Full and on middle, some turn as well, Jason Roy gets low and looks to slog sweep it but doesn't connect well. The ball carries towards deep backward square leg. Aman Khan makes no mistake and takes a simple catch. Kuldeep Yadav sends the danger man back into the hut. |
| Anukul Roy comes in as an Impact Player for Kolkata in place of Venkatesh Iyer. He walks out to the middle as his side is in desperate need of some batting reinforcement. |
| 14.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Anukul Roy, OUT! PLUMB! Two in two for Kuldeep Yadav. Quicker one on off, it turns in a bit, Anukul Roy looks to block it but misses it completely and gets rapped on his pads. A loud appeal and the finger goes up. Anukul Roy goes upstairs. The replay shows three reds and Anukul Roy departs for a golden duck. Kolkata go eight down now! Kuldeep Yadav is on a hat-trick... |
| 14.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Umesh Yadav, Slightly shorter, angling in, Umesh Yadav plays it to short mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.5 : Umesh Yadav walks out to the middle. |
| 15.1 : Anrich Nortje to Umesh Yadav, Anrich Nortje bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Umesh Yadav dabs this towards cover. |
| 15.2 : Anrich Nortje to Umesh Yadav, Bowls this slightly back of a length and angled into the batter from outside off. Umesh Yadav knocks this to the left of the bowler. |
| 15.3 : Anrich Nortje to Umesh Yadav, Short this time and outside the off stump. Umesh Yadav pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a couple of runs. |
| 15.4 : Anrich Nortje to Umesh Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A great decision from David Warner to bring Anrich Nortje back into the attack! A poor decision on the other hand by Andre Russell to take a second on the previous delivery. This is short and outside the off pole. Umesh Yadav goes deep in the crease and looks to pull this away but is late into the shot and lobs this into the off side. Anrich Nortje runs to his left and grabs hold of the ball inches off the ground and Kolkata are no |
| Varun Chakaravarthy is the last batter in. |
| 15.5 : Anrich Nortje to Varun Chakaravarthy, Nails the yorker in line with the stumps. Varun Chakaravarthy gets his bat down in time and digs this one out. |
| 15.6 : Anrich Nortje to Varun Chakaravarthy, WIDE! Bangs this in short but sprays it down leg side. Varun Chakaravarthy looks to pull this away but misses and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Anrich Nortje to Varun Chakaravarthy, Goes short once again and outside the off pole. Varun Chakaravarthy backs away from the stumps and taps this towards point. He survives and Andre Russell will have the strike in the next over. |
| 16.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Mukesh Kumar begins with a pin-point yorker aimed for the pads. Andre Russell plays all over this one and gets hit low on the leg. |
| 16.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Yet another yorker and follows the batter as he looks to make room. Andre Russell tries to flick this away but misses and gets hit hard on the pads. |
| 16.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, WIDE! Misses his line a fraction and serves this down leg. Andre Russell is unable to clip this away and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Bang on target! Mukesh Kumar bowls a yorker in line with the stumps. Andre Russell just about manages to dig this one out and he looks frustrated with himself. |
| 16.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Bowls a low full toss this time on the pads. Andre Russell flicks this away but finds the short fine leg fielder. Four dot balls in the over. |
| 16.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Aims this at the stumps on a yorker length. Andre Russell forces this down to long on for a single. This is a remarkable over by Mukesh Kumar against one of the biggest hitters in the world! |
| 16.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Varun Chakaravarthy, WIDE! Pulls his length back and delivers this down leg. Varun Chakaravarthy misses his shot and the umpire says that it is wide. Brings up the 100 for Kolkata. |
| Mukesh Kumar to Varun Chakaravarthy, Back of a length once again and just outside off. Varun Chakaravarthy looks to block but gets an inside edge onto his body. Just three runs coming from this over. |
| 17.1 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje bowls this really full and outside the off pole. Andre Russell smashes this back at the bowler who looks to take evasive action. It hits him on the ankle nonetheless as he leaps and parries the ball towards cover. That would have definitely hurt as it looks to have hit the bone. |
| 0.0 : Slight halt! Anrich Nortje has hurt his leg with a powerful hit from Andre Russell. He looks in a bit of pain there. The physio is out in the middle having a check on him. He looks fine now and we are good to go... |
| 17.2 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Andre Russell and Kolkata! Anrich Nortje bowls this full and outside the off stump. Andre Russell swings hard and slices this aerially towards deep backward point for four runs. |
| 17.3 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Bowls this on a good length and into the stumps. Andre Russell whips this away towards deep mid-wicket and refuses the single. |
| 17.4 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, WIDE! Bowls this on a yorker length but strays down leg. Andre Russell is unable to get bat on it and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Bowls a low full toss right on the pads. Andre Russell chips this to the right of deep mid-wicket and once again decides to stay in the crease. |
| 17.5 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Nails the yorker and serves it in line with the stumps. Andre Russell gets his bat down and smothers the ball into the pitch. |
| 17.6 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Great bowling from Anrich Nortje and really unselfish on his path! He bangs this in short and into the batter. Andre Russell ducks under this one and it means Varun Chakaravarthy will be on strike in the next over. |
| 18.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav tosses this full and outside the off stump. Varun Chakaravarthy dabs this into the off side. |
| 18.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Varun Chakaravarthy, Loops this one full and just outside off. Varun Chakaravarthy clips this down to long on and takes an easy single. |
| 18.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell, Bowls this one short and outside the off pole. Andre Russell looks to pull this away but mishits it towards long on. He refuses the single. |
| 18.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell, WIDE! Kuldeep Yadav fires this one down leg side on a shortish length. Andre Russell misses his flick and this is called wide. |
| 18.3 : A change of bat for Andre Russell. Can he do something special here at the end? |
| 18.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell, Bowls this short and in line with the stumps, much quicker in the air. Andre Russell rocks back and just about manages to keep this out on the off side. |
| 18.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell, Loops this one full and on a leg-stump line. Andre Russell flicks this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single this time. |
| 18.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Varun Chakaravarthy, Bowls this slightly short and outside the off pole. Varun Chakaravarthy punches this towards deep cover but does not take a run. |
| Mukesh Kumar is to bowl the final over. |
| 19.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Mukesh Kumar bowls this really full and into the stumps. Andre Russell powers this towards deep mid-wicket and finds the fielder there. Dot ball. |
| 19.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, SIX! He has finally got hold of one and there is only one place this was headed! Mukesh Kumar misses this yorker and bowls this full in line with the stumps. Andre Russell clears his front foot out of the way and thumps this towards deep mid-wicket for six runs. |
| 19.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, SIX! Two maximums in a row and this has gone a long distance into the crowd! What a hit by the big man! Mukesh Kumar continues to bowl full and at the stumps. Andre Russell whips this over deep square leg and gets six more runs. |
| 19.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, SIX! Make it three in a row! Andre Russell has got a measure of Mukesh Kumar's yorkers! The bowler looks to follow the batter but Andre Russell still manages to clear his front foot out of the way and clears the deep square leg fence once again. |
| 19.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Nails a wide yorker this time outside the off pole. Andre Russell looks to reach for it and falls over as he just about digs this out. A dot ball this time. |
| 19.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, OUT! RUN OUT! Varun Chakaravarthy looks for an impossible second and is short of the crease! Kolkata have been bowled out here but have managed to cross the 120-run mark courtesy of the three sixes from Andre Russell. Mukesh Kumar bowls this one slightly short and outside the off pole. Andre Russell pulls this towards deep square leg and takes one. Varun Chakaravarthy turns around and looks for a second but is sent back by Andre Russell. Yash Dhull colle |
| Well, well, that was an excellent display of bowling from the Delhi side. They never let the Kolkata batters settle and kept on picking wickets at regular intervals. They struggled a bit to dismiss Jason Roy, but Kuldeep Yadav finished the job in the 15th over. Ishant Sharma, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with two wickets each while Mukesh Kumar has one in his bank. |
| Kolkata's side struggled with the bat. They were under the pump right from the word go. Jason Roy was the lone batter who stood firm and scored 43 runs. The rest of the batters struggled with their blade. Only three of the Kolkata batters scored in double digits, the rest were dismissed for a single digit. Andre Russel scored an amazing knock of 38 runs at the end. He added some crucial runs on the board and helped his side reach to a total of 127 runs. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is in for a quick chat. He says that they bowled really well in the powerplay and that was a game-changing moment for them. Adds that he bowlers quicker deliveries so he can bowl in the final overs. Ends by saying that when they play against the good side, they have to do well and says that this is probably the lowest total they can restrict to certain team. |
| Right then, Kolkata has put up a low total of 127 runs on the board. It will be a tough job for their bowlers to defend this score. For Delhi, the onus is on their batters to put up a strong stand and chase this down. Can they do it? Or will Kolkata bounce back and turn things around? Let's find out shortly. Chase coming up in a bit... |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| We are back for the chase! |
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