
Bengaluru, Oct. 3: The Delhi Capitals are set to face the Kolkata Knight Riders in match number 16 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday.
DC will be playing KKR in the evening match of the first double-header of the season at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Both sides are currently placed on the top half of the table. Both sides have won two matches and lost one out of the three they have played so far this season.
After losing their first match to the Mumbai Indians, the Dinesh Karthik-led side have won two on the trot. First they defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets, and followed it up with a morale-boosting 37-run win over the Rajasthan Royals.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Capitals will be heading into the game on the back of a defeat. After winning their first two matches, defeating KXIP in a Super Over in their first and the Chennai Super Kings by 44 runs, Delhi lost to the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 15 runs.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium has seen 62 maximums in two matches and fans will be hoping for another high-scoring game on Saturday.
If there is Shubman Gill, Russell and Eoin Morgan in one side, there is Pant, Marcus Stoinis and Shreyas Iyer on the other end, all capable big-hitters and ever-ready to add to the whopping 62 sixes that has been hit on this ground in the two games held there so far.
Here, mykhel brings you Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders match updates:
The Delhi Capitals beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by 18 runs.
BOWLED!! Brilliant from Stoinis. And Stoinis removes Tripathi to put DC in command.
Stoinis comes in for the final over. Four to begin the over.
26 needed off the final over
Nagarkothi walks in. KKR need 29 off 9. Can Tripathi take the Knights home tonight?
OUT!! Morgans sends it straight to Hetmyer as Nortje picks up an important wicket. Morgan goes for 44 off 18.
Nortje into the attack. Single to begin the over.
23 came off Rabada's over
NOT OUT! Decision reversed as Tripathi keeps his wicket. He crashes down the next delivery for a boundary
Wicket! Tripathi give out but they instantly appeal
SIXX!!! That's three back-to-back sixes. The asking rate at the onset of the over was 18 and now its come down to 14.4. Just the over KKR needed
SIXXX more!! Morgan has gotten down to business now. Sends it over midwicket for the second maximum off the over
SIX!!! Its gone onto the roof! Great start to the over for KKR
54 needed off 18. Rabada comes in
Brilliant over for KKR. 18 already off it with two deliveries remaining.
SIX!!! Another superb shot from Rahul Tripathi as he smashes it over wide long-on
MAXIMUM!! A length ball from Stoinis and Tripathi sends it onto the road! Smacked over midwicket
4-6: Morgan making an attempt here wih back-to-back boundaries.
Another good over from Harshal Patel as he gives away just 6 runs
SIXX!! Morgan sends it over square leg
WICKET!! Wickets crumbling in Sharjah as Delhi look to wrap this up early. Cummins goes for 5 off 4. KKR at 122/6.
Two new batsmen in the middle. Can Eoin Morgan and Pat Cummins salvage this for the Knights
WICKET!! Two back-to-back wickets for Harshal Patel. Harshal on a hattrick now as he removes skipper Karthik. Karthik once again fails with the bat as he goes for 6 off 8.
WICKET!! Nitish Rana looks to go over midwicket but Axar Patel picks him up. Important wicket for Delhi, as Rana goes for 58 off 35
SIXX!! Rana sends it into the stands over long on. KKR will need many more of these shots if they are to turn this around.
Quickfire half-century from Rana
Rana making it count!👊🏼
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 3, 2020
Quick-fire half-century from the dashing southpaw. Need him to get stuck in now.#DCvKKR #KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/Tp9Vi1RIwv
Nitish Rana brings up his 9th IPL fifty off 32 deliveries.
Mix up in the middle, but Karthik gets back safely as Rabada fumbles and misses out on a runout opportunity.
Another good over for Delhi Capitals as Harshal Patel gives away just six runs
The skipper walks in. The Knights will need a big innings from him