OUT! Run Out. Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, by Salt. Run out! KKR's innings comes to a close and they have posted a below-par score on the board. Delhi bowlers have shattered the Kolkata batting lineup tonight. Andre Russell added some valuable runs at the end. Will KKR bowlers produce some twist in the game? Stay tuned for the run chase.
19.5
Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Half volley, outside off stump on the back foot driving, inside edge for no runs, fielded by Salt.
19.4
SIX! Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
19.3
SIX! Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
19.2
SIX! Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
19.1
Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
Kuldeep Yadav to Varun Chakravarthy. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Warner.
18.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell. Googly length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
18.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell. Quicker ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Salt.
18.4
Wide Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, down leg side no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
18.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for no runs, fielded by Patel.
18.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Varun Chakravarthy. Googly half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Patel.
18.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Varun Chakravarthy. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Warner.
Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Salt.
17.5
Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Yorker, to leg on the front foot defending, inside edge to first slip for no runs, fielded by Salt.
17.4
Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Full toss, down leg side backing away flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
17.4
Wide Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
17.3
Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Full toss, to leg on the front foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
17.2
FOUR! Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
17.1
Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to cover for no runs.
FREE HIT. Kulwant Khejroliya to Axar Patel. Full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Singh. Delhi Capitals win by four wickets to open their account in the tournament. A long game here in Delhi tonight that went to the wire. After a promising start from Delhi, Kolkata's spinners applied a brake in the scoring rate, but the Capitals had the last laugh. Ishant Sharma has been adjudged as Player of the Match. Ishant Sharma has been adjudged as Player of the Match. Cheers.
19.2
No ball Kulwant Khejroliya to Axar Patel. Half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, inside edge to mid wicket and it was a no ball, fielded by Singh.
19.1
APPEAL! Kulwant Khejroliya to Axar Patel. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to short fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Narine, by Das, mis-fielded by Narine, appeal made for Run Out. Axar is safe.
Nitish Rana to Axar Patel. Quicker ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Roy.
18.5
APPEAL! Nitish Rana to Axar Patel. Quicker ball yorker, outside off stump down the track Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Das, appeal made for Stumped. Litton is too late.
18.4
Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav. Off break back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run.
18.3
Nitish Rana to Axar Patel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, bottom edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Khejroliya.
18.2
Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run.
18.1
Nitish Rana to Axar Patel. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Varun Chakravarthy to Axar Patel. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
17.5
APPEAL! Varun Chakravarthy to Axar Patel. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, hit pad to first slip for no runs, fielded by Rana, appeal made for L.B.W. Waste of a review for KKR.
17.4
Varun Chakravarthy to Axar Patel. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed to short fine leg for no runs, mis-fielded by Das, fielded by Narine.
17.3
Varun Chakravarthy to Lalit Yadav. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
17.2
Varun Chakravarthy to Lalit Yadav. Googly length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, missed to point for no runs, stumping missed by Das, fielded by Narine.
17.1
APPEAL! Varun Chakravarthy to Axar Patel. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Khejroliya, appeal made for L.B.W. The wickets would have been missing.
Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs.
16.5
Nitish Rana to Axar Patel. Quicker length ball, to leg on the back foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
16.4
Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav. Quicker ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Russell, fielded by Russell.
16.3
Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Singh.
16.2
अमन हकीम खान b Nitish Rana 0 (2)
OUT! Bowled. Nitish Rana to Aman Hakim Khan. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge. Rana shatters the stumps.
16.1
Nitish Rana to Axar Patel. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
Anukul Roy to Aman Hakim Khan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Vinod.
15.5
मनीष पांडे c Rinku Singh b Anukul Roy 21 (23)
OUT! Caught. Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Singh. Straight into the hands of Rinku.
15.4
Anukul Roy to Axar Patel. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run.
15.4
Wide Anukul Roy to Axar Patel. Stock ball half volley, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Das.
15.3
Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
15.2
Anukul Roy to Axar Patel. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
15.2
Wide Anukul Roy to Axar Patel. Stock length ball, to leg no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Das.
15.1
Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
OUT! Run Out. Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, by Salt. Run out! KKR's innings comes to a close and they have posted a below-par score on the board. Delhi bowlers have shattered the Kolkata batting lineup tonight. Andre Russell added some valuable runs at the end. Will KKR bowlers produce some twist in the game? Stay tuned for the run chase.
Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Half volley, outside off stump on the back foot driving, inside edge for no runs, fielded by Salt.
SIX! Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
SIX! Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
SIX! Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
Kuldeep Yadav to Varun Chakravarthy. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Warner.
Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell. Googly length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell. Quicker ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Salt.
Wide Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, down leg side no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for no runs, fielded by Patel.
Kuldeep Yadav to Varun Chakravarthy. Googly half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Patel.
Kuldeep Yadav to Varun Chakravarthy. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Warner.
Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Salt.
Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Yorker, to leg on the front foot defending, inside edge to first slip for no runs, fielded by Salt.
Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Full toss, down leg side backing away flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
Wide Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Full toss, to leg on the front foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
FOUR! Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to cover for no runs.
Mukesh Kumar to Varun Chakravarthy. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge to short extra cover for no runs.
Wide Mukesh Kumar to Varun Chakravarthy. Short, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Warner.
Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot Slog, inside edge to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Yorker, to leg on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Wide Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot flick, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs.
Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell. Half volley, down leg side on the back foot Slog, inside edge to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Shaw.
Anrich Nortje to Varun Chakravarthy. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
Wide Anrich Nortje to Varun Chakravarthy. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
FREE HIT. Kulwant Khejroliya to Axar Patel. Full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Singh. Delhi Capitals win by four wickets to open their account in the tournament. A long game here in Delhi tonight that went to the wire. After a promising start from Delhi, Kolkata's spinners applied a brake in the scoring rate, but the Capitals had the last laugh. Ishant Sharma has been adjudged as Player of the Match. Ishant Sharma has been adjudged as Player of the Match. Cheers.
No ball Kulwant Khejroliya to Axar Patel. Half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, inside edge to mid wicket and it was a no ball, fielded by Singh.
APPEAL! Kulwant Khejroliya to Axar Patel. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to short fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Narine, by Das, mis-fielded by Narine, appeal made for Run Out. Axar is safe.
Nitish Rana to Axar Patel. Quicker ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Roy.
APPEAL! Nitish Rana to Axar Patel. Quicker ball yorker, outside off stump down the track Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Das, appeal made for Stumped. Litton is too late.
Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav. Off break back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run.
Nitish Rana to Axar Patel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, bottom edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Khejroliya.
Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run.
Nitish Rana to Axar Patel. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Varun Chakravarthy to Axar Patel. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
APPEAL! Varun Chakravarthy to Axar Patel. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, hit pad to first slip for no runs, fielded by Rana, appeal made for L.B.W. Waste of a review for KKR.
Varun Chakravarthy to Axar Patel. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed to short fine leg for no runs, mis-fielded by Das, fielded by Narine.
Varun Chakravarthy to Lalit Yadav. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Varun Chakravarthy to Lalit Yadav. Googly length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, missed to point for no runs, stumping missed by Das, fielded by Narine.
APPEAL! Varun Chakravarthy to Axar Patel. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Khejroliya, appeal made for L.B.W. The wickets would have been missing.
Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs.
Nitish Rana to Axar Patel. Quicker length ball, to leg on the back foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav. Quicker ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Russell, fielded by Russell.
Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Singh.
OUT! Bowled. Nitish Rana to Aman Hakim Khan. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge. Rana shatters the stumps.
Nitish Rana to Axar Patel. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
Anukul Roy to Aman Hakim Khan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Vinod.
OUT! Caught. Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Singh. Straight into the hands of Rinku.
Anukul Roy to Axar Patel. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run.
Wide Anukul Roy to Axar Patel. Stock ball half volley, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Das.
Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Anukul Roy to Axar Patel. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Wide Anukul Roy to Axar Patel. Stock length ball, to leg no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Das.
Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
FOUR! Sunil Narine to Axar Patel. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.