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Commentary
Delhi Capitals climbed to the sixth spot on the IPL points table, with a four-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.
After electing the field first, the DC bowlers put up a stellar show to restrict KKR to 146/9. Chetan Sakariya set the ball rolling as he removed opener Aaron Finch. On a day when the Knights struggled to build partnerships, skipper Shreyas Iyer scored a solid 42 off 37, before Nitish Rana (57) and Rinku Singh (23) put up a seventh wicket partnership of 62 off 35 to guide KKR to 146/9.
Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the bowlers, as he bowled three overs, conceding just 14 runs and pocketing four wickets against his former side. Mustafizur Rahman pocketed three in the final over as Knights were restricted to 146/9.
In reply, Delhi's chase got off to a shaky start as they lost Prithvi Shaw (0) and Mitchell Marsh (13) to be reduced to 17/2 in 1.3 overs. But a sizzling 26-ball 42 from David Warner saw DC overcome the early wickets and cruise towards a comfortable win.
Umesh Yadav came to Knights' rescue as he denied Warner his half-century to put the brakes on Delhi. In the next over, Sunil Narine removed Lalit Yadav, while Yadav came back to remove Pant to put the Knights back into the games reducing DC to 84/5.
But with Rovman Powell and Axar Patel still in the middle, the match was far from over. KKR heaved a sigh of relief - only momentarily - as the two Iyers ran out Patel (24 off 17).
Powell took DC over the line with blistering 33 off 16 as Delhi chased it down with an over to spare.
SIX! Shreyas Iyer to Rovman Powell. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Finishes off in style! Great victory for the Delhi Capitals as they win by four wickets. David Warner top-scored with 42. Rovman Powell played a crucial knock of an unbeaten 33. For KKR, Umesh Yadav picked up three wickets. Kuldeep Yadav is adjudged as the Player of the Match. Cheers!
Shreyas Iyer to Shardul Thakur. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
Shreyas Iyer to Shardul Thakur. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Narine.
Shreyas Iyer to Shardul Thakur. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Rana.
Shreyas Iyer to Shardul Thakur. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Narine.
Shreyas Iyer to Shardul Thakur. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Finch.
Tim Southee to Shardul Thakur. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
Tim Southee to Rovman Powell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
Wide Tim Southee to Rovman Powell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Indrajith.
SIX! Tim Southee to Rovman Powell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
Tim Southee to Shardul Thakur. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Narine.
Tim Southee to Shardul Thakur. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Indrajith.
Tim Southee to Shardul Thakur. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Singh.
Venkatesh Iyer to Shardul Thakur. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
Venkatesh Iyer to Rovman Powell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer to Rovman Powell. Slower ball short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge past fine leg for 4 runs. Lucky edge!
Venkatesh Iyer to Shardul Thakur. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot flick, top edge in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Venkatesh Iyer to Rovman Powell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
SIX! Venkatesh Iyer to Rovman Powell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Sunil Narine to Shardul Thakur. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Indrajith.
Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Scoop, in the air under control to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Yadav.
Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Sunil Narine to Shardul Thakur. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Sunil Narine to Shardul Thakur. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs.
OUT! Run Out. Andre Russell to Rovman Powell. Full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Iyer, by Iyer. What a mess!
Andre Russell to Axar Patel. Half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
Andre Russell to Axar Patel. Short, to leg on the back foot pulling, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
Andre Russell to Axar Patel. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Finch.
SIX! Andre Russell to Axar Patel. Short, to leg on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control over third man for 6 runs.
Delhi Capitals will lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders in match number 41 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Thursday (April 28) at the iconic Wankhede Stadium.
With three wins and four defeats, Delhi Capitals are placed at the seventh spot while Kolkata Knight Riders are a rung below them at eighth.
When these two teams locked horns earlier in the season, the Capitals defeated the Knight Riders by a big 44-run margin.
When it comes to Head to Head stats between the two sides, the Knight Riders have an edge over the Capitals. In 30 outings between the two sides, Delhi have won just 13 games while the Kolkata-based franchise has come out victorious on 16 occasions. 1 game ended in a no result.
Possible Playing XIs:
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (c) (wk), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (wk), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.